Written by evilchris on September 11, 2004
- Like most travelers on la ruta maya, the colors and pageantry that I associated with the Mayan culture and its history compelled me to make Guatemala the main stop on my travels through Central America....
Written by evilchris on September 11, 2004
- San Pedro can be considered relatively remote in comparison to Panajachel or Antigua. When you compare infrastructure, number of Internet connections, or number of gift shops, this is certainly the case. But because San...
Written by evilchris on September 11, 2004
- Like many towns in Guatemala that now have regular tourist trade, San Pedro has a few language schools offering Spanish lessons. These are not the well-organized language "institutes" found in Costa Rica or Antigua,...
Written by evilchris on September 11, 2004
- The Civil War in Guatemala ended in 1996. There are no physical scars to see anymore, but the emotional scars still run deep. For the casual traveler in Guatemala, it will not be noticeable....
Written by srdiamond on January 11, 2006
- I just got back from 2 weeks in San Pedro over the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Wowza, what a party scene it was! On the dock area, Dnoz is good food, the new pizza...
Written by Ngibson on November 26, 2002
- Water Taxis/Launchas are available at the main pier. Cost depends on what village you are going to - it is about 10q pp per village - so if you are going to San Marcos de...
Lake Atitlan
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