A place i could write alot of poems....

This is the view from San Marcos la laguna on lago de Atitlan. A friend told me to go to San Marcos for peace and tranquility: amazing.

I took a shuttle water taxi from panachel on the lake to san marcos and found total paradise. A small hostel on the lakeshore, a great room, $10 a night including breakfast. No a roads in the village around the town just pathways through the jungle and then you come upon a sign pizza this way, you follow a path and find in the midst of banana plants and bougenbilla a small pàtio with a wood oven and two women making pizza....or the sign leads to a place for massage or a small store etc. i swam in the lake and walked for about 5 hours exploring everything. It´s fun to meet fellow travellers, people are open and warm, sharing stories and tables and tips along the way.

Just took the boat back to panachel and today i head back to antigua for 2 more nights, then home early on monday. sad to leave. feels like i have been gone a long time.

this travel has changed me well, as i hope most travel does.

love from the lake ringed with volcanoes.

the boat to san marcos la laguna