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Lake Atitlan Slideshow
Lake Atitlan
Travel Blogs from Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Silence week
What an interesting concept, to be silent. Went I tell people I was in silence for a week they are so shocked, I guess it does sound hardcore, especially when it is accompanied with a fast. But the first morning, it was so different. I ...
Lac Atitlan
Et oui on s'est fait avoir comme tout bon touriste que nous somme, arrives au lac Atitlan au guatemala on s'est chope des Amibes en se brossant les dents, et rebelotte cette fois pour nous 2, 3 jours de folie au dessu de la cuvette. Mais bon ...
lake atitlan - too good to stay away
as i said, i went back to the lake. i raced straight through nasty Panajachel with nothing more than a stop behind a tree to pee, and jumped a boat to Santa Cruz, arriving at the Iguana Hostel. I chilled in the lakeside sun reading a book (Brave New ...
Central American Independence Day in Xela PLUS...
September 15 is the day that the four Central American countries celebrate their collective independence from Spain. I don{t really know why, but Quetzeltanango is the place to be. All countries send their contestants of all ages to the festivities that ...
Six modes of transport and the Chicken Bus
... the little villages with everyone in Maya dress. After 10 hours worth of traveling in total the mountains opened up and we could see lake Atitlan surrounded by 3 enormous volcanoes, it was quite am impressive site and well worth the 10 hour ...
Stones
Tecpán in the department, Chimaltenango with its indigenous people, is known as the "first capital of Guatemala". This claim is based on the fact that the first permanent Spanish military center of the nation was based here. It is a ...
Wesley back up and running- SoSo
... of commission, as there would have been tons of photo´s to take. I ended up in a town sitting upon a freshwater lake called Atitlan de Lugua. It is absolutely amazing with three huge Volcanoes covered in Jungle sitting in the background. Since Christina ...
The End of a Year Abroad...??? Oh, no!
... me and my life here in Panajachel, Guatemala. I've made the decision and I no longer must be sad about going home, leaving Guatemala. I'm so much happier and lighter because now I know I'm only going to be gone temporarily! What a shift has taken place! ...
Panajachel
... the main street seems to be like a mini version of Khoa San road in Bangkok although obviously not nearly as crazy. Set on Lake Atitalan, a collapsed volcano crater, it´s a pretty little town. One downside is it rains a lot in the afternoon with ...
A Wooden Mayan God and Drunk Mayan Priests
My third weekend in Guatemala I visited Lake Atitlan, a beautiful mountain lake surrounded by volcanoes. The Guatemalan women around the lake all wear traditional garb and most speak the native Mayan languages in lieu of Spanish. It sounds ...
Lake Atitlan
... . High hopes were had for Panajachel, 'Pana' for short, after our two days of continual travel and anticipation of Lake Atitlan's Volcano lined beauty. The journey from Guate City to Pana was mixed. Visually coming down to the lake was spectacular, ...
The Epicenter of Guatemalan Laziness
... and a ridge of steep hills running behind the village. On Wednesday we took a boat across the lake to check out the little village of San Marcos, Guatemala's premier New Age centre with lots of yoga, meditation, masseurs, a healing centre offering ...
Maestras and Mountains
... (don´t know this for sure, but it fitted in the "real French" theme I wanted to follow). An unexpected cultural experience in Guatemala City. I miss the family but will see them again before I leave. It was almost as hard to say goodbye to all the ...
Lake Atitlan
Largo Atitlan: is a lake surrounded by 3 vulcanos at an altitude of about 1500m. Its climate is warm during day and cooler at night. So just right. Many europeans / americans life here owning some land or having a business. - Panajachel most ...
No stealing except for airplane blankets
... they would be checking up on me to make sure I wasn´t hyperthermic, which I don´t think I was but I did drink too much lake water during the swim...ended up quite sick afterwards. But after 48 hours, 8 bananas, 2 bowls of plain white rice and two bowls ...
and how we got from here to there....
... my sunglasses, evidence to a long, sweaty, dusty day. I splurged on a room, paying $15 a night. A ridiculous amount in Guatemala. But the hotel manager seduced me with hot water pressure and TWO clean, fluffy white towels, as well as handing me a hot cup ...
Time to Really Travel
... the morning we walked a quarter mile down the road towards the shoreline where it opened up to a magnificent view of Lago de Atitlan. Many people told me this place was 'vale la peina' (worth the effort) as it was so beautiful, and ...
Some Say The Most Beautiful Lake In The World
... Panajachel. It is situated at the end of a narrow cobbled street, tucked between two restaurants near the shores of Lake Atitlan and where the boats depart. The well maintained en-suite rooms were spacious with 2 double beds, cable TV and ...
A Full Moon and a Sleepless Night
... up there because I was a bit of a curiosity to the locals. What's this gringo doing all the way up here??? The views of the lake got better and better as I climbed up the road, but I think my favorite part of the day was helping a small boy carry a ...
Only fotos!
Lazy Sunday
... six, and spending a couple hours on the roof of my hostel with breakfast, a book, and a near 360 degree view of the lake and city. The mornings are especially nice because thats my more intimate time with San Pedro. Not a lot of gringos are awake at that ...
Panajachel
This is a top pick! ... did make it to Panajachel. Pana is probably the most popular of the towns on Lago de Atilan, a beautiful lake set in the Guatemala highlands and surrounded by volcanoes and other mountains. We spent one night here, soaking up the nightlife ...
Pana and the Tz´utuhil children
Panajachel, or Pana to pretty much everyone is the busiest most built up of all the lakeside settlements on Lake Atitlan and was going to be out base for the next 2 days. The main street of Santander was lined with little stalls and shops made up of ...
Lakeside B's Birthday - awesomeness
Early morning start we get picked up by the collectivo (mini van taxi) and head for beautiful lakeside village of San Pedro La Laguna (Volcan San Pedro looms above). We check in to our hostel and decide to head to San Juan on a tuk tuk for ...
Banoffee Tribute
... it recently but 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 ...
Begonnen in het ziekenhuis!
... te redden....echt wel heftig zo op mijn eerste dag. Ik heb samen met de familie deze man afgelegd en dat gaat in Guatemala toch wel heel anders...maar de details laat ik wel even achterwege... Verder nog geassisteerd bij een operatie, een curettage van ...
Despues la enfermadad
... with the younger children, but it is hard with the huge presence of the Catholic and Angelican churches. The women in Guatemala prefer going to midwives because the hospitals still treat them poorly, especially the Mayan women who do not speak spanish, ...