This article covers India's cultural activities in Guatemala, including dance tours, film festivals and yoga, the Indian community and persons of Indian origin in Guatemala, and the contact details of Guatemala's Embassy and honorary consulates in India. It draws on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief of May 2026 and, for contact details and the head of mission, on the MEA Protocol Division register, read on 24 September 2026.

Cultural programmes

According to the MEA brief of May 2026, the Embassy of India in Guatemala has promoted cultural diplomacy through a series of events showcasing Indian art, music and yoga.

To mark Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, major cultural programmes were organised in 2022. They included an event at the Miguel Ángel Asturias National Theatre in May 2022, featuring a Kathak performance by Ms. Soniya Parchure and attended by over 1,500 people, and Unity Concerts by the band Purple Fusion in several cities. Over 80 events were organised in 2022 to celebrate India's 75th Independence anniversary.

In January 2023, during the visit of the Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi, a bust of Mahatma Gandhi was jointly inaugurated at the Foreign Ministry premises.

Dance tours

In June-July 2023, the ICCR-sponsored Odissi dance group "Sankalp", led by Ms. Kasturi Pattnaik, toured Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. In Guatemala it performed in Patzún, Quetzaltenango and Guatemala City.

In January 2026, the ICCR-sponsored Senu-Sapera dance group from Rajasthan performed in Guatemala. The brief records that it drew significant appreciation from local audiences.

International Day of Yoga

The brief states that International Day of Yoga celebrations in Guatemala have seen large participation in recent years. It records over 10,000 participants in Cobán in 2025 and more than 5,000 participants in Guatemala City in 2024, including government officials, military personnel, students and civil society.

Indian film festivals

The Embassy has organised several Indian Film Festivals across Guatemala:

  • On 5-6 February 2022, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, a film festival at the Miguel Angel Asturias National theatre in Guatemala City.
  • An online Indian Film Festival with vivelo.com, showcasing seven Indian movies.
  • In the Financial Year 2024-2025, from October 2024 to March 2025, 21 screenings of Indian films dubbed or subtitled in Spanish across various departments of Guatemala.
  • In the Financial Year 2025-2026, many screenings of Indian movies dubbed in Spanish in various parts of Guatemala.

The Indian community

As of the brief, the Indian community in Guatemala is small, with around 100 professionals. They work in sectors such as call centres, trade, auto parts and pharmaceuticals, and most have settled over the past two decades.

The Embassy engages the community through celebrations of festivals such as Diwali and Holi, which the brief says have grown in scale. These included Diwali events in 2022 and 2024 and Holi celebrations in 2024 and 2025, with participation from both Indian and Guatemalan friends.

Persons of Indian origin in Livingston

Around 350 persons of Indian origin in Livingston trace their roots to indentured labourers of the 19th and early 20th centuries. They are now in their 4th-5th generation and are engaged in fishing, agriculture and tourism.

The Embassy maintains engagement with this community, including through National Day events and cultural programmes such as Republic Day celebrations in Livingston and Holi festivities in Puerto Barrios.

Embassy of the Republic of Guatemala, New Delhi

According to the MEA brief of May 2026, Guatemala opened its Embassy in New Delhi in April 2013.

  • Address: F 7/11, Ground Floor and Basement, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057
  • Telephone: 011-4699-9000
  • Email: embaguateindia@minex.gob.gt

The register lists no website for the Embassy. According to the register, the head of mission is H.E. Mr. Omar Lisandro Castaneda Solares, Ambassador.

Honorary consulates

The register lists honorary consulates of Guatemala in the following Indian cities:

  • Chennai
  • Kolkata
  • Mumbai

It lists no career consulates of Guatemala in India, and it gives no addresses or telephone numbers for the honorary consulates. The Embassy in New Delhi can provide these.

National day

Guatemala's national day is 15 September (Independence Day).

Visas

The brief records an Agreement for visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders, signed in May 2015. It gives no information on visas for holders of ordinary passports, e-visas or other consular procedures. Travellers, students and business visitors should check current requirements with the Embassy of Guatemala in New Delhi before travelling.

Honorary consuls and confirming requirements

Honorary consuls have limited powers and do not provide the full range of services of an embassy. Visa, passport and other requirements should always be confirmed directly with the Embassy of the Republic of Guatemala in New Delhi.