Left Antigua on a chicken bus. Before our arrival to Panajachel we stopped at the Chichicastenago Market. There were numerous vendors: food, crafts, clothes, etc. This market definitely reminded me of the Otavalo Market in Ecuador.
We toured one of the churches and after an hour of wandering around I was done browsing.
We arrived in Panajachel late in the afternoon. I walked around the town, took photos and bought a messenger bag made from an old coffee bean sack. After dinner we had a few drinks at Pana Rock, the sign was exactly like the logo for the Hard Rock Cafe.
The next morning we took a boat tour around Lake Atitlan. We stopped by three towns/islands; Santa Catarina, San Pedro and Santiago. A parade was underway when we arrived at Santa Catarina. While watching the marching band and majorettes a few young boys began goofing around for our cameras. After each photo they had to take a look and kept asking for more photos to be taken.
During the lake tour we also visited a few churches, walked through another market, and saw Maximom, a statue that the residents pray to and believe is alive. Maximom is fed three times a day, is given cigarrettes, and is even dressed every morning and evening.
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