Atitlan and her towns

Lake atitlan is a volcanic lake in Guatemala and her shores are dotted by some 10 plus villages and towns. Each settlement has her own vibes. San Pedro and San Juan has great street art and are vibrant settlements, San marcos is very hippie-ish, jaibalito and Santa Cruz has some very nice lake side clubs/resorts to just hang for the whole day, San Antonio is known for ceramics, etc etc. it will make sense to spend three or four days take the speedboat and explore the towns one by one. Most of these towns are small anyways and you can easily cover a town in half a day. For lakeside chilling I cannot recommend La casa del mundo more. Otherwise Panajachel is the land transportation hub to the rest of Guatemala (however it does have its own attractions I will try cover in another post) with shuttles to Antigua and Guatemala City. if you need the human comforts of banks groceries and stuff it actually is ok to stay in Panajachel and take daily trips to the small towns out. But if you want true isolation from civilisation then staying in the remote settlements is great too