Lago Atitlan

Lakes, Volcanoes and more swimming!

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March 19th 2010
After a longer than expected chicken bus journey (a couple of hours and a couple more changes than expected.. it seems to be a pattern in Guatemala!) we finally arrived in Panachel, the largest settlement on Lago Atitlan. It had clouded up a bit and the views of the lake, which is huge and surrounded by volcanoes, were a bit non existent, but we hopped on a boat anyway that would take us to San M ... read more

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more