Panajachel on the lakeside Panajachel is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country © Wilfried Louvet
You should plan to spend a couple of days in Panajachel, on the edge of Atitlan Lake. It is an ideal place to visit the surrounding villages, the Indian pueblos such as Santa Antonio Palopo, made of terraces, San Lucas Toliman, Santiago Atitlan and San Pedro.