Santa Cruz La Laguna LAKE ATITLAN | GUATEMALA Travel Video Guide | Maya Village, Volcano View & Food

Travel with us to Santa Cruz La Laguna Lake Atitlan Guatemala! In this Guatemala Travel Video Guide we show you this Maya village which offers the best lake and volcano view, delicious Guatemala food, local culture and colourful street art murals.
Santa Cruz Guatemala, located next to Lago de Atitlan is a charming and peaceful village overlooking the gorgeous lake and the three majestic volcanoes: Volcano San Pedro, Volcano Tolimán and Volcano Atitlán. See them in this Lake Atitlan Guatemala Travel Vlog!
We explore this Guatemalan Maya village three times. It could be the best place Guatemala offers. We have our drone with us. The local kids love it! If you want to travel Guatemala 2020 we recommend you to consider bringing a drone to capture this beautiful country from the air.
To watch all our #dreamytravelstory #guatemala videos check out our Guatemala Travel Vlog 2020 playlist:
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Santa Cruz La Laguna is situated on the steep mountainside of #lakeatitlan in the western highlands of Guatemala. The indigenous Maya of Santa Cruz are part of the Kaq’chikel ethnic group.
You reach Santa Cruz La Laguna by taking a boat or hiking Lake Atitlan trails. From the dock to the main village of Santa Cruz you can either take a tuk tuk or walk.
We visit CECAP in Santa Cruz La Laguna, which has an important role in the town, and we highly recommend you to visit it. Here you find Amigos de Santa Cruz, a non-profit organization educating and empowering the Santa Cruz community.
If you would like to go shopping in Guatemala Manos Cruceñas artisan store is the place. Indigenous Mayan women artisans from Santa Cruz offer beautiful handmade products with the most stunning view over the lake.
You also find a rooftop restaurant Café Sabor Cruceño which is run by young CECAP Culinary Program graduates. Delicious Guatemala food with beautiful view! We visit this Lake Atitlan restaurant three times.
We bring our new friends and fellow KZbinrs Matt & Marti, which are also our neighbours here at Lake Atitlan, to a special buffet event at Café Sabor Cruceño. We are both staying in Airbnbs on the hill between San Pedro and San Juan. We decide to end our amazing day here in Santa Cruz La Laguna with our friends drinking some Guatemalan craft beer at La Iguana Perdida!
We are spending more than one month on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, one of the most beautiful lakes in the world and also according to many people the best place in Central America. It lies in a caldera, formed by a volcano eruption.
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We are spending 8 months in Guatemala, the country where Giorgio was born. We explore the most beautiful places and experience local culture, traditions and food. Except travelling around in Guatemala, we are also volunteering in an ecological hotel, called Finca Ixobel, in the jungle of Petén.
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Welcome to our Dreamy Travel Story channel!
We're Marion & Giorgio, a travel couple who travelled the world since we met in late 2016. Giorgio is born in Guatemala and raised in Italy, and Marion is from Sweden.
A Mayan and a Viking exploring dreamy parts of the world!
We love creating chapters in our Dreamy Travel Story featuring places off the beaten path, hidden gems, local culture, beautiful places, street art, trying delicious street food, drinking coffee in cute cafes, visiting live jazz bars and art museums, vintage shopping, going on road trips with our motorbike and old Beetle, dancing in rock clubs, taking photos with our old cameras, and everything else that is colourful and dreamy.
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[@DreamyTravelStory]

Thank you so much for watching this episode! You can watch our other Guatemala episodes here: kzbin.info/aero/PLbbbuIvTy3asAUbvmHJ92vEF0Uyqlk0wM

[@souveni-rsporelmundo]

Guatemala sin duda tiene paisajes tan hermosos, que no tenemos nada que envidiarle a otros países

[@danifaccioliify]

È sempre bellissimo il vostro modo di scoprire realtà che noi non ci immaginiamo:le bellezze al di là dell oceano,i paesaggi,la cultura del rispetto per la terra e dell ambiente....🌷⚘🌻🌲🌳🌴♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Daniela Faccioli È sempre molto bello scoprirle anche per noi, e vivere attraverso gli occhi di chi quei posti li vive ogni giorno 🌳

