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Lake Atitlan Guatemala After Agatha 3 Weeks Later Aid Groups Need Help

The people left homeless and injured, with villages washed away and water systems in ruins have a very different perspective. The country of Guatemala has very little in the way of aid and reconstruction to offer the members of its poor and indigenous population. Continue reading →

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Questions and Answers About Living in San Pedro La Laguna Guatemala

San Antonio Palopo is on the other side of Lake Atitlan from San Pedro La Laguna. There really isn’t a way to drive there for commuting purposes, going straight across Lake Atitlan to Panajachel on a launcha(ferry boat) then changing to one for San Antonio Palopo is most likely the best way to get there. The launchas run all over the lake from just after sunrise to about 5:30 or so, then usually one later at 7ish. All these times are subject to random and unpredictable change, or not, depende. Continue reading →

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Lake Atitlan Agatha Recovery 2 Weeks Later

According to Prensa Libre, one of the main national newspapers of Guatemala, the Tourist Commission of Solola organized a trash cleanup of Lake Atitlan and collected over 60 tons of garbage. Continue reading →

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