We took a private shuttle from Antigua to Panajachel, which is on Lake Atitlán. Only 45 miles, but it takes over 2 hours with the twisting and turning roads. The population is only 20,000, but there are many restaurants and shops. From Pana, you can take a boat or “lancha” to the neighboring towns. We visited San Marcos and San Juan.
The volcanoes of Lake Atitlán, San Pedro, Atitlán and Tolimán
We visited the Sunday market at Chichicastenango.
Robin bought wine from a 12 year old.
Kids are on mopeds everywhere.
We enjoy playing cards while waiting for food and drinks.
We had an amazing ride on an ATV after our bird watching tour with Juan Carlos.
Several beautiful volcanoes can be seen across the lake. We enjoyed our time in Panajachel. We found several favorite restaurants including Guajimbo’s (we loved the chicken soup), The Little Spoon (great califlower tacos) and La Laterna (wonderful Italian food). The shopping was plentiful with reasonable prices. It was a very walkable town with easy access to tuk tuks and Uber.
Next up….
We headed back to Panama and then made a stop in Las Vegas in January/Feb before coming back to Panama. Our next post will be about Italy in May!!
Randy and Robin's Roving Retirement 