Lake Atitlan by Rover, Boat & Tuk tuk!

After leaving Antigua we headed Southwest to Lake Atitlan, we decided to only spend one night, but could have spent much more time there exploring all of the villages surrounding the lake.

Overlook as we drove down to the lake.
Overlook as we drove down to the lake.
Crops planted on the sides of Mountains on the drive to Lake Atitlan.
Crops planted on the sides of Mountains on the drive to Lake Atitlan.

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We chartered a private lancha this morning to site see and ultimately end up at breakfast on the other side of the lake. Lake Atitlan is a 50 square mile lake flanked by 3 Volcanoes and other mountains. The depth of the crystal blue waters is around 1200 feet. It was a bit brisk at 7:30 in the morning, but the views were so worth it!Our lancha captain came to our campsite to pick us up.

Our lancha captain came to our campsite to pick us up.

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Santiago as we approached by boat.
Santiago as we approached by boat.
Posado de Santiago for Breafast across the lake in Santiago Love the Yogurt, fruit w/Granola!
Posado de Santiago for Breakfast across the lake in Santiago Love the Yogurt, fruit w/Granola! Who let a Raccoon into the restaurant!

The tuk tuk ride was the icing on the cake. Tuk tuk’s are 3 wheeled motorcycles made into taxi’s! We took this to get across the village to the restaurant from the lancha.

Our Tuktuk
Our Tuk tuk
Traditional clothing worn daily by the women. Some men also choose the traditional vs modern.
Traditional clothing worn daily by the women. Some men also choose the traditional vs modern.

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We stayed outside of the town of Panajachel, where we were able to camp across the street from the hotel in a wide open field. There were 3 other families camping, but it was very peaceful and the kids had a play set right next to there car! Unfortunately there was extreme winds that came over the mountain & into the valley that night. I thought the tent was going to fly off the Rover with us in it!

Two tents & a palm.
Two tents & a palm.
Sunset of Lake Atitlan
Sunset of Lake Atitlan