It is not all work in Guatemala. About 1 hour away, we have the more up-scale haven of Antigua. In the 1700's Antigua was the capital of Guatemala, however, after a series of earthquakes that destroyed the city, the capital was moved to present day Guatemala City. Today, while Guatemala City is poor, industrialized, and occasionally dangerous, Antigua has become the tourist capital of the State, clean streets, lots of restaurants, bars, and hotels, and, of course, plenty of folks who speak English.
Our two top bars in Antigua are MonoLoco (Crazy Monkey) and Rileys. MonoLoco was founded by 2 former Bostonians. As such, there is a wall devoted to the Red Sox, and always some type of football, baseball, basketball or hockey game showing. The burritos are a little smaller than a football, and the drink selection is pretty reasonably priced.
Rileys, I am pretty sure, is the only Irish bar in all of Guatemala. It is the place to go for a Guiness or other export - of course, you pay for the luxury, around 8-9$ US for a Guiness (as a comparison, you can buy a whole litro - liter -of the local Gallo brand for around 4$). Still a fun place to be, lots of different folks from around the world. And, of course, once you are tired of the pub scene, the local dance club is right across the street.
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