Lake Atitlan | Travel Diary Guatemala
This is our travel diary video to the most beautiful lake in Guatemala, lake Atitlan. On this video we show drone footage of Hacienda Real in Tecpan and San Antonio Palopo in Solola. We also show the lovely towns of Santa Catarina Palopo and Panajachel. We had a great time shooting our first video on many to come. We did it with lots of love, enjoy!
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Este es nuestro video del viaje al lago más hermoso de Guatemala, el lago de Atitlán. En este video mostramos tomas aéreas de Hacienda Real en Tecpan y San Antonio Palopó en Sololá. También mostramos los preciosos pueblos de Santa Catarina Palopó y Panajachel. Nos la pasamos muy bien haciendo nuestro primer video de muchos por venir. Lo hicimos con mucho amor, disfruten!
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Lago Atitlán, qué hacer y cómo llegar al lago más famoso de Guatemala
El Lago Atitlán, conisderado uno de los más hermosos del mundo, es un lugar dónde aún se preservan tradiciones Mayas como el telar de cintura. Continúa leyendo la descripción del video para saber más detalles de cómo llegar y qué hacer en el Lago Atitlán.
-Cómo llegar al Lago de Atitlán:
*Puedes llegar desde Guatemala, Antigua, Quetzaltenango etc, hacia Panajachel y ahí tomas una lancha que te lleve a cualquiera de los pueblitos que están al rededor del lago.
Si vienes de otro país, puedes llegar en avión a Guatemala y de ahí tomar el chicken bus que es el transporte más económico hacia Panajachel o si sales desde Antigua toma un autobús hacia Chimaltenango a una hora y que te costará aproximadamente 5 quetzales, una vez ahí toma otro autobús hacia Sololá que cuesta 20 quetzales y el trayecto es de 2 horas por último toma otro autobús con destino hacia Panajachel con un costo de 5 quetzales. Si deseas algo más rápido y más cómodo está la opción de tomar un shuttle que tiene un costo de $12 dólares aproximadamente, hay otras operadoras que cobran de $20-$25 dólares por persona, por trayecto. Te recogen en tu hotel y te regresan por la tarde.
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-Tipo de Moneda de Guatemala:
Quetzal. De preferencia cambia tu dinero en el aeropuerto.
-Qué hacer en el Lago de Atitlán
Toma una lancha hacia cualquiera de los pueblitos que están alrededor del lago como: San Pedro la Laguna, San Marcos la Laguna, Santa Cruz la Laguna, Santa Catarina Palopó y San Antonio Palopó y Santiago Atitlán.
También está San Juan la Laguna que fue el que nosotros visitamos, disfrutamos del café guatemalteco producido ahí mismo y además visitamos una cooperativa de mujeres mayas tejedoras que preservan el arte del telar de cintura. Nos mostraron todo el proceso de preparación del algodón, cómo lo tiñen y preparan para comenzar a tejer. Es muy interesante ver la dedicación y paciencia de estas mujeres.
En su tienda hay muchísimas cosas como ropa para dama, caballero y niños, recuerditos, accesorios en fin de tanto no sabrás qué comprarte.
Es un pueblo que se conoce caminando, si te cansas puedes hacer uso de los tuc-tuc que es el taxi local. Hay artesanos y pintores locales que tienes sus galerías abiertas al público y sus cuadros en venta.
-Dónde comer en el Lago de Atitlán
En el Hotel Atitlán se come delicioso y además tienes una vista estupenda desde este lugar. La comida que ofrece es regional e internacional, con alimentos de excelente calidad y muy frescos.
Es un lugar amplio, tranquilo y desde tu mesa alcanzas a ver los volcanes que rodean este majestuosos lago. Aquí comimos una crema de champiñones y como platillo fuerte un lomito de res bastante sabroso acompañado de verduras y para cerrar con broche de oro, un pastel de chocolate buenísimo.
Si aún no tienes hotel, este es una buena opción, cuenta con todos los servicios y alberca climatizada y jacuzzi con vista al lago. Si deseas hospedarte aquí consulta disponibilidad y precios
Si deseas saber más sobre el Lago de Atitlán visita nuestro blog: donde encontrarás más información útil.
