The currency in Guatemala is the Guatemalan Quetzal, with bills of 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 1 and 0,5 and coins of 1 quetzal, 0,50, 0,25, 0,10, 0,05, 0,01 cents.
Exchange rate:
- USD: 8.00 Quetzals
- Euro: 8.80 Quetzals
Paying with Euros is not possible in Guatemala. USD can be changed to Quetzales in large towns.
In some places it can be a bit difficult to get money for that reason we advise you to always hold an extra amount of about 100 USD pp, just in case. With bankcards that have a Cirrus / Mastercard or Visa logo it is usually easy to cash money from an ATM machine in Guatemala. Never choose the option “retiro rapido” because then you can only get 400 Quetzales at a time. With “retiro normal” you can choose how much money you want. At the border it is possible to change your Quetzales when you leave Guatemala. Outside Guatemala Guatemalan Quetzales are not accepted!