Lake Atitlan, Guatemala: A Tour of San Pedro Town

Walking around the pleasant little village of San Pedro on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.
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Lake Atitlan, Guatemala: A Tour of San Pedro Town

[@thatgirl9168]

I just went to Lake Atitlan last week. Wish I've could've stayed longer. Best vacation. Ever!!!!!!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Sweet.

[@KntVlsqz94]

How long did you stay?

[@mcarbone4]

I love how colorful everything is. :-)

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

melissa carbone Yeah, for sure.

[@hostelfe5836]

Thanks bro , right where you turned around and said that's the end of the tourist zone . about 30 meters more down is the biggest hostel and bar in San Pedro for the back packing scene. Never mind glad you enjoyed the town

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I see, good to know!

[@PalmDreams]

what a great video ! glad to see you are hitting the juice bar a lot...can't believe how many vendors there are there...one after another of tons of stuff...love the clothes they wear...look so comfortable...the colors are fabulous in this video...murals! wow!

[@katmamao9383]

40 years ago I was there ! They didn't have juice like that !

[@Juicygirl1991]

I am from Guatemala I'm glad you visit my country I live in Ney York I subscribed to your channel today

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Juicygirl1991 Great, thank you. Guatemala is quite beautiful.

[@aldoluvs]

Really appreciate the tour! That juice must've been amazing!

[@gingerdurbin1359]

My son is serving an LDS mission here. He loves San Pedro!

[@jnkacme5756]

I did many lsd mission there 20 years ago..

[@sylvainforget2174]

San Pedro La Laguna is nice. I was there about 6 weeks over two trips end of June to beginning of July both times. End of June is the town Religious and fiesta celebrations. I was learning Spanish in a school and living with a family up the hill. Sometimes, after drinking in my favourite bar next to the lake, I needed to hire a tuk-tuk (taxi service) at a cost of US$0.50 per person(yes, the price is per person with sharing the bench at times) to climb the steep hill and go home.

[@dschlinz]

Thanks for great video Gabe of wonderful San Pedro! It is just what I hoped it would look like with a busy market full of pleasant locals versus tourists :) Looks like you'll be getting good exercise along with good nutrition.

[@nyo_nyosupra1059]

Another great video im diggin it

[@bonnie.yarbrough]

Wow! You sure missed out on the amazing view from the top of that baptist church at 6:00 it's seriously Gorgeous up their! 💒

[@marioenriquegarcia2873]

Gracias Gabriel traveler por visitar mi linda Guatemala buen trabajo hermano dios te bendiga siempre 100%Chapín 🇬🇹❤🤘✌👍

[@karinasmith2214]

I like when you share the prices, for us to have some idea about the cost of living. Great video, thank you

[@37parman]

My wife and I made this trip in January of 2015. We were invited by friends who have been a couple times. This trip is one of the greatest experiences of my 47 year old life. We are going again for sure, but need to brush up on our Spanish. We first stayed in Antigua for a few nights then San Marcos for 4 nights.

[@GUITARTIME2024]

37parman. could you feel ok retiring there? I'm your age and American.

[@37parman]

I would definitely feel okay to retire there. However, I would stay near the touristy areas because there is definitely a police presence. They don't want to lose tourism to bad PR about crime so they beef up police in those areas. I will say that Guatemala City was a bit scary as we rode through in a cab. There were guards holding shotguns at every convenience store we passed by. It is a very poor country so I'm sure that petty theft is common. For the most part, they are a very hard working and nice people just trying to get by.

[@GUITARTIME2024]

37parman thx

[@katmamao9383]

I was there 40 years ago ! no internet no phone , I wanna come back !

[@YO-11]

gracias gabriel, muy buen recorrido.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Muchas gracias!

[@chswats428]

nice places to travel man good job with the vido 👍🏻

[@georgethecatcabrera7505]

Great video, the place looks amazing. Do you have plans to go back. Saludos

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yeah, it would be cool to go back to Guatemala sometime.

[@Juicygirl1991]

Good video hopefully visit chichicastenango and récord chiken bus thx god bless You

[@KntVlsqz94]

WHO'S COMING TO SAN PEDRO LA LAGUNA ON THIS SUMMER 2017? LET'S GATHER PEOPLE AND PARTY ALL TOGETHER.

[@blueangel9746]

MMMMMMM tenmpting.

[@bza069]

u look like a nice guy... hope you enjoy your trip

[@GontherMO]

burnig desire to go!

