Comes to enjoy Lake Atitlan at the turn of the mayan calendar check the program of CosmicConvergence2012.com

Ever wondering what is the official hour in Guatemala , just call (502) 1527 or 2247-2626..

Si quiere conocerla hora legal en Guatemala llamar al 1527 o 2247-2626

Food for the soul food for the body

Lake Atitlan Life Style doesn't offers fancy restaurant or opera as some people would like. But some times to times interesting events are the occasion to travel  the lake and discover or rediscover villages or organization working for the collective good.

San Juan La Laguna Festival Maya

Let's talk first of all of the San Juan Festival hold this saturday in San Juan La Laguna. Starting early at 0600 by a Mayan ceremony receiving the first light of the sun, followed by a craft show of the difference specialities San Juan is famous for (natural dies, natural medecines...) , opening of the 13 murals painted by the best primitives painters of San Juan La Laguna, explaining the signification of the Oxlaju B'aktun. Then presentation of the Mayan "soccer" game., followed by a Gastronomic Festival with locals dishes and the day went on with the presentation of various musical groups...
















Talking about food, well come to enjoy the 2d Gastronomic Food festival of the Tecnical Center for Professional Training
in Santa Cruz La Laguna. This project is amply supported by the expat community of Santa Cruz La Laguna and the goal is to provide to the young population and adult one alternative profesional training to be able to diversify their income.
This day you will be able to enjoy for the modic amount of  $ 16, a buffet with 36 dishes, 3 kind of dessert and 9 kind of drinks. Come and enjoy their effort.
You can make reservation at s.platilloatitlan@gmail.com

2d gastronomic Festival of CECAP
Santa Cruz La Laguna

After a good food day lets enjoy sone real music cruising the lake. On december 1st, from 12:00 pm to 8 pm Festival Atitlan will be presenting a special Blues and Jazz event. 150 people will be picked up from Panajachel main dock to cruise over the Bambu Hotel in Santiago Atitlan where they will listen to the sweet blues guitar of Carlos Funk, Dance to the Marco Trio Electric and  get the opportunity savor some of the Bambu's excellent brick pizza, then  a short cruise to Posada de Santiago for the Blue Rocket , a new Orleans style band, Imox Jazz Quartet and Otis Brown and the blu Dawgs. The Posada will be serving up a Gourmet Barbecue then the boat will take the satisfied cruisers back to Panajachel.
There is lille amount of tickets available so hurry up.

Blues Jazz Cruise

One of the beauty of living in Lake Atitlan is to be able to see first hand coffee plants.
There is coffee plantations that you can visit during a day tour with local agency and you will discover

the extensive process a bean of coffee goes through before ending up into your cup. Lake Atitlan is one of the 8th areas of coffee in Guatemala, each with their own specifications according Anacafe the national coffee producer association. The Traditional Atitlan cup profile according ANACAFE is delightfully aromatic with a bright citrus acidity and full body.

For example of the five volcanic coffee regions of Guatemala, Atitlan's soil is the richest in organic matter. Most of the coffe around Lake Atitlan are cultivated along the slopes of the three volcanos. Lake Atitlan with its microclimate contribute to an excellent and much appreciated coffee.

Now you will be probably get to know Cross Road Cafe the best coffee shop of Lake Atitlan, located in Panajachel,

And you might want to try their private cupping service .

Nothing better to start the day then a cup of coffee... and if you think you might like to live around the lake and decide to invest here check this extensive listing of Lake Atitlan real estate and if you are not quiet decided yet of the bounty of Lake Atitlan life style why not just rent a house on Lake Atitlan.

From Kirsten Hubbard new book

The lake is so inspiring.. and we can only congratulate the writers who use the lake for their books
check this http://kirstenhubbard.blogspot.com/2012/02/wanderlove-locations-3-lake-atitlan.html
Wander Love new Book of Kirsten Hubbard writer

As the end of the world as we know it has been announced by some new age californian specialists
I want to share with you the bounties of Lake Atitlan life. You might then decide to come and check for your self...
And to make it easy for you I share with you this little gem

House water front on Lake Atitlan

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