Lake Atitlan
Words can't describe how beautiful this place was. There is this huge lake, that is heated by the volcanoes near certain shores and completed surrounded by huge mountains or volcanoes. A very beautiful place.
The five of us (John, David, Sally, Jenn and I) left last Friday on a "chicken bus" for Panajachel a city on Lake Atitlan. The bus ride was quite an experience in and of it's self with people getting on and off, people coming on to sell us stuff. We had our own fun and brought a couple of bottles or rum with us to drink during the 4+ hour bus ride.
Upon arrival in Panajachel, we found a place to sleep and went out to dinner, then out that night. Jenn and I went off on our own to find food and ended up at this pizza shop. There were about six guys there drinking and they asked us to join them. We ended up staying there for about 3 hours, even though the place was closed. We all drank, laughed and listened to American music. It was an amazing experience of connecting with people from another place that I won't forget.
The next morning we had breakfast and walked about Panajachel. It is a very beautiful little town, clean and friendly. We took a private boat tour that took us to Santa Catarina, San Antonio (somewhere between these two towns is where we went swimming in water so hot that it felt like it could burn you), and then Santiago. I have never quite seen poverty like this before, especially in San Antonio. A lot of people there were living in mud houses and had very poor living conditions.
We stayed the night in Santiago, but didn't get to see much because of a rain storm that came in that lasted all day and into the night. We ended up eating at "Posada de Santiago" where we were staying, playing games and trying to get a good night's sleep.
The next time I go there I plan on doing the San Pedro/San Marcos trip which I hear is supposed to be amazing.
Hope all is well!
The five of us (John, David, Sally, Jenn and I) left last Friday on a "chicken bus" for Panajachel a city on Lake Atitlan. The bus ride was quite an experience in and of it's self with people getting on and off, people coming on to sell us stuff. We had our own fun and brought a couple of bottles or rum with us to drink during the 4+ hour bus ride.
Upon arrival in Panajachel, we found a place to sleep and went out to dinner, then out that night. Jenn and I went off on our own to find food and ended up at this pizza shop. There were about six guys there drinking and they asked us to join them. We ended up staying there for about 3 hours, even though the place was closed. We all drank, laughed and listened to American music. It was an amazing experience of connecting with people from another place that I won't forget.
The next morning we had breakfast and walked about Panajachel. It is a very beautiful little town, clean and friendly. We took a private boat tour that took us to Santa Catarina, San Antonio (somewhere between these two towns is where we went swimming in water so hot that it felt like it could burn you), and then Santiago. I have never quite seen poverty like this before, especially in San Antonio. A lot of people there were living in mud houses and had very poor living conditions.
We stayed the night in Santiago, but didn't get to see much because of a rain storm that came in that lasted all day and into the night. We ended up eating at "Posada de Santiago" where we were staying, playing games and trying to get a good night's sleep.
The next time I go there I plan on doing the San Pedro/San Marcos trip which I hear is supposed to be amazing.
Hope all is well!
posted by Unknown at 2:47 PM
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I agree - Lake Atitlan is amazingly beautiful. I was there at Easter, staying in Panajachel for a week of Spanish lessons. Hope you have a fantastic time in Central America - are you planning on visiting the other countries as well as Guatemala? There are so many wonderful places in that part of the world!
Yeah, after studying in Xela until the end of the year, I plan on traveling every country in Centeral America. Looking forward to some warmer weather...it's getting cold here.
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