Guatemala travel health
Required is not recommended: the first is what the border asks about, the second is what a clinic would suggest. Both, for Guatemala, then the number to dial and what care costs a visitor. Applies to every guide in Guatemala: Antigua.
Required to enter
- Yellow fever certificate, but only if you are arriving from a country where yellow fever is present
Recommended
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
- Tetanus up to date
- Rabies for rural or long stays
Emergency number
122 or 123 for an ambulance, 110 for police
Care for visitors
Limited
Antigua has private clinics adequate for everyday problems; anything serious means Guatemala City, where the private hospitals are decent. Public facilities are poor. Evacuation cover is worth having.
Do not drink the tap water. Altitude in the highlands is mild but noticeable. Volcano tours are unregulated — check the operator.
The general rules — clinic timing, water, mosquitoes, insurance — are in travel health tips.
