Preview of Stacy's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Panajachel, San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala Entry Title: "El Lago de Atitlan" Entry: "Our journey to Lake Atitlan wasn't the most pleasant with a packed van of young partiers headed towards the bohemian town of San Pedro la Laguna from Antigua. Guatemala is an incredibly mountainous country with many active volcanoes. While places may look close on a map, driving often involves long treks along these topographical features. We ran into major construction projects along the Pan-American Highway, having to stop as dumptruck after dumptruck was filled with dirt as we waited and waited. It took hours and involved an arduous descent from the mountains as the sun was setting. After the long journey to get to the lake we took a tuk-tuk to our hotel, the Mikaso on the lake, which we could not appreciate in the dark. After settling in to a very Spartan and strangely-smelling room we found out the hotel restaurant (with its promise of great vegetarian food) would be closed for our stay. In the dark we set out down the dark, rocky, horse-sh*t filled path to the town where I ended up with scrapped, bloody knees, but some good pad thai and a very strong Thai island ice tea. I woke up super early, not being able to stand the smell of the room, and enjoyed the peace of watching the sun rise over the lake. We ...
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