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Lake Atitlan

From Antigua we travelled north into the highlands of Guatamala to Lake Atitlan.  The lake is a caldera (collapsed volcanic ring) which is surrounded by three huge volcanoes that loom over a number of small mayan villages that the dot the shores of the lake. We are going to be spending three days in the village of Panajechel (one of these small picturesque villages).

There is a noticeable drop in the temperature and it is time to pull out the jumpers and coats for our evening strolls along the main street of Panajechel as we check out the numerous stalls and shops selling mayan artifacts, handicrafts and clothing.  A few of us found a small quiet pub, and took advantage of happy hour to embibe in some very good dark rum and coke before joining the others at an Argentinian restaurant for a very yummy dinner (sometimes you need a change from tacos!!!).  We spent a couple of very pleasant hours in the restaurant being entertained by a couple of expat american rockers on guitars singing all the old songs from 60s-70's (and a few from the 80's).