We arrived in the town of Panajachel (pronounced Pah-nah-ha-chel) on the banks of Lake Atitlan (prounounced A-teet-lan) late in the afternoon. After a quick nap we walked down to see the lake and get dinner.
The stroll through town was really nice and we did a little browsing through the main street. Panajachel seems touristy and the main strip was full of restaurants, shops, and bars. When we got to the end of the street, we overlooked the lovely Lago Atitlan.
Surrounded by three volcanos, the lake was created out of a massive explosion 85,000 years ago (the ash blew as far north as Florida and as far south as Panama!) and the land collapsed to create a hole which was 300 meters deep which later filled with water. The water is a lovely blue and the volcanos around it are impressive.
We got down there around sunset and as we ate our delicious meal (I had chili rellenos which was the culinary highlight of my dinners in Guatamala) a thunder and lightening storm lit up across the lake. We sat in the plesant warm air outside and never felt the storm.
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