What is Xetulul?

Xetulul is the most recent project of the Instituto de Recreación de los Trabajadores de la Empresa Privada, (IRTRA for its Spanish abbreviation, Recreational Institute for the Laborers of the Private Enterprise). This institution is in charge of creating options for the free time of their employees, at low or no cost. Those people with an IRTRA ID extended by their companies, or the close relatives to somebody who has one can have free entrance to the parks, and the passport with twelve amusing rides will cost you only Q50.00 (fifty quetzales), while those who are not affiliated must pay Q200.00 (two hundred quetzales) per adult and Q100.00 (one hundred quetzales) per children.

The meaning of its name

Xetulul means "under the zapotes (tropical tree)". This reflects the inspiration on the Guatemalan traditions, which was used to build the whole park. To begin, the place maintains the distinctive characteristics inherited from the Maya tradition, without loosing the features incorporated by its colonists. The Mayan language and the zapote, a tropical tree of sweet fruits that grows in the geographic area, serve to emphasize the autochthonous character of the park.

Everything in Xetulul has been thought and constructed by Guatemalans, even the reproductions of the European cities, were selected and elaborated by Guatemalans using photographic material and visits to the Old Continent. That is why, it is not strange that the arrival to the park is made through a vehicle that reminds us the Ferrocarril de los Altos.