Places · Guatemala
Living in Flores (GT)
Guatemala · tropical
Flores (GT) is a small town of roughly 25,000 people beside a lake in Guatemala. The climate is tropical. It has a lively, popular feel with average safety for the region. A typical month of living costs around $1,050. Healthcare is reasonable, and the internet is generally reliable. People come here for swimming, quiet days, art and culture.
È uno dei posti dove vivere fuori rete è davvero praticabile, sia per legge sia per spazio. Chi nasce in Guatemala è cittadino, quale che sia la nazionalità dei genitori. Il reddito prodotto all’estero in genere non viene tassato qui.
At a glance
Who tends to love Flores (GT)
- Making a budget stretch further
- Anyone into swimming
- Anyone into quiet days
All parameters
📈 Popularity & prices: Growing
Accommodation prices have moved about +37% in the last 5 years.
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Good to know
- • Can get busy with visitors in peak season.
⚠️ The honest downsides
- •Malaria is present, mostly in rural areas and the wet season.
- •Rabies risk from stray dogs, think twice before petting animals.
- •Tap water isn't reliably drinkable, budget for filtered or bottled.
- •Air quality: PM2.5 averages ~22 µg/m³ (WHO guideline is 5).
- •Violent-crime rate is high (~17 per 100k), choose neighbourhoods with care.
Health, air (WHO PM2.5), water & crime figures are rough country-level estimates, verify for your case.
On the map
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