[@sg8652]

Mi hermosa Guatemala, y sus hermosas tradiciones y su maravillosa cultura que son los Mayas! Y Sus hermosos paisajes🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹💙

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Guatemala es un país hermoso y toda la gente es muy amiable 🇬🇹💙

[@rokgoesaround]

Wow, another beautiful place and video. I really like that small church with all Christmas decorations. As always the views over the lake and all the food looked amazingly good.

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Thank you! This place is really a little gem! We highly recommend y ou to go there! 🇬🇹

[@TheAverageTourist]

I relay appreciate how informative your videos are and like how you narrate to provide the extra context. The food and views looked incredible and so nice that you made some KZbin friends as well!

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Oh, thank you so much! We really want the videos to be informative as we hope people will be curious to visit these places that are a bit off the beaten path 😊

[@Svenywhere]

Views are amazing. Such a great place to have your food. That whole lake area is just so peaceful!

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, definitely an amazing place to have food! We loved it! 😋

[@OneShotAdventures]

You're making me want to head here right now guys! Those views of the volcanos are so stunning... Don't blame you for taking the tuk tuk up those hills though! Nice eco message around the town and I love the community cafe and shop, such a nice idea. Totally agree that you should support places like this. The food at the top looks really good too! Love finding those craft beers

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, we love the views around Lake Atitlan! The mix of volcanoes, mountains and blue water make us want to stay forever 🙂 And adding a few craft beers makes it even better 🍻 🙂

[@BonnysOneStepAhead]

Amazing view of The Lake, superb videography.....I love exploring too....thanks for sharing this

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, the view is incredible! We love Lake Atitlan! 💙

[@msterdam]

Omg what a wonderful colorful place! I've only heard of the name Santa Cruz but never seen any footage from it. Truly nice! And yes indeed that view with the volcanoes at the end is incredible!

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, Santa Cruz La Laguna is amazing! Have you ever been to Guatemala?

[@AdamRifi]

Oh wow it looks absolutely stunning! Also really love the style of the video, reminds me of travel shows on TV in the past :)

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, Santa Cruz La Laguna and Lake Atitlan is an amazing place! 🇬🇹💙 Happy to hear that you like the style of the video!

[@MyAdventureTube]

It's So Amazing and beautiful tour! Great view my friend. Very Beautiful Place. Thanks for sharing . I enjoy watching and support your video. 😀LIKE 24👍

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Thank you! Happy to hear that you like it! What did you like the most in our video? Have you been to Guatemala?

[@abbih52]

Okay this looks amazing 😍 so pretty!!!

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, it's such a beautiful place! Have you ever been to Lake Atitlan or some other place in Guatemala?

[@TheTravelingChzhed]

Wow! What a beautiful area! I love exploring hidden gems like this! Thanks for sharing!

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, Lake Atitlán is stunning! We miss the lake everyday 💙

[@SwissTraveling]

Amazing, 😍 new friend here, I really love your channel ❤️

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Ooo it makes us so happy! Thank you so much! We will check out your channel! 🙂

[@leelafuture5227]

Amazing!! Thank you!

[@shelo1967]

Your video is absolutely outstanding. This is my favorite place on earth. You did a great job of showcasing that little slice of heaven

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Ooo thank you so much! We are so happy that you liked our video 💙 We agree with you, it's definitely a little slice of heaven 😊 We have more Lake Atitlán videos, and more is coming. Check out our Guatemala playlist or subscribe if you don't want to miss the next episode 🇬🇹💙

[@DaVinciStudio]

wow that town and the views i think this everyone has this on their bucket list thanks for sharing and the video look so amazing love every minute of this video and epic drone shots.

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, the views are amazing! We definitely recommend you to visit Santa Cruz La Laguna 💙

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, the views are amazing! We definitely recommend you to visit Santa Cruz La Laguna 💙

[@TobyandTamar]

We would love to go! Great video guys.

