"The most beautiful lake in the world"

Trip Start Jul 20, 2005

Trip End Dec 23, 2005

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Flag of Guatemala Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Saturday, July 30, 2005

Described by Aldous Huxley as "the most beautiful lake in the world" and easy to see why. Atiltan is a spectacular, roughly circular lake surrounded by indigenous villages and ringed by volcanoes.

Memorable moments:

- Two happy days walking round its shore watching the water change colour with our height above it and the time of the day.

- Sitting outside the sixteenth century church in Santiago de Atitlan, watching streams of indigenous people in brightly coloured costumes (and stripy trousers) going in for mass.

- Asking the ten-year-old motorboat touts how much it would cost to take us to Chile. 100USD apparently, or 10,000USD to inglaterra.

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