Xela’s Directory

Tours and hikes in town

Travel & Health Guatemala tours and walks in the city (very soon a bicitour) - shuttles - or any local tourist information. We have a public office 6ta calle 7-31, or you can contact us and book virtually www.THGuatemala.com

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
EntreMundos

https://entremundos.org/

“Between Worlds” - is a unique grassroots organization committed to enhancing the effectiveness of small and medium-sized development organizations in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. The organization is based in Quetzaltenango, the second largest city in Guatemala, and was founded in 2001. EntreMundos provides a range of capacity-building and networking services to local development organizations and works to connect social, economic, environmental, and cultural projects in Quetzaltenango and the surrounding regions with skilled foreign and local volunteers. EntreMundos also publishes a free bilingual magazine, distributed nationally every two months, which aims to raise awareness on important social, political, and cultural issues relevant to Guatemala and Central America.

Primeros Pasos

Is a non-profit community association with a comprehensive approach to health care.  Their programs include:

- An affordable and accessible walk-in clinic with medical consults, dental consults, on-site pharmacy, and laboratory services 8:30-12:30 5 days a week

- Community outreach nutrition and food security program supporting children under 2 with chronic or acute malnutrition, pregnant women, and their families

- School-based health program providing free mobile clinics, nutritional evaluations, and free care/low-cost meds for students at 4 high need schools

- Service learning program inviting talented local and foreign students and professionals to volunteer their time and learn from our programs, methodologies, and communities

Bakanos Studio

Dance classes

DOCTORS:

Deniss Hernandez, General Practitioner.

Ana Champet Lima, Dermatologist.

Address: 15 Avenida 8-51, Quezaltenango 00901, Guatemala

Phone: +502 7767 2393

Ana Gomez, Pediatrician.

Address: Clínica 415 cuarto nivel edificio La Paz. 4ta calle 23-61 zona 3. Quetzaltenango.

Phone:  5555-2242 / 7761-9738

Terapias Alternativas GT, Reiki therapist, Acupuncturist, chiropractor, massage therapist, naturopathic therapist, Bilingual

Address: 22 Avenida 1-58, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Phone: +502 5907 8299

Etznab, Chinese Medicine: physical therapy massage and bilingual

Address: residenciales Delco 1 zona 3, 9 Calle 32-73, Quezaltenango, Guatemala

Phone: +502 5693 7868

Bio Alterna Dr Aidan Avila, naturopath. He can offer natural alternatives to classic drugs.

Fernando Xet, Orthotrauma. Orthopedics and traumatology, fully bilingual.

Clínicas Dentales Profesionales for all dental work. Excellent and very trustworthy. Used to be fully bilingual.

Tammy Fuentes : excellent gynecologist and overall medical professional in Hospital La Democracia.

Dr. Alfredo Kiehnle & family in the Torre Pradera for optometry, ophthalmology, glasses, and anything to do with your eyes.