The first night of
our visit to the lake we stay in the town of Panajachel, a unique
community where you are awakened at 4 am by the crowing of what
sounds like hundreds of roosters! We approach the central
boatdock at the beach to begin our crossing of the lake. Since we
are not indigenas, it is not likely we will journey by canoe. The
most common way for tourists to cross the lake to visit our
destination, Santiago Atitlan, is by the boats which run on a
semi-regular schedule from the Panachel.
...As you can see,
we are definitely tourists!
Arrival in Santiago
Atitlan
Arriving in Santiago
Atititlan, you are greeted immediately at the dock by many small
children, selling small, handmade clay birdwhistles. The competition
among the children for your business is intense, and each
little one will exert all their charms to get youto buy from
them!
To stay here in Santiago Atitlan, click here:
Santiago
Atitlan and ChiChi
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