DIRECTIONS
Learn
Spanish
and
experience
beautiful
Lake
Atitlan
and
the
Mayan
Culture
in
a small
town
setting.
We
are
located
in
Santiago
Atitlán,
and
colorful
Mayan
Tz’utujiles
town
on
the
south
of
Lake
Atitlán
between
three
famous
volcanoes
called,
“San
Pedro,
Atitlán,
Toliman”
From Guatemala City
Take the Interamericana highway and travel west until the 137 kilometer marker at “Los Encuentros”. Turn left and follow the road to the Panajachel boat launch. It is about a 3 hour drive to the Panajachel dock. From there, it is a pleasant 30 minute boat ride to Santiago Atitlán. The ride costs approximately Q25.
We recommend taking one of the many travel services that are available in Antigua or the Capitol and arrange for bus service to Panajachel. You can also call us and we will help you make arrangements. Travel via mini bus is the most comfortable option. It is reasonably priced at around $10 to $15 dollars per person. Those that are on a tighter budget or are more adventurous can opt for a chicken bus. Bus stations are typically near the central market or central park in most larger towns and cities.
Public Buses (also called ¨chicken bus¨-“autobús de gallinas”) are available from Guatemala and others cities in the day.
Private Microbuses. It is posible to hire a fivate microbus that can pick up you from the airport. It cost aroun $100 to Santiago. The Spanish School will coordinate if you prior require.
From Quetzaltenango (Shela)
Travel east on the Interamericana highway and turn at the 137 kilometer marker down to San Juan La Laguna, after you can take a boat to Santiago or you go directly to Panajachel by Los Encuentros.See the above comment for directions from Panajachel to Santiago.
From the Santiago Atitlan dock
Hire a tuctuc (small taxi) for a short ride to the school.
Transport by lake: Public and private boats. coming to Santiago.Normally from San Pedro about 45 minutes. From Panajachel about 1 hour.
ATM There are available at the airport in the Guatemala city. You can use any kind of debit-credit card. Just one ATM you find in Santiago. It is difficult to chenge the traveler´s checks. It is easy to take afree day to go to Panajachel to use the ATM and buy some European and American food.
Internet There are several internet store with a resonable prices (1$) in Santiago.
Teléfonos móviles You can easily to rent at the same school by a week for low prices and you can add minutes as long you want to talk. Prices from 0.15$ per minut to US call.
Seguridad It is a contantly Centroamerican problem. You can walk intown by the day. There are mototaxis(TUC-TUC), available by the hight too. It cost around 1.5$. Please check in school the places that you can go to visit.
Home Stay There are not a many houses and apartaments to rent in Santiago. For a house around 200$-400$ per month. To stay with a mayan family around 109$ without food. That is the best way to intruduce in mayan culture of Santiago.
Food The Santigos´s maket is opened every day. Where you can find for resonables prices beans, rice, corn, fresh vegetables, fruits, chicken, eggs, meat, cereales and fresh chees. The milk it easy to find in differents stores. Also there are several restaurants intown. By the market a lot comedores, offer cheap local food.
Hoteles Just 3 nice hotels in Santiago, La Posada de Santiago and the Hotel Bambú. Both have nice room and european restaurants. Check by online at: www.posadadesantiago.com and www.ecobambu.com.– Hotel Tiosh Abaj, contact by email: tioshabaj@gmail.com
Phone:
502.
4198-2053
Email:
atitlanya@yahoo.com
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