FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SAN PEDRO LA LAGUNA (Lake Atitlan, Guatemala)
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- Опубликовано: 12 дек 2024
- We have arrived to Lake Atitlan and will be spending a week in the town of San Pedro La laguna. With all of its beauty, it is still not exactly what we were expecting...
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Thanks to do lesson with me guys. I also enjoy my time with you guys. Also thanks to including me in this vídeo. ¡Congratulation for your vídeos!
Muchas gracias Isaias!! 😊 Nos encantaba su clase!
2:41 don't let it happen again. There is some people taking advantage from others. Not matter where are you coming from. There is always something to learn. Hope you have better experience than this one. Enjoy Guate guys.
Wow thank you so much Aroldo! 😊🇬🇹 We appreciate your support. Yes, at least it was not too bad. I've heard of some people traveling around the world getting scammed by taxis or airbnbs and its a big loss. Now we know what to do!
@@JourneywithJenandDrew please explain.....what do you do when overcharged in another country?
@@juliebuchanan5411 we just meant we know to ask the average prices before hopping in Tuktuks
@@JourneywithJenandDrew ah ok.
@@juliebuchanan5411 Scream at them. Threaten to go to your embassy. Many options
Visit the other towns in Atitlan! They all have such different personalities, and most are much more laidback.
We got to visit Pana, San Marcos, & San Juan as well 😊 (videos to come! They are a bit delayed because of the wifi problem 😆) Thanks for watching we appreciate it 🇬🇹
You know, it's refreshing to see that not every trip is just rainbow and unicorns 😅Issues are gonna arise, and it's cool that you are experiencing different cultures along the way.
Yes totally 😂 stuff happens but we hope to make the best of every situation! Thanks for watching y’all 🙌🏻
Thanks for the videos you send, I'm a Yael from Israel, and it excites me to see Guatemala, Antigua with Israeli flags, Guatemala and Israel are true friends, love the people there, and the amazing place that looks like paradise, I would like to visit there, I will keep following your site, Thank you, ♥ ️ ♥ ️ ♥ ️ and I am also learning Spanish
Thank you so much for watching 😊🇬🇹 So amazing you are watching videos as well as learning Spanish. We think Guatemala is a wonderful country and have enjoyed learning about the historical friendship with Israel ❤️
israel cuased the civil war in from 60'-96...@@JourneywithJenandDrew
Isaías is a very great teacher. Learned spanish with him a couple years ago, that was fun.
Yay that is great to hear! We really enjoyed our class with him :)
Please stay in Pana, so much to see im Pana, Reserva Maya, botanic gardens in Atitlan, Circus Bar, Breakfast buffet in Barcelo del Lago. Yall can do parapente, I dare you to do parapente in Pana guys.
Thank you for the rec! 😊 So we have already left the lake unfortunately (our videos are a bit delayed because of the lag in uploading) but we did eventually go to Pana and LOVED it! That will be our next video :) We dont go to everything you recommended (but now we want to go back!) Omg i looked up Parapente and that looks amazing - i would have to put my fear of heights aside 😆 Thank you so much!
You got to do the zip lines at Reserva Maya too, maripisario walk through hanging bridges in the forest, you will see monkeys and pisotes too. Circus bar has a concert of guitars, the best pizza in town. You can do scuba diving in La Iguana Perdida at Santa Cruz. Every time you gonna move to a diferent part let us know, so we can recomend stuff.
Thank you for the honesty!
Oh boy, sorry that this town wasn’t what you were looking for but love your honest review! It’s so helpful for travelers planning a trip. Glad you two are keeping up with your Spanish lessons!
Thank yall 😊❤️
During World War 2, a lot of refugees came to Guatemala. Including my great grandfather.
Oh wow :) Thank you for sharing Andrea. What country did he come from?
@@JourneywithJenandDrew I could not tell you for sure, her passed many countries before settling in Guatemala. He had an Italian last name so I believe from there, but he passed Egypt as well before Guate.
