Lake Atitlán: San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala

San Marcos

Lake Atitlán, San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala.

On my fifth day in San Pedro, when my back was still sore but feeling a bit better, I joined my friends Marlies and Jorien (a pair of Dutch girls I’d studied with in Antigua), and another Dutch boy and we explored a nearby lakeside town: San Marcos. I’m not sure I could have survived in San Marcos for more than an afternoon. It was the kind of place where you could fill up on vegetables, spend the morning doing yoga and the afternoon getting your inner chakra balanced while sipping an herbal concoction meant to cleanse your aura. That kind of place.

There was a hill to climb though, with beautiful views, that I managed despite being slightly crippled. And a dock to jump from, that I didn’t jump off of. Because of my bad back. Yeah, let’s go with that.

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

San Marcos on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

Hi, I'm Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the kitten. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job, bought a one-way ticket to Europe, and traveled for three years. Now I'm back in Chicago, decorating my apartment in all the teal, petting my cats, and planning my next adventure.

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  • Britany
    May 3, 2013at12:08 pm

    Love the picture of the hand heart over the painted heart. So sweet!

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