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Despite its past turmoil and political instability, travelers are returning to Guatemala because it offers Central America in concentrated form: its volcanoes are the highest and most active, its Mayan ruins the most impressive, its earthquakes the most devastating and its history decidedly intense.

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In 1523, Guatemala was discovered by Cortes' lieutenant, Alvarado, seeking…

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