Districts · San Ignacio
San Ignacio by district
San Ignacio is compact: four small areas cover the town and its ridge. The town centre and the river are flat; the hills are on the western side toward Cahal Pech.
About these names
Areas here are the trip OS clusters, not official wards.
- Burns Avenue and town centresleepeatseeSuits: First visit, walking, tour desksCafés, banks, tour desks and most hotels.4 sights · 5 eats · 1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
- Market Square and the Macal riverfronteatseeSuits: Saturday market and a river breakFlat; the market is the draw on Saturday morning.2 sights · 2 eatsDistrict guide →
- Hawksworth Bridge and Santa ElenaseeSuits: A morning walk and river lightOne-lane bridge; take care with traffic.1 sights · 1 eatsDistrict guide →
- Cahal Pech hillsleepseeSuits: Hilltop lodges and the Maya siteQuiet and uphill; a taxi for bags and evenings.1 sights · 1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
Hover, tap or tab to an area to see what it is like. Pins are sleep areas; arrows at the edge point to the airport.
Off the map: Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) (110–150 min by the usual route).
Where’s what, as a list:
- Burns Avenue and town centre: Cafés, banks, tour desks and most hotels. Suits: First visit, walking, tour desks. Price band $$.
- Market Square and the Macal riverfront: Flat; the market is the draw on Saturday morning. Suits: Saturday market and a river break.
- Hawksworth Bridge and Santa Elena: One-lane bridge; take care with traffic. Suits: A morning walk and river light.
- Cahal Pech hill: Quiet and uphill; a taxi for bags and evenings. Suits: Hilltop lodges and the Maya site. Price band $$.
- Sleep area Burns Avenue hotels: suits First visit, walking, tour desks, price band $$.
- Sleep area Cahal Pech hill lodges: suits Hilltop lodges and the Maya site, price band $$.
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE), 110–150 min by the usual route.