About Guatemala

San Pedro is a small town at the shore of Lake Atitlan in an area called La Laguna, which include San Marcos La Laguna and San Juan La Laguna. San Pedro is a town of strong Mayan culture beneath a huge inactive volcano of the same name, San Pedro Volcano.

San Pedro, unlike Panajachel, is not crowded with people, bars, restaurants and shops. It’s a quiet farmer’s town with few streets and many paths designed for pedestrians and bicycles. This is definitely a place to relax and enjoy the view of lake Atitlán. Here, you’ll easily find tourists that came to San Pedro planning on staying a couple of nights and found themselves staying for months, charmed by the magic of this part of Atitlán.

San Pedro is a place where you have to stay a couple of days to get into the slow pace of the town and get used to sit back in front of the lake and just relax. The water is very clean, so you can take a dive and enjoy the view of the mountains surrounding San Pedro while you swim, filled with organic coffee and avocado trees. You can also get a speedboat tour around the lake and visit the nearby towns. At night, you can get into one of the few bars or restaurants, usually visited by travelers and some locals. The atmosphere is always very friendly and relaxed.

Nice hotels, wonderful meals and excellent drinks are very cheap. In San Pedro you’ll also find cheap and good Spanish schools to start developing new skills in this language. To get to this wonderful place, take a boat from Panajachel or a chicken bus from Los Encuentros. Either way you decide to get here, you’ll definitely get an exhilarating view.