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Guatemala/Lake Atitlán (Beautiful) Part 8
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Guatemala/Lake Atitlán :
Lake Atitlán (Lago de Atitlán) is a large endorheic lake (one that does not flow to the sea) in the Guatemalan Highlands. Atitlan is recognized to be the deepest lake in Central America with maximum depth about 340 meters. The lake is shaped by deep escarpments which surround it and by three volcanoes on its southern flank. Lake Atitlan is further characterized by towns and villages of the Maya people. Lake Atitlán is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west-northwest of Antigua. Lake Atitlán should not be confused with Lake Amatitlán. Lake Amatitlán is located about 65 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of Lake Atitlán and 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Antigua. Lake Atitlán is much larger than Lake Amatitlán.
At the water is the meaning of Atitlan. It is a fusion of simple Nahuatl words that belies the complexity of the entity it identifies. German explorer Alexander von Humbolt is the earliest prominent foreigner generally quoted as calling it the most beautiful lake in the world.
The lake is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed in an eruption 84,000 years ago. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and Aldous Huxley famously wrote of it: Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing.The lake basin supports extensive coffee growth and a variety of farm crops, most notably corn. Other significant agricultural products include onions, beans, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, chile verde, strawberries, avocados and pitahaya fruit. The lake itself is rich in animal life which provides a significant food source for the largely indigenous population.
Culture
The lake is surrounded by many villages, in which Maya culture is still prevalent and traditional dress is worn. The Maya people of Atitlán are predominantly Tz'utujil and Kaqchikel. During the Spanish conquest of the Americas, the Kaqchikel initially allied themselves with the invaders to defeat their historic enemies the Tz'utujil and Quiché Maya, but were themselves conquered and subdued when they refused to pay tribute to the Spanish.
Santiago Atitlán is the largest of the lakeside communities, and is noted for its worship of Maximón, an idol formed by the fusion of traditional Mayan deities, Catholic saints and conquistador legends. The institutionalized effigy of Maximón is under the control of a local religious brotherhood and resides in various houses of its membership during the course of a year, being most ceremonially moved in a grand procession during Semana Santa. Several towns in Guatemala have similar cults, most notably the cult of San Simón in Zunil.
While Maya culture is predominant in most lakeside communities, the largest town on the shores, Panajachel, has been overwhelmed over the years by tourists. It attracted many hippies in the 1960s, and although the war caused many foreigners to leave, the end of hostilities in 1996 saw visitor numbers boom again, and the town's economy is almost entirely reliant on tourism today.
Several Mayan archaeological sites have been found at the lake. Sambaj, located approximately 55 feet below the current lake level, appears to be from at least the pre-classic period.
There are remains of multiple groups of buildings, including one particular group of large buildings that are believed to be the city center.
A second site, Chiutinamit, where the remains of a city were found, was discovered by local fishermen who noticed what appeared to be a city underwater.During consequent investigations, pottery shards were recovered from the site by divers, which enabled the dating of the site to the late pre-classic period (600 B.C. - 250 A.D.).
A project titled Underwater archeology in the Lake Atitlán. Sambaj 2003 Guatemala was recently approved by the Government of Guatemala in cooperation with Fundación Albenga and the Lake Museum in Atitlán. Because of the concerns of a private organization as is the Lake Museum in Atitlán the need to start the exploration of the inland waters in Guatemala was analyzed.
There is no road that circles the lake. Communities are reached by boat or roads from the mountains that may have brief extensions along the shore. Santa Cruz La Laguna and Jaibalito can only be reached by boat. Santa Catarina Palopó and San Antonio Palopó are linked to Panajachel. Main places otherwise are Santa Clara La Laguna and San Pedro La Laguna in the West, Santiago Atitlán in the South, and San Lucas Tolimán in the East.Wikipedia
Guatemala-Panajachel (Beautiful Lake Atitlan) Part 9
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Guatemala-Panajachel :
Lake Atitlán (Lago de Atitlán) is a large endorheic lake (one that does not flow to the sea) in the Guatemalan Highlands. Atitlan is recognized to be the deepest lake in Central America with maximum depth about 340 meters. The lake is shaped by deep escarpments which surround it and by three volcanoes on its southern flank. Lake Atitlan is further characterized by towns and villages of the Maya people. Lake Atitlán is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west-northwest of Antigua. Lake Atitlán should not be confused with Lake Amatitlán. Lake Amatitlán is located about 65 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of Lake Atitlán and 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Antigua. Lake Atitlán is much larger than Lake Amatitlán.
