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  • Wise – Money transfer and remittance service. We recommend Wise on our remittance comparison page and internet guide because it consistently offers the best mid-market exchange rate for USD to GTQ transfers.
  • Starlink – Satellite internet service. We recommend Starlink in our internet guide for areas outside fiber and cable coverage because it’s genuinely the best (and often only) option for broadband internet in rural Guatemala.
  • Remitly – Remittance service recommended for fast cash pickup on our remittance comparison page.
  • Xoom (PayPal) – Remittance service offering cash pickup at Banrural and other Guatemalan banks. Listed on our remittance comparison page for its zero-fee transfers and wide pickup network.
  • Western Union – Money transfer service with the largest agent network in Guatemala (4,000+ locations). Listed on our remittance comparison page as a comparison option. Note: We link to Western Union for comparison purposes; we do not receive affiliate commissions from Western Union.
  • MoneyGram – Money transfer service with 2,000+ agent locations in Guatemala. Listed on our remittance comparison page as a comparison option. Note: We link to MoneyGram for comparison purposes; we do not receive affiliate commissions from MoneyGram.
  • SafetyWing – Travel and nomad health insurance. We are a SafetyWing Ambassador and link to SafetyWing’s Nomad Insurance in our digital nomad guide, moving guide, residency guide, and visa guide. The SafetyWing prices and coverage details we print come from SafetyWing’s own website and carry the date we checked them; we do not advise on which SafetyWing plan or coverage option fits you.
  • Genki – Health insurance for travellers, nomads and people living abroad, sold by Genki UG (Cologne, Germany) with Squarelife as the insurer. We are a Genki referral partner and link to Genki Traveler (travel health insurance, up to 12 months) and Genki Native (long-term international health insurance) in our travel insurance guide, expat health insurance guide, healthcare guide, Canadian health insurance guide, Antigua healthcare guide, Guatemala City cost-of-living guide, and our digital nomad, moving, residency and visa guides. The Genki prices and coverage rules we print come from Genki’s own website and help centre and carry the date we checked them; we do not advise on which Genki plan fits you.
  • NordVPN – VPN service for online security and streaming. We recommend NordVPN in our internet guide, digital nomad guide, and neighborhoods guide for protecting banking sessions on public WiFi and accessing US streaming libraries from Guatemala.
  • Ria Money Transfer – Money transfer service (U.S. senders). Linked by name from our remittance comparison page and U.S.-to-Guatemala sending guides. Ria is not in our live rate feed, so we print no Ria fees or rates. Affiliate link via the FlexOffers network.
  • Faye – Single-trip travel insurance sold to U.S. residents. Linked from our travel insurance guide and U.S.-visitor, volcano-hike and paragliding pages. The coverage limits and prices we print are Faye’s own published figures with the date we checked them; we do not advise on which plan fits you. Affiliate link via the FlexOffers network.
  • italki, Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur – Online Spanish tutors (italki), an app course (Rosetta Stone) and audio lessons (Pimsleur; US only). Linked from our Spanish school guides as ways to start learning before or alongside a school in Guatemala. Facts we print come from each company’s own site, dated. Affiliate links via the FlexOffers network.
  • Fast Passport Center – A private company (not a government agency) that expedites U.S. passport applications for people in the United States. Linked from our U.S.-traveler entry-requirements page. Affiliate link via the FlexOffers network.

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