Dock at our hotel.

Lake Atitlan continued

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August 11th 2010
This morning we woke up jumping off the balcony into Lake Atitlan. Followed by a 3 hour hike to San Marcos, a nearby hippie down. (Here a 3 hour hike is considered nearby.) We hiked passed waterfalls, cornfields and small Mayan towns, along a narrow trail with a steep drop off. We made it back to the hotel just in time for more balcony jumping and communal dinner by candlelight (with some of ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Santa Cruz La Laguna

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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