Time zone: GMT - 6 hours
Location: central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize.
Capital: Guatemala
Currency: quetzal (currency code GTQ) and US dollar (currency code USD)
Languages: Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (there are 23 officially recognised Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca). Business language: Spanish.
Airport authority contact information: Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil, Aeropuerto La Aurora, Zona 13, Guatemala CA 01013. Telephone: +502 (0)2 314840
Airports: In 2005 Guatemala had 452 airports, only 11 of which have paved runways, the most significant of which are:
Carmelita Airport
Chiquimula Airport
Coban Airport
Dos Lagunas Peten
El Naranjo Airport
Huehuetenango Airport
La Aurora Airport
Melchor De Airport
Paso Caballos Airport
Poptun Airport
Puerto Barrio Airport
Rubelsanto Airport
Santa Elena Airport
Uaxactun Airport
