Lake Atitlan

Panahachel, in the Guatemalan highlands, has incredible views of Lake Atitlan and three volcanoes- San Pedro, Toliman, and Atitla. During the period of the Spanish conquest, the shores of the lake were the scene of a battle in which the Spanish and their Cakchiquel allies defeated the Tzutuhils. The Spanish set up a church and monastery in Panajachel soon afterward, and used the town as a center for converting the Indians of the region to the Catholic faith.

It’s also an incredible tourist trap and got its name of "Gringotenango" in the 1960’s when it was part of the “hippie trail” of backpackers through Central America.
We found it a bit too hectic for our taste- so we found a place on Lake Atitlan called, Hotel Vision Azul.

Aldous Huxley once claimed that Lake Atitlán was "the most beautiful lake in the world," and the views were absolutely gorgeous.

All was well in our little lakefront room, until we woke up one day to see a scorpion on the wall beside our bed.