LagoMap July - September 2010
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Calle Principal (Calle Real) Calle Principal (Calle Real) Av. Los Arboles Calle El Chalí Calle Monte Rey Calle del Embarcadero Calle Santander Calle Santander Calle Monte Rey Calle de las Buenas Nuevas Calle Rancho Grande (Calle del Balneario) Calle Rancho Grande (Calle del Balneario) Calle 15 de Febrero Callejón Los Quenun Calle 14 de Febrero Calle del Frutal C alle j ó n Chinimayá Calle Frutales Calle del Río Calle del Río Calle El Amate Calle de la Navidad Rio de Panajachel Rio de Panajachel Calle El Amate Rio de Panajachel Market Municipal Building Handicraft Shops Banco Industrial Despensa Familiar Lakeside Restaurants Santiago Dock San Pedro Dock If you want to go to Santiago, come here. To go anywhere else, go to the other dock! Here you’ll just get ripped off. Santa Cruz: Q. 10 San Marcos: Q. 25 San Pedro: Q. 25 Leaving every 20 minutes or so. A guy here has great Q. 12.50 breakfasts! Santa Elena Butterfly Nature Reserve 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Si quieres anunciarte en este mapa contáctanos (es): [email protected] If you would like to advertise on this map, contact us (en): [email protected] As one of the most visited attractions in Guatemala, getting to and from Lake Atitlán is not difficult. The most common methods are by public bus and by tourist shuttle. We've also heard of people arriving by helicopter, but it's certainly not for everyone (if you want to do this ask at the Guatemala City airport). The regular, so-called "chicken"-buses have direct service to and from Panajachel and San Pedro from both Quetzaltenango (Xela) and Guatemala City. If you have another destination you can easily change buses on the main highway or at Los Encuentros, a main crossroads on the highway outside of Panajachel. Shuttles run from the lake to all over the country (and Mexico). Transportation Hike: The San Pedro and Atitlán Volcanoes are the most climbed of the three volcanoes, along with the Indian's Nose above San Juan and the smaller Cerro de Oro. Kayak: There are several rental places in San Pedro, with others scattered around the lake. Study: There are Spanish schools in Panajachel, San Pedro, San Marcos and San Juan. You are also able to find private teachers in many places around the lake. Ask around for more information. Scuba Dive: ATI Divers in Santa Cruz and Reyes Divers in Panajachel both offer fairly cheap dives. Reyes Divers organizes cleaning events every month or so. Ask there if you are interested in helping out. Music: San Pedro and Panajachel each have live music most nights. and in most of the other towns you will be able to find something a few times a week Movies: Peliculas can be seen every night at multiple bars in San Pedro. The schedule is advertised around town. Things To Do There are lots of ways you can volunteer and help out around the Lake -- we're just listing a few of them here. If you wander around you'll see lots of other ways to contribute! If you're looking for something in particular, we suggest you talk to the owners of The Buddha or D'Noz in San Pedro or ask in any of the Spanish schools around the lake. San Pedro La Laguna (and San Marcos) Ninos del Lago: an educational support project from the San Pedro Spanish School http://sanmarcosspanishschool.com/sanpedro/ninodellago.html Somos Hijos del Lago: a day care center for disabled children http://volunteersaroundtheworld.org/special-education.html San Juan La Laguna Centro Maya: an educational and day care center for disabled children http://www.centromayaguatemala.net/ San Pablo La Laguna AAZI: Amigos de Australianos y Zelandeses Inc. http://www.amigosdeayz.com/index.php?idx=tpl_volunteer.htm San Marcos La Laguna Pura Vida Atitlan: ecological movement http://www.puravidaatitlan.org Lago Atitlán Arte Maya: arrious opportunities around the lake http://www.artemaya.com/links.html Volunteer Opportunities Formation: Volcanic caldera Surface Area: 130.1 km 2 Max. Depth: c. 340 m (1,100 ft) Surface Elevation: 1,562 m (5,124 ft) above sea level Size: 19 km long, roughly 12 km across at its widest point Lago Atitlán: Agriculture: coffee, corn, sugar cane, beans, wheat, barley, potatoes, green vegetables and more Livestock: cows, horses and sheep Handicrafts: traditional textiles, wood and leather products, grindstones, among other things Department of Sololá: Area: 1,061 km 2 Population: 320,426 Literacy Rate: 44% Life Expectancy: 64 years Homes w/Running Water: 87% Languages: Spanish, Kaqchikel, K'iche', Tz'utuhil Buses Pana - Sololá Q3 Sololá - Los Encuentros Q2.50 Pickups San Pedro - San Juan Q2 San Juan - San Pablo Q2 San Pablo - Santa Clara Q5 Tuktuks San Pedro - San Juan Q5 San Juan - San Pablo Q5 San Pablo - San Marcos Q5 ABCDEFGHIJLAGOMAP is printed on recyclable