Livingston Attractions

This small town of brightly painted wooden houses is located in the jungle among coconut groves. Lívingston seems more Caribbean than Guatemalan because its population of Garífuna, descendants of escaped would-be slaves and the indigenous Maya, have created a distinctive culture and language.

Caribbean rhythms abound and they increase during the month of May as a Garífuna pilgrimage arrives in town. Celebrations during Easter Week and on 12 December (the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe) are also colorful.

Lívingston has a small fishing economy and is the departure point for coffee farmed in the region. Lívingston is the departure for boat rides on the Río Quehueche and Río Cocolí or to the Cayos Sapodillas for snorkeling and fishing.