Boat Ride Across Lake Atitlan, Guatemala & Tour of San Marcos

Taking the boat from San Pedro, Guatemala across Lake Atitlan to the village of San Marcos.
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Boat Ride Across Lake Atitlan, Guatemala & Tour of San Marcos

[@tombuddy100]

I came here to watch this video by clicking on the link you provided in your reply to a comment under video about San Marcos six years later. The video quality has improved since then.

[@touchofjade4834]

Me encanta los pueblitos allá!!! Thanks for sharing your experience

[@orlandorodriguez427]

Thank you sir for the video it's beautiful my country I am Guatemala from and my wife the family and San Pedro La Laguna Ice Cube videos and thank you for videos a good work

[@jocelyngarcia3386]

I loved this video so much! My father is from Guatemala and i have traveled there with him several times! if you decide to go again, go to Esquipulas! so much history behind the Iglesia del Cristo Negro! and try a carambola (a.k.a. starfruit) and ANONAS! :) may wishes to you in your future travels!

[@solsista2540]

I loved seeing the little village, just lovely~

[@laurenheath6789]

Hi Gabriel. I was sad to see that you missed the trick with San Marcos. Had you moved over there you would have met some incredible people and been able to access potentially life changing experiences. I spent six weeks there doing the moon course at Las Piramides which was life changing for me. The weekly cocoa ceremonies are also not to be missed. San Marcos is home to some very special and gifted people and is also a powerful place which brings people together in a transformative way. Go back to stay one day if you can.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

If I go back to Guatemala I'll definitely spend some more time there. :)

[@sandram6283]

beautiful area. thanks for the video🤗 Glad you like it. 💙 Guatemala.

[@edwinmendez5755]

I'm half guatemalan and salvoderian. I love part of my country ❤❤❤❤

[@Dave-yl8rf]

Wow, you are very bold to travel alone all the way here without knowing how to speak spanish properly, you sir are a true adventurer. Thanks for visiting my humble country. Cheers.

[@IamAlClover]

Hey Gabriel, nice work on all of your videos. We have been watching them for a good while now, while we were gearing up to go on our little family adventure through Central America! Now we are down here and loving it so much! It is super neat to go to places you have been showing. Lago Atitlan is next!!!! Keep up the great work Elskan Life

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Excellent, glad to hear it, have an awesome trip!

[@mpazies]

Oh my country guatemala, i know very little about it. I wish i could travel everywhere like you...

[@davidlee5268]

***** DO IT!

[@franciscoyac3746]

very beautiful Lake Atitlan where I walked back someday anything in Panajachel Lake right now live in LA

[@mpazies]

Thank you for your videos, it helps my country... so people will know about it..

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

***** Great, glad to hear it.

[@idfrancisco5057]

***** El lago de Atitlan es un grande rio y playa. Del aeropuerto son como menos de dos horas. Voy a ir dentro de 8 dias.

[@idfrancisco5057]

Mi familia nos va recojer y si tenemos familia alla

[@idfrancisco5057]

La verdad no se.

[@culturehorse]

What a great tour of the mystery island 'suburbs'; and nice views indeed. Beats nyc on a Thursday :D Thx.

[@lazydognaturals3923]

Damn man San Marcos is by faaaar my favorite village on the lake! Hella culture and spirituality going on. Should have stuck around a bit!

[@PalmDreams]

these videos have been fascinating...I knew very little about Guatemala and I see it is far more "user friendly" than I had thought. I didn't realize how much they cater to the vacationer...both local and foreign of course. this little town was especially lovely as you said....very inviting little places to enjoy! thanks for providing these great views...Your videos show us exactly what it would be like to take the adventure...a real treat for us...many of us will never go...but I bet a ton of people watch these to help plan their trips!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cathy Anderson Cool thanks Cathy. Yeah I wasn't quite sure what to expect of Guatemala myself but it's definitely exceeded expectations, amazing country. And there are lots more amazing places to see. I'm still figuring out my upcoming plans but will likely see a few more places in Guatemala before I go wherever I go next....no idea on that yet!

[@PalmDreams]

Gabriel Traveler oh seriously? You are still not sure! you are SO close to Costa RIca!! I adore that country...very friendly...a lot of English spoken...beautiful coast lines with TONS of birds, monkeys and more....beautiful mountains and rainforests ...they have no army!! You gotta love a country that thinks like that! They also just announced that they went 75 days for the entire country without using Fossil Fuels for power production....they are huge Environmentalist...I could go on! great food...cheap...but not as cheap as Guatemala...where ever you go though...I am sure your viewers will love! I am just a Costa RIca freak! almost moved there a few years ago but didn't. have fun!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

It's definitely a possibility, in which case I would probably go overland through Honduras and Nicaragua. Costa Rica is most certainly on the travel list. But yeah, no idea at the moment what I'm doing!

