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The Lovely Panajachel on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Sh*t Happens - Lost Girl Travel
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5 min readFeb 19, 2024

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Could they be any cuter?! (Photo credit to the author)

We had a pretty rocky start to our stay in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. First, we felt a little stranded by our Spanish lessons in our least favourite town on the lake San Pedro, and then in the lovely San Marcos we got struck down with Covid-19 and had to spend our time there isolating.

When we visited the little village of Santa Cruz, which had the most beautiful views of Lake Atitlan, things were looking up. It’s teeny tiny but so pretty. In particular, when you head up to the wonderful community-run restaurant at the top of the hill. It was steep, and we were cursing the full way up, but of course, it was worth it (isn’t it always?!).

For our final stop, we headed to Panajachel which is the largest town on Lake Atitlan and the most well connected to the rest of the country. This is usually the first stop and the point of entry for most people visiting Lake Atitlan, we did things the opposite way around.

After spending a long time (much longer than we had intended) in the smaller, quieter lakeside towns, I loved the…

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Sh*t Happens - Lost Girl Travel
Globetrotters

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