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Lake Atitlan (Lago de Atitlan) – |
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a boat trip on Lake Atitlan, a gorgeous lake ringed with scenic volcanoes.
Boats leave from Panajachel. Ask at your hotel to arrange for horseback
rides through the coffee plantations or cloud forests around the lake
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Atitlan Nature Reserve – This reserve has nature
trails, a butterfly sanctuary (mariposario) with many
different species native to Guatemala, orchids, waterfalls, ziplines, and a visitor's
center. |
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Artisans towns – Market days are a splash of color,
as people come to town to sell their textiles and handicrafts in the highlands.
In family workshops and market stalls, you'll see artisans weaving on their
backstrap looms. |
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Solola – Come to Solola on market day to see people in traditional costumes.
Each town has its own specific pattern of weaving; when people congregate
at the market, it's a sea of color. |
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San
Antonio Aguas Calientes – This village is noted for it's high quality huipils, blouses woven on a loom, then embroidered in bright designs
of birds and flowers. The workmanship is so fine, the embroidery is the
same on both sides! |
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Chichicastenango – Go to the market in Chichicastenango to shop for embroidered blouses
and wooden masks. Kids can look for masks of their favorite animals. |
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Totonicapan – This village is famous for its wooden boxes and toys, masks, painted
and glazed ceramics. |
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Momostenango – The specialty of this village is blankets and ponchos. Blankets are
made with traditional techniques of hand combing, spinning and weaving the
wool. The blankets are washed in the natural hot springs, and hand combed
to finish each blanket. |
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Fuentes Georginas (Zunil) – Relax in three natural
hot springs in a tranquil setting surrounded by lush forest. Each pool
is a different temperature, so find one you like, soak until your fingers
are wrinkled like prunes. |
