Maya Classic Car Rally

Accommodation

Panama

Gateway to Latin America and a vibrant destination in its own right, Panama City is a thriving centre for international banking and trade. Scattered throughout the city lie colonial neighbourhoods, monolithic skyscrapers and windswept ruins of old Spanish settlements.

Panama City Intercontinental
This hotel is the ideal location to explore Panama City, the Panama Canal and the interior of the Country. Panama is one of the best locations for Bird Watching and ecotourism, and our hotel has easy access to the best locations.

Boquete

Valle Escondido Resort
Nestled in the Chiriqui Highlands, at the base of an ancient volcano, lies the picturesque town of Boquete. Home to the world's best coffee, Boquete is also famous for it's year round spring-like weather and its beautiful scenery. At the edge of town, in a hidden valley, on the banks of a rushing river, you will find the exclusive Valle Escondido Resort, Golf & Spa.

Costa Rica

Boca Del Toro

Puerto Viejo
Soak up the laid-back Caribbean vibe or dive for buried pirate treasure. Puerto Viejo is on is a tranquil backwater just over the border from Panama. It's a slow-paced community made up mostly of English-speaking people of West Indian ancestry and Spanish-speaking Latinos.

San Jose, Costa Rica

Hotel Marriot
Costa Rica Marriott features a colonial hacienda set on a 30 acre coffee plantation, decorated with antiques for an elegant and relaxed atmosphere.

A few days in San José, home to over one third of all Ticos, will give you an insight into the true character of the nation. The city's markets are colourful and vibrant, and its nightlife is as sophisticated as you want it to be.

San José is also home to a number of galleries and museums, and there are a few neighbourhoods in the city still radiating colonial style. The assault on the senses that is Chepe is perhaps your best opportunity for understanding the complexities of modern-day Costa Rica.

La Fortuna

Hotel Tabacon
Gateway to the region's undisputed highlight, Volc´n Arenal. Even with an active volcano spewing smoke and fireworks overhead, the quiet, rural town of La Fortuna is a relaxing place to kick back. The surrounding area is home to cascading waterfalls and luxurious hot springs.

Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort is a five-star deluxe resort located at the foot of the Arenal Volcano in La Fortuna. The 114-room deluxe resort features a natural thermal river with twelve hot spring pools and lagoons, lush waterfalls, exotic gardens and trails.

Nicaragua

Granada

Hotel Colonial
Set on the western shore of Lago de Nicaragua some 45km southeast of Managua, Granada was once the jewel of Central America. The oldest Spanish-built city in the isthmus, it was founded in 1524 by Francisco Hernández de Cordoba, who named it after his home town in Spain. During the colonial period Granada became fabulously rich, its wealth built upon exploitation: sited only 20km from the Pacific, the city was a transit point for shipments of gold and other minerals that were mined throughout the Spanish empire, with the help of indigenous slave labour.

Honduras

Tegcigalpa

Hotel Real Intercontinental
2005 World Travel Awards winner, the hotel Real InterContinental Tegucigalpa is strategically located in the new centre of the city, in front of the biggest mall in Tegucigalpa, the Multiplaza Mall. The offers 157 spacious rooms fully equipped with high speed Internet access and wireless phones. All rooms have private access and desktop PC with flat screen (Internet included). The Butler service will also pamper you. Exclusive hotel services includes 24 hours business centre, 24 hours room service, fitness facilities, massage room and outdoor pool.

Copan

Hotel Pasada Real de Copan
The Hotel Posada Real de Copan offers the most complete array of services in the Copan region. The Copan region is best known renowned just for its fabulous Maya ruins. And the Hotel Posada is located just minutes away from downtown Copán Ruinas and the Mayan ruins. The quiet and scenic hilltop setting overlooks the Copan valley.

