Yesterday, August 21, 2011, my family and I decided to go across Lago de Atitlan to a small town called San Marcos. When we arrived at the docks, we met a person who gave rides across the lake. The price started at Q 450, but when he found out we lived in Panajachel he quickly lowered the price to Q 350. when we finally stepped on to the boat, we set off immediately. The ride seemed like it was forever. It was surprising because Atitlan is big, but not so big that you cant see the other side. So what seemed to be a 10 minute ride turned out to be 30 minutes.
When we got to the docks of San Marcos, there was a young Mayan girl. When we got out of our boat, she tried to sell us chocolate. We said, " No, gracias," then we tried to walk away. Sadly it takes more than that to get rid of a good sales woman. So as we started to walk around the town so did she. She became our little guide. She showed us around so we could see all of the sights. we saw a playground where Cian, my 3 year old brother, played with the Mayan children. Also a Catholic Church, and some beautiful views of the lake on a foggy day. we headed home after an hour and a half of fun, but not before paying our guide a gracious amount. we all had a wonderful time on our visit to the beautiful town of San Marcos.
Atira Neely
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