Villages of Atitlan
The villages of Atitlan
Jaibilito
Located between Tzununa and Santa Cruz, no road access, very isolated and poor. Some new tourist development gives people new job opportunities. With a beautiful trail that rims the lake for day hikes to and from Santa Cruz that is accessible to anyone. Jaibalito is a new area of development with Club Ven Aca restaurant bar on the waterfront, Posada Jaibalito in the back. An area with great potential.
Tzununa
Tzununa is the new area of devolpment around lake Atitlan. This little village located above the hill is 30 minutes walk from San Marcos La Laguna, a dirt road connects the two of them. A road is planned to be built between Tzununa and San Jose Chacaya. Right now the access by car to this village is through the Pan-American Highway CA1 at the km 148. This area of the lake offers great views of the volcanoes Atitlan, Toliman and San Pedro. The waterfront is inhabited by foreigners in part but still has plenty of vacant lots to be built on. Nearby, the Hotel Restaurant Lomas de Tzununa offers a full restaurant and pool. It is one of the few places around the lake where you can still find houses under $100,000.
Santa Catarina Palopo
At 1585 Meters above sea level, located 6km from Panajachel on the North East side of the lake, this village of 1000 inhabitants, 98% of which are Kaqchiquel, is a great place to invest. Women still wear their traditional dress and cook tortillas on traditional fire pits. Few foreigners live here, mostly deeply rooted Guatemalan families occupying the waterfront. On the road leading to the village we call "Sunset Road" there are still plenty of good places to invest either in existing houses or land to build. One of the areas of greatest appreciation aroung Lake Atitlan, and always beautiful views of the volcanoes and sunsets.