Guatemala

Antigua

The Hotel Casa Santo Domingo
The Hotel Casa Santo Domingo is without a doubt Antigua's premier hotel – it has successfully integrated all the comforts and amenities of our time with one of the grandest monasteries of the Americas and its five centuries of history! Casa Santo Domingo is an integral part of the beautiful Colonial city of Antigua, preserving treasures from the baroque period of ancestral America. The facilities of the hotel include the open-air Chapel of our Lady of the Rosary, various archaeological areas and museums that hosts one of the most important a collection of Guatemalan religious figures from the Colonial times.

Flores

Peten Esplendido
Located just three minutes from the international airport in front of Isle of Flores only 5 minutes walk and just 45 minutes from Tikal and Yahxa National Parks the 62-rooms Peten Esplendido enjoys a beautiful lakeside setting. Serving international cuisine and daily breakfast buffet the hotels El Mirador Restaurant offers both inside and outdoor dining where guests can enjoy unforgettable views of the lake and the island of Flores.

Belize

Belize City

Best Western Biltmore
Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza is a full service Caribbean style hotel situated in the quiet and serene residential area of Bella Vista on the northern outskirts of Belize City.

Belize shares an ancient Mayan past and common ethnic backgrounds with Central America. But it is the salty air drifting over from the Caribbean Sea that has infected the country with a colourful Caribbean flamboyance that can be seen through its distinct Colonial/Caribbean-style architecture, coconut-based dishes, white sandy beaches, laid-back ambience and its English and Creole dialects. Belize is in fact the only Central American country with English as a first language

Mexico

Playa Del Carmen

Azul Beach Hotel
Blue Tulum Resort & Spa features luxury amenities such as pre-arrival concierge service, beach and pool butlers, beach cabanas, a full-service spa, and an on-site beauty salon. The Riviera Maya property is dotted with four outdoor spa tubs and an outdoor pool with a swim-up bar. A sauna and steam room also are available. Guests can dine at three gourmet restaurants or spend an evening at Yuzu Bar.

Merida

Hotel Temozon
Temozon, a superb residence in the Heart of the Yucatan Peninsula near the town of Merida. It recreates the belle époque of the Mexican southeast. The 28 rooms and suites and locate in the main 16th century building are finished in exquisite detail and are surrounded by beautiful gardens. Revel in the past and the luxurious amenities and services expected of a five-star hotel. Here you can learn about the history of the region and the buildings role in the social context of this ever evolving land where the ancient and modern cultures rub shoulders. Delight in the flavours of the cuisine, the architectural heritage of the rooms and the archaeological zones, colonial villages and the natural reserves that surround it.

Palenque

Hotel Mercedes
Villa Mercedes has been designed to reflect the local jungle scene with thatched roofed bungalows equipped with all the modern comforts, surrounded by lush tropical forest. The stone construction, wooden columns, lovely gardens with abundant flora and two large swimming pools with sun decks make it an ideal spot for enjoyment and relaxation.

The Hotel provides all services expected of a modern resort, including a fitness centre, an efficient business centre, a lobby bar, room service, laundry and a secure car park.

San Cristobal

Hotel Diego de Mazariegos
The 4-star Diego De Mazariegos Hotel is in the historic centre of San Cristobal De Las Casas. The cathedral, San Nicolas Church as well as museums, theatres and other historic buildings are all nearby. The family run hotel is converted from a two traditional town centre haciendas, both centred around an inner courtyard. The rooms are traditionally decorated offering a good level of comfort and services, including log fires on cooler nights. Facilities include a traditional restaurant, a coffee shop in courtyard seating as well as a late night bar in one of the ‘haciendas’.

Veracruz

Crowne Plaza
The Crowne Plaza Veracruz Torremar hotel is located on calm beaches of the wonderful Gulf of Mexico. As the final hotel in the rally it lacks the old world nature of some of the others but is ideal as a finishing point, offering good parking and room amenities. A fabulous pool will allow you to take the sun and at the same time have a spectacular view of the sea. Enjoy the delicious dishes of the famous cuisine in the Palmeiras Restaurant.