paper! LagoMap Info •Dirección de Producción: 8a. Calle 15-81, zona 1 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. •Teléfonos de Contacto: 7768-3490 5376-4912 •Correos: [email protected] [email protected] •Impreso y Diseñado en: ArtPlace Quetzaltenango www.artplaceestudio.com Petén Huehuetenango Alta Verapáz Quiché Baja Verapaz Izabal Zacapa Chiquimula Jutiapa El Progreso Jalapa Guatemala Santa Rosa Escuintla Suchite- pequez Retalhuleu Toto- nicapan Chimal- tenango Sacate- pequez Quetza ltenango San Marcos Sololá San Pedro La Laguna San Juan La Laguna Santa Clara La Laguna Tzununá San Marcos La Laguna Santa Cruz La Laguna Panajachel Santa Catarina Palopó San Antonio Palopó San Lucas Tolimán Santiago Atitlán Cerro de Oro Jaibalito Cerro de Oro (1892 m) Volcán Tolimán (3158 m) Volcán Atitlán (3537 m) Volcán San Pedro (3020 m) Lago Atitlán San Pablo La Laguna To Main Highway Km 148 Sololá To Main Highway Los Encuentros Advertisers 1 F5 3 E6 5 E5 8 G6 4 E5 6 F5 7 F5 2 E5 Hospital Gas Station Important Sites Markets / Shopping ATMs Bus Station / Stop Churches Post Office Police Station Banks Museums Taxis Camping Fire Department 9 D5 √Bookstores •Libros del Lago (#2) √Cafés •Café Moka (#5) √Hotels •Chinimaya (#3) •Porta del Lago (#9) √Real Estate •Atitlán Solutions (#8) √Shops •Ixcaco (#4) √Spanish Schools •Jardín de América (#7) √Tours •Adrenalina Tours (#1) •Eternal Spring (#6)
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Map of Lago Atitlán, Panajachel and Nearby Towns
Transcript of LagoMap July - September 2010
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Calle Principal (Calle Real)Calle Principal (Calle Real)
Av. L
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rbol
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Calle El Chalí
Calle M
onte Rey
Calle del E
mbarcadero
Calle S
antan
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Calle
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Calle Monte Rey
Calle de las Buenas Nuevas
Calle
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Calle
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Calle 15 de Febrero
Callejón Los Quenun
Calle 14 de Febrero
Calle
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Callejón Chinim
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Cal
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Calle d
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Calle E
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ateCalle de la Navidad
Rio de
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Rio de
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Calle El Amate
Rio de Panajachel
Market
MunicipalBuilding
HandicraftShops
BancoIndustrial
Despensa
Familiar
Lakeside Restaurants
Santiago Dock
San Pedro Dock
If you want to go to Santiago, come here. To go anywhere else, go to the other dock! Here you’ll just get ripped o�.
Santa Cruz: Q. 10San Marcos: Q. 25San Pedro: Q. 25Leaving every 20 minutes or so.
A guy here has great Q. 12.50 breakfasts!
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Si quieres anunciarte en este mapa
contáctanos (es):[email protected]
If you would like to advertise on this map,
contact us (en):[email protected]
As one of the most visited attractions in Guatemala, getting to and from Lake Atitlán is not difficult. The most common methods are by public bus and by tourist shuttle. We've also heard of people arriving by helicopter, but it's certainly not for everyone (if you want to do this ask at the Guatemala City airport). The regular, so-called "chicken"-buses have direct service to and from Panajachel and San Pedro from both Quetzaltenango (Xela) and Guatemala City. If you have another destination you can easily change buses on the main highway or at Los Encuentros, a main crossroads on the highway outside of Panajachel. Shuttles run from the lake to all over the country (and Mexico).
Transportation
Hike: The San Pedro and Atitlán Volcanoes are the most climbed of the three volcanoes, along with the Indian's Nose above San Juan and the smaller Cerro de Oro. Kayak: There are several rental places in San Pedro, with others scattered around the lake. Study: There are Spanish schools in Panajachel, San Pedro, San Marcos and San Juan. You are also able to find private teachers in many places around the lake. Ask around for more information. Scuba Dive: ATI Divers in Santa Cruz and Reyes Divers in Panajachel both offer fairly cheap dives. Reyes Divers organizes cleaning events every month or so. Ask there if you are interested in helping out. Music: San Pedro and Panajachel each have live music most nights. and in most of the other towns you will be able to find something a few times a weekMovies: Peliculas can be seen every night at multiple bars in San Pedro. The schedule is advertised around town.
