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Lake Atitlan
Lago de Atitlan
Sunrise
Volcans Atitlan, Toliman and San Pedro
Volcans Atitlan and Toliman
Volcan San Pedro (3020m)
Volcan Atitlan (3537m) and Toliman (3158m)
Volcan San Pedro
Off on a boat trip
Local boatman
Baby volcano
Locals getting about the lake
Boys fishing
Santa Catarina Palopo
Church in Santa Catarina
Blue houses...
...shops...
...businesses
Our hotel pool, in the early morning, looking towards a volcano
San Juan La Laguna
Boat we used to get about the lake
Coffee and chocolate shop...we had to visit
Coffee bushes
Beans ready to roast
Local transport
The best way to travel...up the hill
But Dangerous
Women's co-operative - cotton spinning...
...dyeing (using native plants)...
...and weaving demonstration
Fantastic colours
Colourful murals everywhere
Mural
Another chocolate shop...yum
Traditional clothing worn every day
Beautiful clothing
Church in San Juan La Laguna
Santiago Atitlan
The lake is rising, so some parts are now under water
Iglesia Parroquial Santiago Apostol (16th centuy)
Wooden statues of saints
Wearing many ties
A mixture of Catholicism and Mayan
Mayan clothing
Central altar
Prayers
Local women make new clothes for these saints every year
Ladies of Santiago
Love this lady's headdress
Mayan ceremony
Giving offerings of alcohol to Maximon
Candles are also burned and a shaman lights incense
Maximon (mah-shee-mohn)
A model of Jesus in a coffin is also beside Maximon
Chicken bus
We got this bus from Panajachel to Solola
Marvin (our guide) photobombs us!
Solola - Museo de Solola
Swiss-built clock tower
Central plaza
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joseantonio
07-Mar-2019 05:27
wonderful gallery full of great images.V.
click on thumbnails for full image