Concepción Las Minas Hot Springs
A guitar-shaped thermal pool — the east’s quirkiest rest stop.
~180 minWith childrenAs a couple
Guatemala
Esquipulas
Central America’s capital of faith: the white basilica of the Black Christ draws millions of pilgrims a year, surrounded by the Pearl of the East — colonial churches, hot springs and Ipala volcano with its crater lake.
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Useful traveler info
About 222 km (4 h) from the capital via CA-9/CA-10. The Black Christ’s great feast is January 15 (huge crowds). Try yuca con chicharrón and loroco empanadas. Honduras and El Salvador borders are minutes away.