Lago de Atitlán is a large, beautiful, volcanic lake located in the highlands of Guatemala. The lake sits at the base of three volcanos: Atitlán, San Pedro, and Tolimán. There are numerous villages dotted around the edges of the lake that are accessible by boat. One of the larger villages, that gets a lot of tourist…
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Antigua
Antigua was the capital of the Spanish colony of Guatemala, which encompassed most of modern day Central America and parts of Chiapas, Mexico. Named Santiago de los Caballeros in antiquity, Antigua was founded in March 10, 1543, following the destruction of the first capital, the original Santiago de los Caballeros. Antigua was the seat of Spanish…
El Petén
I made my first trip into the Guatemalan Petén about ten years ago for a brief two day stint. I spent one day visiting the archeological site of Yaxha which was just opening up to the public, and my second day at Tikal, overnighting in the town of Flores. This time around I planned for another…
Semana Santa
Last year we started our Easter Sunday with a bright bouquet of yellow and yellow/red variegated tulips, ombre easter eggs, Lake Champlain chocolate bunnies, goldenrod candles in crystal candle sticks, blue/green Guatemalan placemats with butter yellow napkins, homemade chocolate croissants, eggs poached in a bed of fresh baby spinach, and a dry bubbly breakfast Rosé….
The Ephemeral Bee 