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Eco Lodges in Guatemala: The Best Sustainable Hotels

Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you book or buy something through one of my links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend places and services I have personally used or vetted. The best eco lodges in Guatemala are the ones where sustainability is the whole … Read more

Traveler learning traditional Mayan weaving and textile making in Panajachel

Responsible Travel in Guatemala: What Every Visitor Should Know

Responsible travel in Guatemala starts with knowing what your visit costs and what it can give back. This guide covers what ethical travel actually looks like here: what’s happening on the volcanoes, how tourism is changing the Maya communities around Lake Atitlán, how to tell real ceremonies from commercial packages, where to stay and shop … Read more

5-Day Guatemala Itinerary: Atitlán and Antigua

Most 5-day Guatemala itineraries try to cover three destinations and end up doing none of them well. This one doesn’t. It focuses on two places: Lake Atitlán and Antigua Guatemala. Where to base yourself, how to move between them, what is worth your time, and what to skip. Written by a Guatemalan who has been … Read more

Courtyard of the Church of Saint James the Apostle in Santiago Atitlán Sololá Guatemala with a giant ceiba tree

Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala: A Local’s Complete Guide

Women in Santiago Atitlán still wear their beautiful huipiles embroidered with birds and flowers to buy tomatoes at the market, the same way their mothers and grandmothers did long before tourists arrived. I’ve been coming here since I was a kid growing up in Guatemala, and that detail still tells me more about this town … Read more

San Marcos La Laguna: What to Do and What to Skip

San Marcos La Laguna is Lake Atitlán’s wellness hub — the village with the highest concentration of yoga studios, breathwork facilitators, and retreat centers at the lake, and the home of Cerro Tzankujil Nature Reserve, where the cliff jumping platform 12 meters above the lake is one of the most exhilarating things you can do … Read more

Sunset view from the pool at Hotel Atitlán in Panajachel overlooking Lake Atitlán and volcanoes

Panajachel, Guatemala: An Honest Guide From a Local

Before 6 AM on a clear morning in Panajachel, with the water still and the sky just beginning to lighten, the three volcanoes appear across the lake. San Pedro, Tolimán, Atitlán. All three, unobstructed. It takes your breath away. I’ve been watching this view my whole life and I still stand there for a few … Read more