Travel Arrangements

Four-week Medical Student Elective + Four-week Subspecialty Elective

2 round-trip airplane tickets are necessary for your elective:

1.US – Guatemala City (Arrive Sunday AM or early PM)
Guatemala City – US (Depart Friday PM – The last day of your elective.)

2.Avianca Airlines (www.avianca.com)
Guatemala City (PM) flight – to Flores, Petén (First Saturday of your elective week.)
Flores, Petén (AM) flight – Guatemala City (Last Friday of your elective)

Upon arrival in Guatemala our driver with a USIHA sign will meet you. Our driver will take you to your host family in Antigua on Sunday.

You will be attending a well-respected Spanish School in Antigua from Monday to Friday.
On Saturday our driver will take you to the airport for your flight to Flores.
Transportation cost by our driver is $30/each way.

In Flores, a member of the Guatemalan Team will meet you at the airport.

Please provide arrival and departure information so that pickup at the airport can be arranged.

Short-term Volunteer

2 round-trip airplane tickets are necessary for your elective:

1.US – Guatemala City (ARRIVE SUNDAY EARLY PM)
Guatemala City – US (DEPART SUNDAY PM – THE LAST DAY OF YOUR ELECTIVE)

2. Avianca (www.avianca.com)
Guatemala City to Flores Sunday PM
Flores, Petén (AM) flight – Guatemala City Sunday AM

Please provide arrival and departure information so that pickup at the airport can be arranged.

Transportation in Petén

Transportation to and from the airport in Flores, Petén on arrival and departure is provided by the program. The program provides transportation to and from all clinical sites, including the remote villages. Transportation of a personal nature can be readily arranged through our driver.