Boutique hotels
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La Lancha
- Style
- Stilted lakeside casitas
- Setting
- Guatemalan monkey jungle
Guatemala Activities
Worth getting out of bed for...
- Viewpoint
- The panorama you get of Lake Atitlán from the top of the San Pedro volcano is about as heart-stirring as eyefuls get.
- Arts and culture
- To see the ultimate Mayan ruins, head to Tikal for the remnants of 4th century BC civilization.
- Walks
- Lake Atitlán is hailed by many as the world’s most wondrous (and the deepest in Central America, fact fans). Even Aldous Huxley has celebrated it in print, saying ‘it really is too much of a good thing’ – like Lake Como but with added volcanoes.
Diary
March/April (varies) Semanta Santa or Holy Week is celebrated with great gusto and flamboyance in Guatemala. The last week before Easter, it includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) and Good Friday, and lasts from Palm Sunday until, but not including, Easter Sunday.