At the water is the meaning of Atitlan. It is a fusion of simple Nahuatl words that belies the complexity of the entity it identifies. German explorer Alexander von Humbolt is the earliest prominent foreigner generally quoted as calling it the most beautiful lake in the world.
The lake is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed in an eruption 84,000 years ago. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and Aldous Huxley famously wrote of it: Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing.The lake basin supports extensive coffee growth and a variety of farm crops, most notably corn. Other significant agricultural products include onions, beans, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, chile verde, strawberries, avocados and pitahaya fruit. The lake itself is rich in animal life which provides a significant food source for the largely indigenous population.
Culture
The lake is surrounded by many villages, in which Maya culture is still prevalent and traditional dress is worn. The Maya people of Atitlán are predominantly Tz'utujil and Kaqchikel. During the Spanish conquest of the Americas, the Kaqchikel initially allied themselves with the invaders to defeat their historic enemies the Tz'utujil and Quiché Maya, but were themselves conquered and subdued when they refused to pay tribute to the Spanish.
Santiago Atitlán is the largest of the lakeside communities, and is noted for its worship of Maximón, an idol formed by the fusion of traditional Mayan deities, Catholic saints and conquistador legends. The institutionalized effigy of Maximón is under the control of a local religious brotherhood and resides in various houses of its membership during the course of a year, being most ceremonially moved in a grand procession during Semana Santa. Several towns in Guatemala have similar cults, most notably the cult of San Simón in Zunil.
While Maya culture is predominant in most lakeside communities, the largest town on the shores, Panajachel, has been overwhelmed over the years by tourists. It attracted many hippies in the 1960s, and although the war caused many foreigners to leave, the end of hostilities in 1996 saw visitor numbers boom again, and the town's economy is almost entirely reliant on tourism today.
Several Mayan archaeological sites have been found at the lake. Sambaj, located approximately 55 feet below the current lake level, appears to be from at least the pre-classic period.
There are remains of multiple groups of buildings, including one particular group of large buildings that are believed to be the city center.
A second site, Chiutinamit, where the remains of a city were found, was discovered by local fishermen who noticed what appeared to be a city underwater.During consequent investigations, pottery shards were recovered from the site by divers, which enabled the dating of the site to the late pre-classic period (600 B.C. - 250 A.D.).
A project titled Underwater archeology in the Lake Atitlán. Sambaj 2003 Guatemala was recently approved by the Government of Guatemala in cooperation with Fundación Albenga and the Lake Museum in Atitlán. Because of the concerns of a private organization as is the Lake Museum in Atitlán the need to start the exploration of the inland waters in Guatemala was analyzed.
There is no road that circles the lake. Communities are reached by boat or roads from the mountains that may have brief extensions along the shore. Santa Cruz La Laguna and Jaibalito can only be reached by boat. Santa Catarina Palopó and San Antonio Palopó are linked to Panajachel. Main places otherwise are Santa Clara La Laguna and San Pedro La Laguna in the West, Santiago Atitlán in the South, and San Lucas Tolimán in the East.
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The most stunning spot around the Atitlan Lake? 100 km hike - day 1 - Panajachel to...(sub:EN,PL,ES)
Do you want to belong to the first ones to do something around the Atitlan Lake, before it gets too popular?
Are you asking yourself a question: can you walk around Atitlan Lake? Yes, you definitely can! This is exactly what we did!
Atitlan Lake is one of the most well known tourist destinations in Guatemala, and I completely understand it, since it is one of the most beautiful places not only in Guatemala, but is also called as the most beautiful lake in the world. Imagine that!
