Lake Atitlan

Lake Atitlan , Western Highlands, Guatemala
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    Lago de Atitlan

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    We decided to rent a car for the weekend and head to Panajachel instead of going with a shuttle. These are ok on short rides, but can get a little uncomfortable on longer ones.

    The drive from Antigua to Panajachel was a very windy mountainous one! The roads were very smooth, however, proof of the past rainy season's devastation was very …

  • 2

    Off to Lago Atitlan, Guatemala

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    I got up a bit later than expected but we got ready in time for 6 am departure. We crossed into Guatemala without problems. We waited until 8:30 or so to stop for breakfast. I got a tortilla wrapped around cabbage and beef that Lou likes and I ate it for breakfast and lunch. I have been eating meat on trips now for the full experience. I am …

  • 3

    Lake Atitlan, Maximon and Chichi Market

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    That rooster was crowing at various times at night in Panajachel. I woke up a few times and I think I heard him every time I woke up. Then I got up and showered before the alarm but that was OK since I always seem to need more time. We had decided not to buy the hotel breakfast so we ate our accumulated food reserves for breakfast. Then we …

  • 4

    The Lake

    Sometime in the early hours of a dreary Sunday morning we boarded a bus to take us to the small village of San Pedro la Laguna which stands on the stunning Lake Atitlan, one of the most beautiful lakes in Guatemala and possibly the world. Following a 4-bus, 10-hour bus(es) journey we arrived in the lakeside town of Panajachel. Now all that stood in …

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    Just a little chill out time...

    9 photos

    Entry containing 9 photos titled: Another Volcano shot, Lago Atitlan, Me and the Volcanos, Mountains around the lake, My Lodgings at La Iguana Perdida, Orla on our hike, The Lake and Volcano REALLY early in the am, The Lake in the morning, The volcanos

  • 2

    Highways and Burritos

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    ... this morning. Nelson was able to get a couple more days off, and we spent yesterday and today by Lake Atitlan, a wonderfully beautiful lake surrounded by tall mountains and volcanoes. Yesterday we took a private speedboat to the village of San Pedro, ...

  • 3

    Lake, Steak and 3 Smoking Volcanos

    21 photos

    Lago Atitlan is described as the most beautiful lake in the world. Now, we haven´t been to many lakes around the world, but I can´t really see how this lake could be superceded, it is nature at its most picturesque. It's surrounded by Mountains and ...

  • 4

    Happy 35th amigo!!!

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    I have just "chicken bused" myself down from Chichicastenango to the shores of Lake Atitlan (Panajachel). If you want to spend your 35th birthday downing Gallo (local beer) while toe-dipping by a lake, I guess this must be it. Lake Atitlan is just as ...

  • 5

    A bloody hard hike and other stories.

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    ... was a bit quicker, and surely harder on the knees, taking us in at just over 2 hours. We were rewarded with a spectacular view of Lake Atitlan from the top for about 30 minutes, before the clouds and fog made it all soup. It usually takes Luis 2 hours to ...

  • 6

    The Most Beautiful Lake in Guatemala and the World

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    ... so we could get an early start on our 3-hour drive with Benigno. On our way to visit the magnificently beautiful Lago Atitlan we drove through the following towns: Jocotenango (named after the Jocote fruit), San Miguel del Tejar, Chimaltenango, San Juan ...

  • 7

    Burning of the Devil and Baby Chickens

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    ... , December 7th, the day before the fiesta of the Immaculate Concepcion, el Diablo is burned throughout the Highlands of Guatemala and perhaps elsewhere.  Many people burn their trash, pictures of unfavored politicians and, sometimes, of the ...

  • 8

    Immaculate Concepcion

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    WOW, ok I just witnessed the most amazing Immaculate Concepcion Virgin Maria celebration ever.  So, laying on my bed at 7:30 pm, feeling rather unmotivated to get up and do anything, I finally decided it was just too early on a sat ...

  • 9

    San Pedro - Work and Houses

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    Work has a whole different meaning here.  Doors are always open.  Thin lacy material hangs in the doorways.  Most everyones home is also at their business, be it a laundry place, restaurant, cafe, tienda (small convenient store type ...

  • 10

    Chicken buses, pinatas and speaking Mayan

    22 photos

    ... a certain way, then all the men have to come down because there might have been a robbery or a disturbance of some sort. Lake Atitlan really is a very picturesque lake. The lake is massive with 3 volcanoes (Toliman, Atitlan and San Pedro) standing guard ...