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Panajachel,Lake Atitlan, Guatemala travel information
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Panajachel is picturesquely nestled in the Guatemalan highlands providing breathtaking views of three volcanoes and Lake Atitlan. The volcanoes, Toliman, Atitlan and San Pedro create an awesome backdrop. Panajachel is the doorway to explore all the indigenous villages around Lake Atitlan. Santiago Atitlan, Santa Catarina Palopo, San Pedro, San Marcos, Santa Cruz, Jaibalito, San Juan, San Lucas Toliman and San Antonio Palopo, all are famous for its women weavers
During the period of the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, the shores of the lake were the scene of the great battle in which the Spanish and their Cakchiquel allies defeated the Tzutuhils. The Spanish set up a church and monastery in Panajachel soon afterward, and used the town as a center for converting the Indians of the region to the
Catholic faith. The original facade of the church stills stands, and is one of the gems of the colonial style in Guatemala.
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