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I just got back from a trip at Lake Antigua Guatamala. It was a gorgeous lake, surrounded by 7 small cities. Each city had its own unique personality. The lake was formed 84,000 years ago when a volcano erupted, destroying the city that was there. There are many your hikes that you can take to get a high viewpoint of the lake, that has panoramic views. I did a hike called the Indian Nose. It’s the best one there. The tour company picks you up at your hotel at 4am so you can catch the sunrise. The cost was about $25 but well worth it. The temperature was about 65 degrees as the town is at high altitude and deep in the mountains
This was my first solo trip and it was the best trip of my life!
Before going to Guatemala, all I got was funny / concerned faces. “Where the hell is that” , “what are doing there” , “its dangerous to go there” , but when I got there these same people wanted to know every little part of my itinerary. This is the most underrated country I’ve been to.
Lush Atitlan had a staff pick me at the dock called Posada Schumann and I made my way to the beautiful lush hotel. I checked into the honeymoon suite and it had some of the most beautiful views of lake Atitlan I have ever seen.
Lake Atitlan is beautiful. It is one of the most serene and idyllic places, straight from a storybook. My mornings were quiet and spent taking in the views and being one with nature. If there’s any place where nature SCREAMS out loud
Next site is the Tzampoc Resort, the biggest draw was the infinity pool overlooking the lake. Absolutely breathtaking! there are only 6-8 rooms in the entire property, you are very secluded and have a butler. Talk about living lavish for cheap!
Do not visit I Guatemala without going to Lake Atitlan! This is the most beautiful lake I’ve ever seen. I stayed at the “Iguana Hostel & Free Cerveza hostel.” In Santa Cruz. If available, book the private lake room at the Free Cerveza. You won’t regret it.
I stayed in Antigua for two nights. Like San Ignacio Belize, it is a hub filled with backpackers. Most people come here to do the two-day hike for the active volcanoes. I found myself doing a tour around the city visiting every museum and ruin in site. There so is much music, history, art, and culture to count for. There’s a place called Ricon Topico that has cheap local food for less than 5 USD. When the sun falls that’s when the real fun begins. There are packed bars on every street and I learned from the locals that there are plenty that ventures down from Guatemala City on the weekends to have a good time. Would recommend!
My chunky butt climbed 13000ft to the top of 2 volcanoes in Guatemala! Those hikes were the most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life (and yes I have a child)! I was ready to quit after the first 10 minutes! After the first hour I ugly cried all my lashes off??? ! I actually ended up hiring a horse to help me some of the way! Yeah I cheated but at that point I was ready to jump off the cliff! That hike was 7 hours total to the top, 3 hour climb to the bottom. So Imagine hiking uphill on a super steep mountain: 2 hours into the hike you are in the clouds with oxygen decreasing and visibility so low you can only see a few ft in front of you! Okay now I’magine that it starts raining for like an hour straight! Okay so now you’re soaking wet, keep mentally hiking; You’re cold but you’re motivated because you have hopes that it’s almost over! Something just hit you in the head hard, but you ignore it. Few seconds later, Oh hell noooo!! It’s a full on hail storm! WTF did I sign up for? After about 4 hours hiking we made it to base camp! 2 more hours left to hike to the top for sunset! Yeah f that, wasn’t any more sun cause it was raining like crap! I’m wasn’t climbing anymore, i was done! I was so mad at myself for even committing to doing such a task ! Like full on mentally beating myself up thinking this some serious white ppl shit. So I get ready for a nap, yeah that turned into full on sleep. I slept from like 4pm to 9 when I was suddenly woken up to the earth just shaking so horrifically I thought id never see my son again! I’m literally too terrified to move, my tentmate looks out the tent what do we see? Another volcano ERUPTING with such a rage! The lava shooting up so high and flowing down the side of the volcano so gracefully! Quite the site but I’m still panicked! Sooo mad I didn’t bring my weed up there with me! So that continued to happen all night so I didn’t get any sleep. It was like beautiful, amazing and terrifying all in one. It’s pitch black up there ! All you see are stars but it’s still not enough light to make you feel comfortable especially with the roar of the volcano every few mins! In the morning I did the 2hour hike to the top to watch the sunrise! Omg, a spectacular site! Was it worth it? At this point HELL YES! as we start our descent to the bottom..HELL FUCKING NO! So I made it down volcan Acatanengo safely meanwhile still a bit shaken by all the eruptions. I thought I was ready for a different kind of adventure but unfortunately I underestimated my strength! I made it back to Antigua on Saturday morning just lazing and catching up on some rest! Sunday morning I wake up to mom blowing up my phone telling me the volcano I told her I was at had just erupted and there are casualties. I was too lazy to contact her when I returned so she was obviously nervous that she hadn’t heard from me. I turn on the news and what I saw was beyond shocking! I can’t believe that I was just there! The volcano I was watching explode all night had a mega eruption and neighboring towns were being evacuated! God is good, I survived!
I had such a great time!
Xela Guatemala is amazing. It’s quiet , full of cultural experiences and extremely affordable. I took a bus from Guatemala City for around $10-$15 US dollars. A meal is around $4 usually less (leave a considerable tip). I stayed with a host family for $109 for 10 days. The people are amazing, it should be on your bucket list.
Guat is the Bomb!! Too bad I can only pick one category. So much adventure. We flew in to Guatemala City and took a three and a half hour Uber to Panajachel. Nuff said. That was enough adventure for most. Once we arrived safely to Pana (and for less than $20US I might add) more adventure awaited. You have to google Panajachel to understand the location but you have to see it in real life to believe it. We stayed at Hotel Jardines Del Lago right on the water surrounded by 3 volcanoes and one of the most beautiful lakes. It is breathtaking. There are 12 other villages around the lake each one named after the Apostles. You can take boats across to each one. Lots of tours to see how they get the coffee, to how the ladies make the clothing literally from the ground up.
Antigua it’s my favorite place in Guatemala. I went to Guatemala for 3 weeks last year. We stay to a little village near Antigua. The people are very lovely. They have always some gift for the visitors. It’s the best place to do adventures like jump the volcano, visiting the ruins of maya of going to the local market in Panajachel.