3 / 5 - One review
How to get there
25-30 mins from Panajachel by motorboat ("lancha")
When to go
All year round
Minimum stay
One day
Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala)
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Bertrand Lasseguette
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A charming village, a tourists' favourite around Lake Atitlan.
My suggestion:
Those who don't have a problem with the folklorisation of native customs will visit the amazing hotel of pagan saint Maximon.
My review
I mainly remember a village consisting of small streets, with numerous craftsmen and restaurants (just as many with local cuisine as international ones owned by foreigners); so many attractions which make it a popular place on a trip to Guatemala. It's also a village where everything costs less than in Panajachel, just like in San Pedro la Laguna, a village which, incidentally, has lots in common with Santiago.
One of the main "attractions" is the Maximon, a remarkable character from a Catholic-Mayan syncretism, forming the basis of propitiatory worship to obtain its support, to rid certain illnesses, etc.
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Bertrand Lasseguette
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