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Thank you so much! Happy that you like it 💙 When it's possible to travel again you have to visit Lake Atitlán! We love Guatemala so much! 🇬🇹💙

[@Departures1]

Nice local culture and not too touristy, good restaurant and food. Well presented and explained

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, it's really a great place to go if you want to explore Guatemala off the beaten path! 🇬🇹💙

[@everyfood6865]

I want to try it, too. This is a delicious video 👍🏻👍🏻

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Have you ever been to Guatemala? 🇬🇹

[@ElderMillennialDigitalNomads]

The views are just amazing! I love the CECAP program and what it is doing to help support and education the locals. They also had amazing food! Thank you for sharing such an awesome place to go to not only to get some amazing views but to really help support the local community :)

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, we really feel they are doing such an important job! The staff in the restaurant are so friendly and they are so good in cooking, so it's definitely a must visit place if you are on Lake Atitlan!

[@RockTheParkOfficial]

So epic

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Lake Atitlán is amazing! Have you guys been there?

[@RockTheParkOfficial]

@@DreamyTravelStory We haven't yet, but the only thing stopping us right now is with everything that's going on in the world. Definitely going to be planning a trip soon though

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Yes, it's so sad! We had to leave Guatemala in June after 8 months there because of the situation. Can't wait to go back! You will love Guatemala 🇬🇹💙 Let us know if you need any tips when you are going 😊

[@RockTheParkOfficial]

@@DreamyTravelStory Absolutely! I'll keep you in mind if/when we plan a trip out there. I heard of a few international borders and airports opening up so I'm really hopeful that something will give in soon

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

Wow, you are so right, this is a most beautiful place on earth. I understand why you kept going back there. The food alone would attract me. I wouldn't mind the recipe of that gorgeous looking dish @5:03. How sweet you showed the children how the drone works. I bet they've never seen their homes and surroundings from up above before. I can also imagine it was lovely to have Matt and Marti as neighbours during your stay. Great video. Am loving all the videos in the series so far. Awesome. 👍🎥❤️🌷🍺🙋‍♀️

[@DreamyTravelStory]

We would love to have the recipe too! The dish is called kaqik or kakik but there seem to be many different versions of it. Pepian is also a famous Guatemalan dish that is yummy! It was so much fun being neighbours with Matt & Marti. They will be in more of our videos 😊 We are so happy that you like our videos in our Lake Atitlán series! 💙

[@shelo1967]

Santa Cruz la Laguna has stolen my heart. If you're interested in making the gorgeous dish you can register for a cooking class at CECAP. I took the course with my kids and we made the Pepian and had a blast doing it.

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Next time we are in Santa Cruz we want to do the cooking class at CECAP. We would love to learn to make Pepian and also Kaqik 🇬🇹💙

[@BreatheWithDinoo]

Hi 👋 love your videos… which hotels do you recommend staying at in Santa Cruz? :)

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Thank you for your sweet comment 💙 We are happy to hear that you love our videos. Unfortunately we never stayed in a hotel in Santa Cruz, as we just went there for day trips. We stayed in an Airbnb on the hill between San Juan and San Pedro. We are sorry that we can't give any hotel suggestions for Santa Cruz La Laguna.

[@therehastobesomethingmoore]

May I ask how you stayed for 8 months ? What visa ? Thanks !

[@DreamyTravelStory]

We got stuck for Covid, so we weren’t able to move from the country!

[@therehastobesomethingmoore]

@@DreamyTravelStory Oh ok. I was hoping you had a way to stay longer. Thx !

[@rayeandty3887]

We believe that you post cool travel content! Actually we are a couple that travels too and would love to work with you. Maybe we can do a video together or share eachother on our social media profiles. Would you be interested? If you want to, our IG is @rayeandty

[@DreamyTravelStory]

Ooo happy to hear that! If we are in the same place at some point we can definitely do a collab video 🙂 We will check out your channel and Instagram 🙂