Panajachel Market

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Yesterday we arrived in Panajachel which is a nice little town on the edge of the Lago de Atitlan. The town is very small and the only things to do here really are hang out and shop for handicrafts...so thats what we have done. This morning we took the boat across the lake to a village called Santiago Atitlan which is between 3 volcanos. The journey over was in a Lancho Publico (public taxi boat) and when we got on we sat at the front for the best views. We heard some people laughing behind us but decided to ignore them. Then the boat started and we found out why they were laughing, we got sprayed by the water as soon as the boat started moving and until it built up some speed. The journey only 20 minutes though and it was nice to be on a different mode of transport for one. Santiage Atitlan is one of the few villages where the men still wear the traditional Mayan dress and we heard that the market was also on. It was a bit of a disappointment in the end in terms of the products, as they were not as good quality as we had been in Pana but still at the same price. We did get some good pictures of people in mayan dress though.

We went back to Pana to do a bit of shopping and spent hours trying to upload our pictures. Tomorrow we will head back to Antigua for a night before getting the (very) early bus for El Salvador.

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Photos

Market stall
The long green things are crabs tied on to a stick with leaves so they are kept alive and fresh but they can´t run away

Comments

[Rhiannah]

So Pleased.....
Can I just say ladies I'm so pleased your keeping this blog, its so great to see all the pics and read exactly what you've been up to!! Keep up the good work and enjoy every minute! Lots of Love xxx