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Two months ago I was fed up with Delta Air Lines<\/a> because of their constant devaluations and decided to use up my Delta Skymiles on a trip to Guatemala City, Guatemala. There was low level saver availability and it cost me 35,000 Skymiles and $52.60 in taxes for travel in economy class. Since I am a Delta Air Lines Gold Medallion elite, it’s possible for me for get upgraded on award tickets (and I did).<\/p>\n

Introduction to Guatemala City<\/a>
\nDelta Air Lines LAX-GUA 757-200 Business Class<\/a>
\nWestin Camino Real Guatemala City Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nWestin Camino Real Guatemala City Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nRadisson Guatemala City Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nRadisson Guatemala City Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Centro Historico (Zona 1) in Guatemala City<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Parque Central (Zona 1) in Guatemala City<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of the Mercado Central in Guatemala City<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Plaza Barrios in Guatemala City<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of in Zona Viva (Zona 10) Guatemala City<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Plaza El Amate in Guatemala City<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of La Linea in Guatemala City<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of El Trebol in Guatemala City<\/a>
\nIs Guatemala City Safe for Tourists?<\/a>
\nScam City: Guatemala City Edition<\/a>
\nThe Various Eats in Guatemala City<\/a>
\nLa Aurora International Airport Los Anejos Lounge<\/a>
\nDelta Air Lines GUA-LAX 757-200 Business Class<\/a><\/p>\n

The routing was simple: LAX-GUA-LAX.<\/p>\n

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I completed this trip back in February and wrote about my thoughts of Guatemala City<\/a>. I was particularly interested in learning more about the culture and history of Guatemala and that\u2019s what sparked the trip. In addition, there weren\u2019t many trip reports to Guatemala City and the forums were quite dead on TripAdvisor. It got me curious about tourism traffic in Guatemala and I wondered if Guatemala City was as dangerous as it was stated online.<\/p>\n

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