Thursday, December 1, 2011

Lago Atitlán

I got here last Friday and planned to stay until last Monday. It's now Thursday, and I still plan to stay one more night here. Since pictures say more than a thousand words, I'll let the following pictures explain why I've stayed here so long.

Took this while Paragliding this morning.



Light coming from the recently set sun, the moon, the planet venus, and the pueblito of San Pedro.

Shy little spider monkey- this is the best picture I could get of him.

Looking across the lake at sunset.
Tomorrow morning after I climb Volcán San Pedro, I sadly will be leaving the lake and heading to Tikal, which means that I'll have to pass through and spend a few hours in Guatemala City, a pretty dirty generally unpleasant town. A rough change from my current scenery. Oh well -- I'll try to make a cultural experience out of it.

3 comments:

  1. extremely beautiful.

    I bet parasailing was wonderful

    xxoo

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  2. paragliding...very cool. looks like a gorgeous place from your photos.

    onward and upward, cullen. although, i guess paragliding was the upward part...so, onward. :)

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  3. "I got here last Friday and planned to stay until last Monday. It's now Thursday, and I still plan to stay one more night here. " <-- that to me is one of the most wonderful parts of your travels - that freedom to explore and stay longer and adapt plans based on what you're seeing and doing. The last time I took a trip that didn't begin and end exactly as planned was nearly 15 years ago. So glad you are having this experience.

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