Things To Do
There are lots of ways you can volunteer and help out around the Lake -- we're just listing a few of them here. If you wander around you'll see lots of other ways to contribute! If you're looking for something in particular, we suggest you talk to the owners of The Buddha or D'Noz in San Pedro or ask in any of the Spanish schools around the lake.
San Pedro La Laguna (and San Marcos)Ninos del Lago: an educational support project from the San Pedro Spanish School http://sanmarcosspanishschool.com/sanpedro/ninodellago.htmlSomos Hijos del Lago: a day care center for disabled childrenhttp://volunteersaroundtheworld.org/special-education.html
San Juan La LagunaCentro Maya: an educational and day care center for disabled childrenhttp://www.centromayaguatemala.net/
San Pablo La LagunaAAZI: Amigos de Australianos y Zelandeses Inc.http://www.amigosdeayz.com/index.php?idx=tpl_volunteer.htm
San Marcos La LagunaPura Vida Atitlan: ecological movementhttp://www.puravidaatitlan.org
Lago AtitlánArte Maya: arrious opportunities around the lakehttp://www.artemaya.com/links.html
VolunteerOpportunities
Formation: Volcanic calderaSurface Area: 130.1 km2
Max. Depth: c. 340 m (1,100 ft)Surface Elevation: 1,562 m (5,124 ft) above sea levelSize: 19 km long, roughly 12 km across at its widest point
LagoAtitlán:
Agriculture: coffee, corn, sugar cane, beans, wheat, barley, potatoes, green vegetables and more
Livestock: cows, horses and sheep
Handicrafts: traditional textiles, wood and leather products, grindstones, among other things
Departmentof Sololá:
Area: 1,061 km2
Population: 320,426Literacy Rate: 44%Life Expectancy: 64 yearsHomes w/Running Water: 87%Languages: Spanish, Kaqchikel, K'iche', Tz'utuhil
Buses Pana - Sololá Q3 Sololá - Los Encuentros Q2.50 Pickups San Pedro - San Juan Q2 San Juan - San Pablo Q2 San Pablo - Santa Clara Q5 Tuktuks San Pedro - San Juan Q5 San Juan - San Pablo Q5 San Pablo - San Marcos Q5
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LagoMap Info
•Dirección de Producción: 8a. Calle 15-81, zona 1 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
•Teléfonos de Contacto: 7768-3490 5376-4912
•Correos: [email protected] [email protected]
•Impreso y Diseñado en: ArtPlace Quetzaltenango www.artplaceestudio.com
Petén
HuehuetenangoAlta Verapáz
Quiché
Baja Verapaz
Izabal
Zacapa
Chiquimula
Jutiapa
El Progreso
JalapaGuatemala
SantaRosa
Escuintla
Suchite-pequez
Retalhuleu
Toto-nicapan
Chimal-tenango
Sacate-pequez
Quetzaltenango
SanMarcos
Sololá
San PedroLa Laguna
San JuanLa Laguna
Santa ClaraLa Laguna
TzununáSan MarcosLa Laguna
Santa CruzLa Laguna Panajachel
Santa CatarinaPalopó
San AntonioPalopó
San LucasTolimán
SantiagoAtitlán
Cerrode Oro
Jaibalito
Cerro de Oro(1892 m)
Volcán Tolimán(3158 m)
Volcán Atitlán(3537 m)
Volcán San Pedro(3020 m)
Lago Atitlán
San PabloLa Laguna
To Main HighwayKm 148
Sololá
To Main HighwayLos Encuentros
Advertisers
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Hospital
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Important Sites
Markets / Shopping
ATMs
Bus Station / Stop
Churches
Post Office
Police Station
Banks
Museums
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Camping
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√Bookstores •Libros del Lago (#2)√Cafés •Café Moka (#5)√Hotels •Chinimaya (#3) •Porta del Lago (#9)√Real Estate •Atitlán Solutions (#8)√Shops •Ixcaco (#4)√Spanish Schools •Jardín de América (#7)√Tours •Adrenalina Tours (#1) •Eternal Spring (#6)
Volcán Tolimán(3,158m)
Volcán Atitlán(3,537m)
VolcánSan Pedro(3,020m)
SantiagoAtitlán
San PedroLa Laguna
San JuanLa Laguna
Santa ClaraLa Laguna
San PabloLa Laguna
San MarcosLa Laguna
Tzununá
Jaibalito
Santa CruzLa Laguna
Sololá
San JorgeLa Laguna
PANAJACHELSan AndrésSemetabaj
Santa CatalinaPalopó
GodínezSan Antonio
Palopó
AguaEscondida
Cerro de Oro(1,892m)
San LucasTolimán
elcome to Lago Atitlán! You've made your way to one of the most beautiful places in the world, and we're sure that you'll enjoy it here. Atitlán has a lot to offer
each of the villages around the lake has it's own character and attraction. LAGOMAP's goal is to highlight some of the places around the lake that you might want to visit and to help you find your way around while you are here.
