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Panajachel, Guatemala


We are now in Guatemala! Getting across the border was much easier than I though. They just scanned are passport, stamped it and we were done. Not even an entrance fee. The bus ride was long, we left San Cristobal de Las Casas at 730am and arrived in Panajachel at 5pm. The bus ride was extremely unconfortable. The trip winds through the mountains so you´re constantly going left then right, as well the road has a lot of elevation changes so you come across many speed bumps suffice to say it is almost impossible to sleep. I fell asleep a couple times only to be awakened by my head hitting the window that it was resting on.
Panajachel is a cool little town on Lago de Atilian. There are lake tours that take you to all the different towns around the lake. It is very touristy and more expensive than it´s neighbouring towns. The hotel we stayed at was nice but dogs and roosters awoke us at 730am. The bed was better than most but it seems in Central America they do not value the comfort of a pillow. Every pillow so far on the trip has been very uncomfortable. I have severe neck pain every morning. I think if I was to do it again I might consider bringing my own but that would take up a lot of space, be awkward to carry and get dirty. Maybe a small one? maybe one that inflates? I don´t know.
I having a great time though and if bad pillow is all I have to complain about then I take it.
Having a hard time downloading pic here, so don´t expect to see any for awhile


permalink written by   Chris Pagett on March 1, 2009 from Panajachel, Guatemala
from the travel blog: Chris and Em's Adventure
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