Lake Atitlan Hostels - Reviews and Rates

San Pedro La Laguna in two different towns it has a little village right next to the lake were all the foreigners live the locals call it Gringo town. Then there is the real city on the hill where most of the locals live.

I will be living in gringo town for 2 weeks it attracts dropout of society (I am not one yet) from all over the world...

Goodbye Antigua, hello Lake Atitlan! San Pedro looked a lot different in the daylight, that´s for sure. We got our bearings down pretty fast seeing how small the town is, the main touristy part is closer to the shore of the lake and consists of narrow walkways and alleys that are lined with restaurants and little tiendas. The main part of town w...

The rain had been relentless. Just raining, whether it be only a sprinkling or a downpour, it was just raining. So I headed to Lake Atitlan as planned. Before heading straight to the lake I stopped off in Solola, bought some mangoes, saw the church, bore the **** weather, and headed down to the lake. Walking over the dock, some guy was trying to...

Hola,
Apologises to all the people who e-mailed me thinking I had died over the last few weeks, but I´ve been taking it pretty easy in San Pedro la Laguna, possibly one of the most relaxing places I´ve ever seen.
I havent been keeping a journal the last few weeks, so this is probably going to end up sounding more like the ramblings of a ma...

Decided to go around the south side of the lake rather than risk travelling on the highland roads again, so I braved another chicken bus yesterday from Guatemala to Santiago Atitlan, then a boat, and am now chilling out in a small town by beautiful Lake Atitlan where the food is great and the people are friendly. I spent yesterday morning playin...

Left Antigua early monday morning for Lago de Atitlan - a collapsed volcanic cone filled with water to a depth of more than 320m. The bus ride was uneventful and arrived at Panajachel by midmorning. The locals nickname this place Gringotenango (Place of the Foreigners) as it is one of Guatemalas oldest tourist hangouts and even today there are p...

This place was the cheapest one I`ve stayed since the beginning. Just 2,4USD for an awesome view of the lake, great bars and a lot of activities. The best was the volcano San Pedro that took 7:30hrs to climb and go down, pretty hard!

After many years of persecution, genocide and destruction the Mayan people of Guatemala continue to strive and survive. There are 21 different active Mayan languages in Guatemala. 70% of the population in Guatemala is of Mayan decent and many of those continue to practice their individualized form of Mayan religions, often combined with Catholic...

More chicken buses to get to the lake, we were far less of a novelty on these ones as we head towards more touristed areas. The bus driver was seriously mental, as Tom put it - I think he has a personal best time he is trying to beat! It definitely felt like it. The scenery is amazing, huge volcanic mountains covered in thick forest. The roads u...

Last night a few of us ended up planting ourselves at Blind Lemon, a great cafe/internet/bar in San Marcos. We just had a few drinks and watched a movie, not that exciting but I think that was by choice. Blind Lemon is truly a slice of heaven, probably my favorite hang out in Guatemala so far. The owner, Carlos, is a native of North Carolina and...