Tag: Lake Atitlán
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San Marcos La Laguna
San Marcos La Laguna radiates with sweet, fresh fruit air. Warm sun, cool breeze, turquoise, and light rain. Spanish buzz surround-sound. Morning walks down through town to the docks in the sun; afternoon walks up from the docks wrapped in a rain jacket. Cozy, rainy afternoons.
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San Juan La Laguna
San Juan La Laguna is a village on Lake Atitlán where outsiders (i.e. foreigners / expats) are prohibited from buying land. The population is 95% Tz’utujil – one of the 21 Mayan ethnic groups that live in Guatemala.
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Lake Atitlán
Journal notes Magical realism alive. A total immersion, a letting go. Observing the transformation of colors and shapes in the sky, hour by hour, minute by minute. Cyclical. Vibrant. Fresh, alive. Time on this lake is slow. Waking up to soft purple morning light and cloud haze seeping through the window twenty minutes before dawn,…
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