The town has a main dock area, with small narrow boats called “lanchas” to ferry visitors to the archeological site 25 km downriver, as well as to Guatemala across the river.
ðə tˈaʊn hɐz ɐ mˈeɪn dˈɑːk ˈɛɹiə, wɪð smˈɔːl nˈæɹoʊ bˈoʊts kˈɔːld “lˈæntʃəz” tə fˈɛɹi vˈɪzɪɾɚz tə ðɪ ˌɑːɹkɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈaɪt twˈɛnti fˈaɪv kˌeɪˈɛm dˌaʊnɹˈɪvɚ, æz wˈɛl æz tə ɡwˌɑːɾɪmˈɑːlə əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɹˈɪvɚ.