Livingston

Town · 🇬🇹 Guatemala

Population 80,249

Area 2,360 km²

Time zone America/Guatemala

Official website www.inforpressca.com/livingston

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Lívingston Essentials

Lívingston is an Afro-Caribbean town accessible only by boat. This selection includes the 17th-century Castillo de San Felipe de Lara, built to defend Lake Izabal from pirate raids. Natural highlights feature Los Siete Altares, a series of jungle waterfalls, and the white sands of Playa Blanca. The list also covers local wildlife at Isla de Pajaros and the Alligator Pool, alongside the limestone formations of Grutas el Encanto and the local suspension bridge.

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Editor's Choice

Explore the diverse historical and natural sites of the Río Dulce region. This selection includes the 16th-century Castle of San Felipe de Lara, built to defend against pirate incursions, and the protected mangroves of Parque Rio Dulce, a habitat for West Indian manatees. The list also features the white sands of boat-accessible Playa Blanca, the secluded shores of Playa Cocoli, and the limestone formations of Grutas el Encanto, alongside cultural insights at the Garifuna museum in Livingston.

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Nature & Waterfalls

Livingston’s landscape features a network of limestone caves, freshwater lagoons, and coastal waterfalls. Los Siete Altares consists of seven tiered pools emptying into the Caribbean, while the Rio Dulce National Park protects a corridor of mangroves and manatee habitats. Inland, the Cueva Tigre and Grutas el Encanto offer subterranean river systems and jungle-shrouded rock formations, and El Golfete provides a wide expanse for observing aquatic wildlife within the Chocón Machacas Biotope.

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