[@Simplegirltv]

Cool:)

[@andi2234]

This is one of your older videos, so don't know if you'll even see this comment. Could have viewed much more of this area. So interesting and beautiful. On several of your videos I noticed older, totally white hair people, even in Machu Picchu (which I'm sure they did not hike...but still). It is encouraging to note that people of all ages can enjoy many of the places you have traveled! BTW: I went to my most favorite online bookstore (Thriftbooks.com) where all of your books were out of stock! I guess when people buy them they never let go!!!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks Andi, if you wanted to see some more videos of mine from that area, you can do a search on my channel for the word "Atitlan" and it will bring up other videos from there. Here's a link: kzbin.infosearch?query=atitlan As for the books, truth is they probably aren't in stock just because they aren't widely distributed. I've only sold a few hundred copies or so of each my books, so they aren't big sellers. They should be available on Amazon though, links are always below every video.

[@andi2234]

I will purchase 3 of your books on Amazon (I was able to sample them and they were very interesting). All the reviews for your books that I researched were 5 stars except for 1 review and that review was 3 stars but the comments were all positive - so I think that person meant to make it a 5 star as well! I was wondering how your parents feel about your travels? Do they follow you regularly and are they proud of you? I would be proud of my kids for being as free thinking and as wise as you are. Are your parents in any of your videos?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Here are a couple of videos with my dad: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH6mdqJrhKp4ers kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIXPn4Gsrr2nnLc I don't think I have any with my mom, but I should because she's an avid traveler even now at 69. She just went on a bus trip around eastern Europe. So yeah they're cool with the traveling, especially now that I'm making a living from it.

[@franciscoyac3746]

ood video recorded on a bus you came out in the Journal of Guatemala alive serca alla solola but I'm in los angeles california get ahead leave my family earn about $ jejejeje greetings friend panajachel very beautiful lake and its surroundings

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

francisco yac Yeah pretty cool! Glad they like my videos about Guatemala.

[@mattyc169]

One of the cheapest towns and areas in Central America with some of the best quality lodging and food choices for your money IMO.Great deals if you can speak a little Spanish or ask around.

[@blueangel9746]

Or Hebrew , This Place is call The Little TEL AVIV and people there Loveeeeeeeeeeeee jewish People , thats a beautyful Town .

[@bigcockedman714]

no they don't you guys don't spend with them .... i been putting out the word to look into your history@@blueangel9746

[@matthewrosenberg949]

How much was the juice? what was the store called? located??

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

The juice place was called D'Juice Girls and I think the large cup of juice was $1.50. It's right on the main street in San Pedro down by the lake, if you walk north from the center of town alongside the lake.

[@alonzoadgg1944]

LAKE. YUO VIDEO

[@fredriggs773]

Can a foreigner rent a motorcycle there without too much trouble ?? In much of SE Asia (Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand - and in Mongolia and Nepal also) I never even had to have a driver's license - to rent a motorcycle .. / how about there in San Pedro ??

[@foreverzeta6578]

Can I meet you there:) I really want a vacation:) what airport is the closest?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

forever zeta Totally. Come on down! I'll be here a couple weeks at least most likely. Pretty sure Guatemala City would be the closest airport, it's about 4 hours away.

[@dschlinz]

Gabriel Traveler Might be a good idea for +forever zeta to spend a night in Antigua first to break up the drive from the airport?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

***** Yeah hmmmm, good question for sure on the solo travel thing, though a good answer doesn't really come to mind. I mean, I started hitchhiking home from school when I was 8, so it's just kind of in my blood. :)

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Dan Schlinz Hey Dan, yeah that's a good idea actually, plus Antigua is a nice spot to visit. It depends on one's arrival time, if arriving late then Antigua is only about an hour away so good spot to shoot for, better than staying in G. City.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Right on, sounds awesome.

[@gmo882]

how far of a drive is from Guatemala city to atitlan?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I went to Antigua first, but it was a long day from there to Atitlan. I would say about 6-7 hours.

[@gmo882]

Gabriel Traveler Oh wow ..thanks

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

G'LLE B No prob!

[@rolandojuchuna484]

G'LLE B ok take all north way to road north

[@patglennon9671]

about 3 - 4 hours

[@ramstafar]

muy bien outfit

[@jameshumphrey9939]

i hope they clean those juice machines everyday like his clothes no doubt :)

[@5335816]

If you have time i'd recommend Santiago Atitlán. It houses the shrine to Maximón, half Mayan deity, half Catholic saint who likes offerings of alcohol and cigarettes :)

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

blackbooks Excellent, thanks for the tip, I'll plan to check it out.

[@kingahmadjs]

Wazzup

[@hali705]

there seems to be lots of hot tourist girls in this area-- just saying

[@blueangel9746]

Yes Beautyful People , and calm , a lot of Meditation , Yoga , incense , Pachtchouli, ,handicrafts , and idilic landscapes ,