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1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - As we prepared to leave Panajachel, the placid blue waters of Lake Atitlan reminded us that the word "atitlan" is a Mayan word that translates as "the place where the rainbow gets its colors".
1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - A panoramic view of Lake Atitlan.
1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - As our bus made its way up the mountainside, we pulled over for one last look and were approached by a young vendor offering her finger puppets for sale.
1000places > SAN ANTONIO PALOPO, GUATEMALA - Along the banks of Lake Atitlan, these young girls watched as we departed the village of San Antonio Palopo.
1000places > SAN ANTONIO PALOPO, GUATEMALA - This attractive young woman wears a huipíl, a blouse with the distinctive pattern of her village.
1000places > SAN ANTONIO PALOPO, GUATEMALA - Ever curious of passing tourists, a young child looks out from her house as we pass by. Notice that underneath her sweatshirt she wears the traditional weave of her village.
1000places > SAN ANTONIO PALOPO, GUATEMALA - While many of the Maya textiles are the products of the traditional backstrap loom, a more mechanical loom is used for some of the weavings. Here a young apprentice weaver perfects her weaving skills.
1000places > SAN ANTONIO PALOPO, GUATEMALA - The village is known for its exquisite weaving. We climbed the hillside to a small mud-and-straw hut to watch this woman expertly work her traditional backloom.
1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - Back in our motorlaunch, we continued around the lake, passing native women doing their laundry at lake's edge.
LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - As we prepared to leave Panajachel, the placid blue waters of Lake Atitlan reminded us that the word "atitlan" is a Mayan word that translates as "the place where the rainbow gets its colors".

1000places > LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - As we prepared to leave Panajachel, the placid blue waters of Lake Atitlan reminded us that the word "atitlan" is a Mayan word that translates as "the place where the rainbow gets its colors".
LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA - As we prepared to leave Panajachel, the placid blue waters of Lake Atitlan reminded us that the word "atitlan" is a Mayan word that translates as "the place where the rainbow gets its colors".

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