It is located in a valley surrounded by amazing landscapes including villages, mountains, volcanoes, and many coloful mayan tourist attractions of spectacular beauty, colonial buildings, monuments; with many cobblestone streets that invite the visitor to walk. Besides Quetzaltenango is at the same time a modern city with many parks, churches, universities, hospitals, clinics, banks, malls, markets, supermarkets, stores, hotels, restaurants, secondary schools, internet cafes, transports, taxis, gas stations, industries, factories, libraries, travel agencies, etc.