But most of the time, the Atitlan Lake is visited for only few days, and most of the people either stay in Panajachel (I call it: the tourist town), or in San Marcos (I call it: commercialized hippy town) or in San Pedro (I call it: Israeli town). Maybe some more active travelers explore also the neighboring towns on tuk tuk, kayak or on a boat.
But Atitlan Lake has much more to offer than that! It is not only climbing the Indian Nose to see the sunrise over the lake. It is not only drinking free beer in Santa Cruz or enjoying the views over San Pedro volcano from one of the many hostels in San Pedro or buying souvenirs in Panajachel, that don't even come from the region.
I have been exploring Guatemala and its plethora of hiking opportunities for the last 4 months, and my friend, Abel has been traveling around Central America on a bicycle for the last 9 months (his views on bike travel on budget in Central America:
While admiring the Atitlan Lake from one of the usual hiking trails, we came up with a bit of a crazy idea to circumnavigating the lake on foot.
In July, August and September I was 2018 staying in Jaibalito, which is one of the smallest villages around the lake, since the only option to get there is on a boat, or on foot through hills and mountains. The next town, Santa Cruz is kind of a dead end, since from there it's impossible to get to Panajachel without using the boat.
So that is why we decided to start the hike around the Atitlan Lake from Panajachel, and get back to Jaibalito the longer way - after going through all the villages of the lake.
We calculated more or less 100 km on foot, through Panajachel, Santa Catarina Palopó, San Antonio Palopó, Agua Escondida, San Lucas Tolimán, Cerro de Oro, Santiago de Atitlan, San Pedro la Laguna, San Juan la Laguna, San Pablo la Laguna, San Marcos la Laguna, Tzununa y Jaibalito.
On the first day we took a boat from Jaibalito to one of the jetties in Panajachel, the least known, where they charge 10 quetzales and not 20! So that is a good tip: if taking the boat from Panajachel, get to the pier, which is called Tzanjuyu, it's just at the beginning of the town, before the La Torre supermarket.
On the first day we did only 14 kilometers, but some of it was a good way up. Maps.me indicates approximately 6 hours for that distance.
We went through Santa Catarina, which surprised us with the colorful blue houses and the variety of handcrafts. Then San Antonio de Palopo, where we had some difficulties in finding anything to eat.
In the afternoon we arrived at a lookout point, just 2 kilometers before Agua Escondida. The views were so stunning and the surrounding so welcoming, that we decided to stay there. Since, if a place calls you, just stay where you are.
We pitched the tent in a front line of the lake, and had some basic supper (bread with peanut butter) watching the most amazing sunset over the lake. It was an unforgettable moment!
The first day it didnt rain at all, neither during the day, nor durning the night, which was really quite surprising, since the previous weeks it was always raining at least during the night. After all, we are in the middle of the rainy season in Guatemala!
For the entire 5-day trip, we spent 152 quetzales (22 USD), so the daily expense is approx. 4USD).
I hope you will enjoy the video and the views. And that it will be an inspiration for you to do something alternative, less touristy and well off the beaten track around the Atitlan Lake!
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Guatemala Luxury Resort, Lake Atitlan Guatemala.
Tucked away on a secluded mountainside of lush jungle outside of Santa Catarina Palopo overlooking the sparkling shores of Lake Atitlan is an upscale luxury resort offering a rejuvenating retreat away from the tourist crowds.
The resort’s exclusive location boasts breathtaking scenery and unparalleled views of the lake and is a tranquil hideaway for nature lovers and romantics.
Blessed by lush palms, tropical forests, and outdoor terraces surrounded by flower gardens in bloom this resort provides an idyllic escape. Enjoy the untouched and unspoiled beauty of Lake Atitlan, with spectacular views of the volcanoes that make up the Sierra Madre mountain range.
The villa and rooms provide the perfect place to rest when not indulging in the exciting array of activities available in the Lake Atitlan area.
Terrace Farming in Santa Catarina Guatemala on Lake Atitlan near Panajachel Guatemala
Terrace Farming in Santa Catarina Guatemala on Lake Atitlan near Panajachel Guatemala
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