Friday, December 31, 2010

Lago de Atitlán..

Awakening at 6am to catch a shuttle bus to Lago de Atitlán : a 3-hour ride through the mountains that brought us to an amazing lake surrounded by volcanoes...

What about starting the day trip by a nice breakfast on the lakeside ?
You´ll notice the extra instant coffee powder on the table, kindly given by the waiter after we asked him why the ´cafe negro´ was so clear... ;-)
(and of course the Central America lonely planet guide)

Tough beginning of the day actually...

After the breakfast, we went for a nice hike along the lake, in order to reach the next village, Santa Catarina Palopo :

There we had a great meal in a small local comedoria. Our cook and waiters were the 12-14 years-old son and daughter of the owners, as their parents was out during the day !

On the way back to Antigua, the shuttle bus driver gave us a dramatic scenic ride through the mountains, showing us the damage caused to the roads by the last wet season´s landslides... We even had to drive through the river since the bridge was gone...



1 comment:

Unknown said...

Bah dis moi, ca démarre direct par les superbes paysages ! Comment vas tu nous tenir en haleine si tu balances tout comme ca :-)
Mets t'en plein les yeux et profite en bien !

(Comment in french to score 1pt at the "EN vs FR blog" :D )