While our guests were here we visited Lake Atitlan, a two hour drive west of Guatemala City.
Lake Atitlan is said to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. It has clear blue water and is surrounded by three volcanoes.
We hired a boatman to take us across the lake to visit two Mayan villages. Our boat, Isabel, is the one on the left. There are 12 towns nestled around Lake Atitlan. Each one is named for one of the 12 disciples.
One of the towns we visited was Santiago (James). I was amazed by the beautiful native costumes worn by the women. The ladies wore purple striped shirts decorated with intricately embroidered flowers.
This is one of the few places in Guatemala where many of the men still wear native costumes. In the town of Santiago the men wore white and red striped shorts, some with beautiful embroidery.
There were no McDonalds or Burger Kings in town! We ate lunch in a very small "open-air" restaurant. It took a long time (approx. an hour) for our burgers and fries to arrive. At one point we saw the owner hop on his motorcycle, later returning with food, probably bought at the market.
Lake Atitlan is said to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. It has clear blue water and is surrounded by three volcanoes.
We hired a boatman to take us across the lake to visit two Mayan villages. Our boat, Isabel, is the one on the left. There are 12 towns nestled around Lake Atitlan. Each one is named for one of the 12 disciples.
One of the towns we visited was Santiago (James). I was amazed by the beautiful native costumes worn by the women. The ladies wore purple striped shirts decorated with intricately embroidered flowers.
This is one of the few places in Guatemala where many of the men still wear native costumes. In the town of Santiago the men wore white and red striped shorts, some with beautiful embroidery.
There were no McDonalds or Burger Kings in town! We ate lunch in a very small "open-air" restaurant. It took a long time (approx. an hour) for our burgers and fries to arrive. At one point we saw the owner hop on his motorcycle, later returning with food, probably bought at the market.
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