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San Marcos Slideshow
San Marcos
Travel Blogs from San Marcos, Guatemala
The crossing of the desert for 40 days
This is a top pick! ... Qabalah. Once more I am about to step into the unkown and go learn with another teacher high up in the mountains of Guatemala. This was on old dream of mine to find a guru from whom I could learn in an accelerated way. A ...
borders can suck
This is a top pick! ... , "look is their a problem or can i have my passport back?"...never a fun experience... both got quite a bit of sleep on our 16 hour bus trip, got off the express bus in Pachutla, took a collectivo to San Agustinillo and finally we were at the ...
Everybody smiles in ...
This is a top pick! I quickly moved to San Marcos la Laguna, also at lago Atitlan but with a completely different feel to it. It is divided in two parts by the road around the lake, the hostels, restaurants and meditation centers, in short the tourist area is located below ...
The Wind
This is a top pick! We always assume that the wind is responsible to move things around such as dust, seeds, plastic bags... But could it be that it;s not the wind moving those things but rather an invisible force pulling them giving in turn the impression of the ...
Destiny
This is a top pick! A drop of water falls from the sky on top of a mountain. The mountain collects it along with others and according to the terrain, streams of water are created and later rivers come to life. The cause of all this movement is ...
San Marcos la Laguna - Spiritual Heaven
This is a top pick! Where is the light? Everything, all light, exist inside of ourselves. All we need is there! The unity is there. The outside world is there to help us find that, through it's elements and their ...
Learning to Moon
This is a top pick! ... last night of hedonism in San Pedro, Dee bid farewell to Mr Lee and crossed the lake to the hippie haven that is San Marcos. Why am I here again? Primarily to learn a few meditation techniques. Solo attempts have inevitably ended up in Dreamland, ...
Why I Stayed
This is a top pick! ... and increasing my energy levels, and meditation techniques that help me to clear my mind, to calm my body and to access my subconscious. Why would I leave now? Besides the view of the volcanoes and Lake Atitlan from San Marcos is absolutely gorgeous! ...
Thanks to the Mango
This is a top pick! ... I thought it was Colombia. Given the expanse of the world I guess I wasn't far off. All along it was San Marcos, Guatemala. Writing a Guatemalan spiritual teacher's biography seems like a crazy idea since I have never done anything quite like this before. ...
One Year On...
This is a top pick! One whole year on the Road Lees Travelled already? What a year it has been! There is so much for us to be grateful for... Opportunity. Choice. Freedom. Health. Happiness. Having each other - bestest of best friends, constant companions, partners ...
Silence, please!
This is a top pick! ... I grow up? I was also curious to see how I would deal with the silence. The "best part" according to ex-mooners. Silence in San Marcos? It is not exactly the sleepy town that people believe it to be. At night it comes alive with a fiesta of sounds. ...
What the Fork?
This is a top pick! Fork in the road, that is. Mario hightails it to Quetzaltenango, (aka Xela), while Dee eases into life at Las Piramides (The Pyramids). ...
Yoga Town
This is a top pick! Depending on who you ask, San Marcos is either a sleepy town with nothing much to do or it's a peaceful spot for a retreat where you can experiment with alternative therapies. On our approach across the lake in a tiny boat we could see people performing ...
San Marcos
This is a top pick! So, this week John and I are spending some time in San Marcos. San Marcos is one of the many small towns around the Lago de Atilan (Lake Atilan). When I say small, I must admit that it has some character. You arrive by a small boat, at a ...
Through the Guatemala roads
We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by ...
Volcano Tajumuco
... , Marco Antonio, who was to guide us up the massive Volcano. About literally 4 hours later and numerous bus changes we arrived in San Marcos, where you begin the two day trek. Volcan Tajumuco is an extinct volcano and stands over 4200m high. Its ...
hanging with the homies... or the.. .hippies.. or.
so i just typed up a blog and the stuid internet eats it. yum. after many a frustrations, i finally make it to san marcos. i had some delicious guat food, and read until i pased out in my fantastic hotel. san marcos is a strange town filled with ...
Lago de Atilan
Got the local morning bus to town called Panajachel. It´s another tourist hide out in the mountains. Tried to stop thinking about highway robberies. The woman that ran our accommodation was at least 100 years old and I felt bad asking for a room on ...
San Marcos de la Laguna
... at the shoreline contemplating the water run through her fingers. We walked along the beach and saw more signs for The San Marcos Spanish School, massage of various varieties and Yoga Courses. We encountered a Maya tout. We have met many on ...
Two heavens
... the mornings and cooler and stormy in the evenings...which appeals to me very well. I am staying in the town of San Marcos, a very peaceful town, only accessible with a rather choppy boatride. The town is beautiful with narrow pathways through lush green ...
Hippy heaven
Woah, San Marcos is serious hippyville. It´s gorgeously situated on the lake, with a path/rocks snaking around the lakeside and goosepimpling but refreshing water to flop about in seal-like, surrounded by the "good vibes" that have attracted a small but ...
Down by the lake
Saturday 27th Feb 2010: The 4hr minibus ride to San Marcos was pretty uneventful, except for the scenery coming down to the lake which was incredible. Lake Atitlan is a huge lake formed when rain filled the craters of a couple of collapsed volcanoes over ...
Hola Guatemala!
... this town that felt like it was in the middle of nowhere! Terrifying journey down the windy roads to lakeside village San Marcos, also very rainy, but the lake was still breathtaking. A load of local kids took us to our hostel and then ...
Silence week
... and fasting tied together the previous 3 weeks of the course. It was humbling, reflective, positive and affirming; I left San Marcos and the moon course with a deep sense of gratitude and appreciation for such a unique and enlightening experience! ...
More of the same in San Pedro
... meant we got very wet indeed. It was our own fault. Asking for a discount as we were cold and wet didn´t help us. San Pedro itself is one of those really weird half tourist half, local places where outsiders seem to make loads of money from setting ...
Banoffee Tribute
... I guess never noticed or gave it a second thought). Anyways, I´ve had 3 very different versions here in Guatemala: one at Fe´s in San Marcos, which was a little disappionting bc it was more of a puff pastry version, don´t know how he figured that ...
Knock, knock, knocking on ......
16th March 2010 Hotel Santiago, Coatepeque, Guatemala (160Q) Manze – Coatepeque (65 kms) Hot and humid The road to Manze involved a bit more climbing than we anticipated, nothing major but the heat made it very difficult. We finally ...
Lago de Atitlan
... to Lago de Atitlan - we caught a chicken bus (for the right price this time!) to Panajachel and then a lancha (small boat) to San Marcos, a really quiet village on the lake. Lago de Atitlan is amazingly beautiful - it is in a valley, surrounded by three ...