[@chriscrichton98]

+Gabriel Traveler ARE YOU FROM CALIFORNIA ?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Chris Crichton Yes, basically, though I've lived a bunch of other places and have no permanent home right now.

[@stevencassidy6982]

Wonderful video...

[@isaacvalencia7589]

just beautiful

[@ManuelGomez-fv8tw]

Thank you so much for all you videos and to show my beautiful. country Gabriel. Do you have one fron Monterico or Rio Dulce?

[@Wakeup275]

wow so beautiful!

[@genius0173]

So nice

[@clnmyjts]

yes indeed this is an amazing lake and villages! I was just reading about it on wikipedia AND it say the Surface elevation 1,562 m (5,125 ft) That mean the lake surface is almost as high elevation as Denver Colorado the mile high city! Wiki quote, It is shaped by deep surrounding escarpments and three volcanoes on its southern flank. The lake basin is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed by an eruption 84,000 years ago.

[@chatad213]

I love Panajachel!!!!!

[@pedroHernandez-vy4hx]

Estupendo

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Gracias.

[@alexasanimals9309]

You were literally around the corner from my Grammy's house near the end there! :P

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool. :)

[@Simplegirltv]

Cool:)

[@melbamiller]

Ya gotta keep the camer more stable bro, I'm getting seasick just watching where you are walking.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

This is an older video. I got a new camera that has much better stabilization. Check my latest videos.

[@hopper990]

Central America or India/Asia? Food, cost, feel, weather..... (Always thumbs up here)

[@JohnS-mq2mu]

I've been to Costa RIca /Mexico and india/Thailand - all have their charms and downsides - except for maybe Thailand which was consitently good except for the short tourist visa (one month)

[@erictheguitar]

after watching this , i prefer Bali island ,hope you visit Indonesia , there are lots things to see and rich in cultures too

[@huynhmao9514]

Another nice video. We were there in 2013. Did u go to Antigua? Maybe yes.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes I went there, nice city.

[@huynhmao9514]

Haha Yes u did. I saw it after I posted on this... Thanks Gabriel...Happy travel my friend...

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I see, cool.

[@dennispineda2791]

que belleza

[@wiseguyfromcali]

Nice T-Shirt dude!!! where did you get it??

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Good question. I really can't remember where I got that one.

[@annidee]

Maybe it's Spring Break for the kids...?

[@nylapsalms4678]

beautiful place how long was that boat ride

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I forget exactly, but not long, about 15-20 minutes to get across the lake.

[@romeolopez9604]

Look nice

[@dschlinz]

Looks like an exciting boat ride. I can't imagine what it would be like with rough water :( Also loved that nice rock wall towards the end of your walk ! Thanks again.

[@martiniusafricanus1558]

I was on Atitlan last week and got caught out on the lake during a huge storm, the water was super choppy, felt like a theme park ride!

[@edidonis1776]

That's my Country

[@adventurousmayan6859]

Man! You and another female names Anna Vonns rock on vblogs! Congrats!

[@orlandorodriguez427]

I am leaving now in Washington Iowa and I miss you my country and my country puerto de ocos San Marcos see you like Ocean Unity go and Puerto Rico's and make it videos do you want to

[@davidlee5268]

WHERE'S AGOPITO CHAVEY? OR JUAN CHAVEY?

[@melbamiller]

Where did you stay in San Pedro for $10 a day?

[@chuysagastume]

LA POTENCIA DE CENTRO AMERICA

[@Henrylopez-pg5ts]

nunca digas eso,q los Guatemalteco no somos haci :-)!

[@ulisesg09]

Chuy Sagastume si es verda somos LA potencia d ca

[@esauvega6387]

Los chapines debemos ser humildes no altaneros.

[@aminahmooniriebey9595]

do ppl swim na da lake?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Hmmmm, I'm not sure, probably they do but I don't remember seeing any good swimming spots. Maybe at other parts of the lake, it's a really big lake.

[@martiniusafricanus1558]

I swam at the waterfront of San Antonio Palopo, I do see people swimming near Panahachel too.

[@RichardsWorld]

Lots of typical backpacking ladies. I mean women there. :)