The East is a region in Guatemala located near the Honduran border. Attractions include: Sierra de las Minas, which is home of more than 885 species of mammals, reptiles, and birds being 20 of them endemic bird species that live in the cloud forest reserve, the most extensive of Central America. Esquipulas is an important destination for religious meetings and its icon is the well-recognized Basilica Menor del Cristo Negro.

This region also offers trips around natural treasures like the Ipala Volcano & Lagoon and the Güija Lagoon. Its visitors are delighted with the ecologic excursions and the enjoyment of the parks and history of the Paleontology and Archeology Museum Ing. Roberto Woofolk Saravia in Estanzuela. Such museum keeps skeletons of mastodons and whales that are 50 thousand years old. Besides, this region possesses colonial churches and artistic treasures worthy of visiting.

In addition, in this region we include the magnificent Mayan Archaeological Site of Copan, located in Honduras, and situated 15-minutes from the Guatemalan border.