"Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing," writer Aldous Huxley once said.
I, for one, have not seen Lake Como, but do agree with Huxley when it comes to Lake Atitlán. We took a boat ride from Panajachel across the lake to Panabaj, where we met with some service volunteers and learned about the local community.
The people helping in the community stress sustainability and teach the locals to make a living and earn their goods. This building? The walls are made out of recycled soda bottles.
What was devastating was seeing the state these people lived in. Panabaj was affect by Hurricane Stan in 2005. The strong storms dropped torrential rains in Guatemala, causing mudslides and flooding. There were several abandoned buildings and rock pile-ups where rocks are not supposed to be.
Another stove that helps improve lifestyles in Guatemala.
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Aldous Huxley was so incredibly correct.
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