Here at Lake Atitlán you can: hike volcanoes, go on a kayaking adventure, swing in hammocks, take a meditation course, enjoy sunrises and sunsets, study Spanish or one of the local languages, eat great food, scuba dive, party, hear good music, learn how to give massages, just receive a massage, watch movies, learn how to weave, just relax or... well, the list is endless. Some of this stuff might be obvious (hammocks are everywhere!), but for details on how to find or do some of the rest, see the section Things To Do.
This is the second edition of LAGOMAP. We’re always looking for ways to improve and new things to add, so please, if you have any comments or suggestions let us know at [email protected]! Also be sure to check out our website at www.lagomap.com.
Lake Atitlán is a breathtaking place, full of fun and adventure. We're sure you'll have a good time!
To San Pablo, San Juan, and San Pedro
Public Dock
ParqueMunicipal
To Barrio Uno
Soccer Field
Boats to Pana
(Q25)
Boats to San Pedro
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VolleyballCourt
Tienda
Internet
Fruit
Sellers
School
To Tzununá
Internet
Main Road
To Barrio Dos
To the rocks
BasketballCourt
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San Marcos La Laguna
Public Dock
To Pueblo
To Jaibalito 1112
Santa Cruz la laguna
School
Market
Santiago Dock
PanajachelDock
Buses to Guatemala City (Q30) and to Xela (25Q) run all morning. Last bus to Xela 11:30 AM, to Guate 2 PM. You can also catch pickups to San Juan here (Q2)
Niñosdel Lago
Playground
Restaurants
TacomexInternet
DepositoAuroraCatholic
Church
EvangelicalChurch
TiendaEstrellita II
MuseoMaya
Tz’utujil
MuseoTz’ununya’
Handicraft Shops
TiendaLas Gemelas
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El PescadorRestaurant
Hospitalito
Santiago
Posadade Santiago
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Plaza
Tourist Shops
Boatsto San Pedro
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Boatsto Pana
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Lanchas (Boats!)
The Lanchas are the fastest way to get around the lake. Our suggestion is that you don't ask the price, instead simply pay what we've listed here. If you can do better than this, you probably speak Tz'utuhil. There are at least three prices on all the trips, one for Maya who live around the lake, one for extranjero locals, and another for tourists (both Guatemalan and foreign), so don't be surprised or upset if you see other people paying much less than you. Good luck!
Pana - Santa Cruz / Jaibalito Pana - San Marcos / San Pablo / San Juan / San PedroPana - SantiagoSan Pedro - San MarcosSan Pedro - Santiago Atitlán (passenger ferry)
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Publishers:José Moreno
Sean [email protected]
Design Assistant:Jonathan MorenoContributors:Monique Vreeken
Terry RubinLesly Guitz
Cartoonist:Martín Díaz
www.lagomap.comMap of Lago Atitlán, Panajachel and Nearby Towns
Guatemala 3 ½ hrsAntigua 2 ½ hrs.Guatemala 3 ½ hrs. Cobán 10 ½ hrs.Huehuetenango 4 hrs.Río Dulce 8 hrs.Flores 12 hrs.Monterrico 3 ½ hrs.Chichicastenango 1 ½ hrs.Quetzaltenango 2 ½ hrs.San Cristóbal México 9 hrs
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Location:Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Climate:Tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
Population:13,550,440 (July 2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 69
Languages:Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerin-dian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Capital:name: Guatemala Citygeographic coordinates: 14 37 N, 90 31 W
Ports and terminals:Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla
√Restaurants •Arca de Noé (#12) •Alegre Pub (#16) •Iguana Perdida (#11) •Jarachik (#17) •The Clover (#18)√Hostels •Iguana Perdida (#11) •Jarachik (#17)√Hotels •Arca de Noé (#12) •Bosque Encantado (#13) •Hotelito el Amanecer (#19) •Posada de Santiago (#15)√Shops •2012 (#14)
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