http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Lago-de-Atitlan/San-Juan-La-Laguna/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Guatemala , Lago de Atitlan , San Juan La Laguna en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:45:48 BST Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:45:48 BST first day went from L.A. to tucson AZ where i stayed at my the house of my friends greg and his familyhttpimg80.imageshack.usimg804433yo011pb6.jpgnext day went south across border at nogales eventually encountering the immigrationaduanahttpimg80.imageshack.usimg805030yo014yl3.jpg where a six month visa can be obtained for 30 dollars and a six month vehice permit will set you back 39 http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Lago-de-Atitlan/San-Juan-La-Laguna/blog-300660.html We took another shuttle to Lago Atitlan. It should have been quicker going direct but it took 50 minutes just to get around Antigua and pick up all the passengers.It was a long but lovely drive with a well timed pee stop at the turnoff for the lake. We also had a photo stop as we followed the road down to Panajachel. Panajachel was a bit of a shock. All touristy. Full of shops and restaurants. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Lago-de-Atitlan/San-Juan-La-Laguna/blog-228620.html In October of 2005 Hurricane Stan ripped by the Guatemalan coast leaving torrential rainfall in its wake. Guatemala received as much rainfall in three days as they would normally get in a twoyear span. As a result mudslides and flooding wreaked havoc across the countryside. The region most affected by the rainfall was the area around Lago de Atitlan. The village once known as Panabj was bu http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Lago-de-Atitlan/San-Juan-La-Laguna/blog-105204.html Nos trajets autour du lac Atitlan se font maintenant a bord de boites de pick up avec nos bagages entasses parfosi a plus de 25 personnes. Arrivee a San Juan nous avons constate que le deuxieme etage de l'ecole promis par notre stage de l'hiver passe avait bien ete construit. Dans la famille nous avons eu la chance d'etre presentes le soir de la grande fete en l'honneur de la graduation de Juan http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Lago-de-Atitlan/San-Juan-La-Laguna/blog-100915.html I'm still here in San Juan La Laguna and I'm getting to see more and more each day how good we really have it back home. So many of us take things for granted but being here has opened my eyes and made me thankful for what I have and also motivated to help out where I can. I can't put into words the hardships that I am witnessing. The town of San Juan is a lot better off than some of it's neig http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Lago-de-Atitlan/San-Juan-La-Laguna/blog-45827.html