Mundo Maya Spanish School

San José Peten

Mundo Maya spanish School is in San Jose, a quaint town of approximately 3,300 residents. San Jose is situated in a landscape of majestic hills, with many fruit-bearing trees lining the northwest riverbank of lake Peten Itzá. Greatly influenced by the Maya culture and architecture, a majority of San José’s inhabitants are of direct Maya decent, and a few speak Itzá, the Maya-Itzá native language.

How to get to San Jose

San Jose
The towns of San José and San Andrés , are located on the north shore of Lake Petén Itzá, These towns are accessible by bus, mini-bus from central market in Santa Elena that go directly to San Andres/ San Jose (Q10/35 minutes) Cost is Q10. Both transports go to San Andres first and continue onto San Jose. You can get off the bus at the Central Park in San Jose and then head north uphill toward Mundo Maya Spanish School .

From Flores:

boat tour

By lancha (boat). You can also travel to San José by boat. Upon arrival in Flores, boat services can be found on the east side of the Island. Services is not regular and is by rental only so prices are negotiable between (Q200.00/350.00 /35 minutes). Also there are several car rental agencies in Santa Elena Peten.