Learn about Mayan culture in Guatemala's Lake Atitlan region
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Learn about Mayan culture in Guatemala's Lake Atitlan region
By KRISTI EATON Associated Press
June 15, 2016 — 10:00am
PANAJACHEL, Guatemala — The boat zips across the water starting early in the morning, picking up local villagers and dropping them off at various points around the lake. A few passengers wear traditional Mayan dress in a kaleidoscope of colors, heading to the town of Panajachel in hopes of selling their handmade crafts to tourists.
Located in Guatemala's Western Highlands, Lake Atitlan is a tourist-friendly area rich in the Mayan culture. There are more than 20 Mayan ethnic groups in Guatemala, and the Lake Atitlan area is home to a handful of them, most notably the Tz'utujil and Kaqchikel people.
Each of the towns and villages surrounding the lake is known for something different — for example, textiles, ceramics or holistic therapies. The area is also known for Spanish language schools, with options for students to live with local families.
Panajachel is the main town and where many visitors start their trip. Several other towns and villages surround the lake and are accessible by foot, tuk-tuk or lanchas (public boats) across the lake.
More:
http://www.startribune.com/learn-about-mayan-culture-in-guatemala-s-lake-atitlan-region/383122751/
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Lake Atitlán
Same people outside political/military/corporate interests have attempted to destroy through genocide since
at least 1954, when the US, at the service of United Fruit (now Chiquita) overthrew Guatemala's beloved President,
Jacobo Arbenz, who had attempted to look out for the interests of those who were suffering the most.
What a shame José Efraín Ríos Montt, beloved of Ronald Reagan, has never been successfully, yet, although he is
scheduled for a retrial for genocide when the Guatemalan government finally allows it to happen, if at all.
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