Panajachel Activities

Read more about current activities in Panajachel.

The Atitlan marathon will be organized in Panajachel, from the 25rd to 29th of May in 2012. The Marathon will become a yearly returning event supporting tourism and collecting funds for fighting the lake contamination. Information is available at the lake atitlan marathon website.

Ajachel Arts Center, Panajachel offers the following workshops and activities:

Ajachel Arts Center, Calle del Frutal, Panajachel offers the following workshops and activities:

Clases de Yoga

Profesora: Malini

Horarios: Lunes, miercoles y viernes 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, martes y jueves 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM.

Pagos: 35.Q x clase

Clases de Frances

Instructora:  Luz

Horario:  Flexible (de una hora y media)

Costo: Según el numero de alumnos o Q50 por clases individuales.

Interesados deben contactar a Luz al numero: 41449159

 

Taller de Actuación

Profesor: Alberto Famadas.
Telefono: 41700133.
alfamadas@gmail.com
Horarios: Lunes y jueves 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM.
Edades: Jóvenes y adultos.
Cupo mínimo: 8 personas
Duración: 8 semanas. (25 de octubre hasta el 16 de diciembre)
Pagos: 50.Q x clase o 600.Q x 16 clases (curso completo)
El taller culmina con un espectaculo teatral donde intervienen toas y todos los talleristas.Inscripciones: del 18 al 24 por telefono o correo electrónico.

Inicio: El lunes, 25 de octubre de 2010 a las 6:300PM.

Centro Artístico Ajachel. Calle del frutal, Panajachel.

 

Talleres de collage y otras técnicas mixtas

Profesora: Rebecca Cutter

Telefono: 57868033.
rebecutter@gmail.com
Horarios: miercoles 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM.
Edades: 8 años en adelante. 

Cupo limitado: 15 personas.
Duración 9 semanas. (20 de octubre hasta el 15 de diciembre)
Pagos: 25.Q x clase o 200.Q x  9 clases (curso completo)

Los talleres culminan con una exposición de una selección de obras de todas y todos los talleristas y se exhibirá en el Centro Ajachel.

Inscripciones: Primera clase, miercoles 20 de octubre a las 15:30. Centro Artístico Ajachel, Calle del frutal, Panajachel.

Alternative road will be enabled to reach Panajachel

Note: All roads have been restored. Map is useful for choosing alternative entries to the lake basin.

Around the 23rd of October the normal road between Panajachel and Sololá will not be available for vehicular and pedestrian traffic, for about 2 months. Covial will start work to repair the road around the “waterfall” and tourist as well as locals will have to take an alternate route from Sololá to Panajachel and visa versa. 

An alternative road is being prepared as an option for entering the Lake Atitlan basin through Sololá. From Sololá you take the normal road down to San Jorge where you go down through the ‘Jaibal finca’, an old school coffee farm, to the shores of the lake from where you can take a 5 minute boat ride to Panajachel.

Source: Atitlan road map

Guatemala NGO Network

Guatemala NGO Network

La Antigua Guatemala Network was created in November 2009 and is Guatemala's first NGO portal.

laantiguaguatemala.net

Purchasing real estate in Guatemala

Source: Courtesy of Atitlan Real Estate Blog


Purchasing a home can be a long, frightening and complicated process, it is important to be well prepared. Knowledge is power when it comes to calculating in the difficult world of property value, interest rates and loans.

Like any investment however, real estate has intricate nuances and market trends that when ignored can cause an investor tremendous heart ache.

For a first time real estate investor in Guatemala it is important to start at a point “of expertise” with a capable, service minded and knowledgeable real estate professional. This will be a tremendous asset as the realtor takes the effort and time to evaluate your future needs and cover those. It’s like a good insurance policy against overlooking all the seemingly insignificant but important details that you have to be prepared for when buying real estate in Guatemala.

The list of documents that needs to be proofed can be overwhelming to a first time investor. Building permits, title policies, mineral leases, inspections, purchase contracts, insurance, environmental laws, etc.

You do not have to do it alone. We at Atitlan Solutions can remove most of the stress and bring the transaction or project to a smooth success.

We are here to inform you, contact us for any information or for an informal meeting to talk about your interest and possibilities for investing in Guatemala.

Armand Boissy
5493-6161 (Cell) or 7762-0959 (Office)

-Spanish- information, meeting, Todos por el Lago, 25th August. Audio

Lake Atitlan News

Here  an MP3 recording from part of the meeting from “Todos por el Lago”, at the Lake Atitlan nature Reserve in Panajachel. (Spanish)

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A government representative giving a presentation updating the public on grey and black water sewage systems that are being build around Lake Atitlán, or are being planned to be build. An analysis of what is possible in the various municipalities when it comes to available terrains and costs and different ways for treating the grey and black-water.  With a remark from “Pura Vida” in San Marcos la Laguna about the centralisation of water treatment in general and suggestions for alternatives.

Information recorded on the Todos por el Lago meeting, Wednesday 25th of August, at the Nature Reserve in Panajachel.

More information from this meeting will follow on the two websites mentioned above.

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Aquí una grabación de MP3 de parte de la reunión de "Todos por El Lago", en el la Reserva natural Panajachel.

Bajar MP3

Un representante del gobierno de dar una presentación pública con una  actualización sobre los plantas de tratamiento y otra maneras de tratar a las aguas gris y negros residuales que están siendo construir en el Lago de Atitlán. Un análisis de lo que es posible en los distintos municipios cuando se trata de terrenos disponibles y los costos y formas diferentes para tratar el agua gris y negro. Con un comentario de "Pura Vida" en San Marcos la Laguna contra la centralización del tratamiento de aguas en general y sugerencias de alternativas.

La información registrada en la reunión de Todos de El Lago, miércoles 25 de agosto, en la Reserva Natural en Panajachel.

Más información de esta reunión se siguen en los dos sitios web antes mencionados.

[In the background, the Vetiver plant]

Landslides complicate traffic on roads

Saturday 4th of September,


The rains continued through the week with almost 24 hours of rain on thursday and friday and the heaviest period on friday night when a tropical depression drifted over Guatemala into Mexico.


Because of the saturated mountains, the road situation has not improved. Many landslides have been reported on the road throughout Guatemala. No access between Panajachel and Solola because of a multitude of small landslides.


In Panajachel the Friendship bridge sustained damaged during the storm of Friday Night. The bridge is cosed to traffic and in danger of sustaining more damage.
More information about repairing the Panajachel Friendship bridge after it sustained damaged in May 2010.

Youtube Video, Panajachel Friendship Bridge, September 4th, 2010