Day 3: We had to get up super early for our next tour. A shuttle came to pick us up and it was a 2+ hour drive to our destination: Lake Atitlan.
There was a couple from Scotland on the tour and a couple from North Carolina! We all got along great!
We stopped and had breakfast along the way and then once we got to Panajachel at Lake Atitlan we got on a boat to transport us to nearby villages.
We visited the following Mayan villages: San Pedro, San Juan, and Santiago.
I didn’t care much for San Pedro as it’s known for its nightlife. We also stopped at La Casa de Cacao y miel. (Chocolate and honey) It was alright, but I wasn’t impressed with their chocolate.
I really liked San Juan which was our next village we stopped at. It was so colorful! I loved walking down all the different colorful streets. There were many art galleries as well and I enjoyed looking at the paintings of the city and the volcanos. Beautiful place. We also stopped at a honey place and sampled some honey. It was pretty good! There was a textile tour as well.
Our next village was Santiago and we ate lunch here. Santiago has a lot of traditional Mayan culture. The most interesting thing we learned was about Maximón. He’s a famous Mayan folk saint/god (?) and is essentially a wooden idol in a suit and hat. Each year a different family houses this figure and it’s a huge honor for them. What’s even more bizarre is that visitors come and offer him cigarettes (which are kept lit in his mouth), alcohol, and money.
Stay tuned for part 3!
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