@@andreapaola906 Oh wow that is fascinating! What a great genealogy project! Do you & your family still live in Guatemala?
@@JourneywithJenandDrew yes we do. My dad lives in the states though.
This is the only video I have seen that mirrors my experience. I wish I would have seen it before going!
Thank you! People have been quite hard on us for this video, but we were just sharing our honest experience haha
@@JourneywithJenandDrew I appreciated the honesty. I feel like if some of the other vlogs I watched before going would have been more transparent, I would have been much more prepared. There will always be critics, but whoever catches your video before going will have a better experience.
Welcome to Guatemala 🇬🇹 yours house 🏡😃
Muchas gracias 😊🇬🇹
Good morng thanks video Guatemala me good
Buenos Dias y muchas gracias Daniel 😊🇬🇹
Di you guys go in May ? Was there a lot of rain or not much at all ?
The rain wasn’t very bad! Some light rain but that’s it! :)
I love San Pedro, I thought I would hate it but its so much more than just a party town. I have been staying in the peaceful end of town for a month. I was able to film a video exclusively in the East, its like a completely different town from the west. Great video and channel, new subscriber here. 🙂
Thank you for subbing 😊🇬🇹 we really appreciate it!! We are posting a video in a few days of our experience staying a little farther out of town, I do not know East or west 😂 but it was about a 10 min tuktuk away from the middle of town
Very lovely stay, we are excited to share it!😊
@@JourneywithJenandDrew ahhhhh, I look forward to seeing it. Are you still in San Pedro now, I am here for one more week and then its off to Greece. I will be posting a video of Santiago in a few days, its was awesome there as well, but found San Pedro to be much cheaper. 🙂
Lake Atitlan is a beautiful place. Sadly I had the same impression you guys had. I cut my stay short and decided to leave after less than 48 hours of arriving in San Juan. Everywhere I went felt like a tourist trap, everything was overpriced, food was served in small portions at europeans prices, tuc tuc drivers trying to take advantange of tourists, bad service at restaurants, no running water for hours thus no restrooms at cafes where they charge $5 for a latte, 5% added to bills paid with CC, 10% compulsory tip , In general the local atittude towards tourist is not what I expected . I would not visit again. I regreted using 2 nights of my vacation in the Lake instead of going other places in Guatemala.
Hey, e-pat here, 30+yrs living here, sorry but it's not like you say. Then again, keep reporting asi, I for one am not into crowds.
You are welcome in Guatemala I hope you Joined I’m from Guatemala 🇬🇹
Thank you so much Oscar 😊🇬🇹🇬🇹
I love your video!! I’m excited to visit. I do have a question, did you have to pay to bring your drone in the country?
Hi Barbara! when we visited in 2022, we did not have to pay to bring it in!
Hello, hello guys, I hope you are wonderful. I have started to follow your RUclips channel and I think your content is great. I am very happy to see you. I was able to meet you at the viewpoint of San Juan La Laguna. They are great guys, they are great people. I hope you enjoy Guatemala a lot and have many adventures together
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Hola Abisai 😊 Muchas gracias por ver nuestro video! Fue un placer conocerte!
@@JourneywithJenandDrew gracias 🤩 chicos , siempre conservaré el stiker que me dieron 🥺 y las fotografías que nos tomamos 🤩😄
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Boker tov, manish-ma? Ma-shlomehk👱♀️/ma-shlomkha👱♂️? Ani hakol beseder....
Good morning guys. Number one, God bless you both and may God continue to bless your talent by making more wonderful videos about Guatemala; we, enjoy watching them.
Number two, your videos are uplifting, educational, and entertaining to say the least. They are absolutely inspiring, refreshing, and fill with meaningful things (they touches the heart and the soul [nostalgia]).
Well, you had proposed a question in reference to the connection or history between Guatemala 🇬🇹 and Israel 🇮🇱.
Allow me to articulate an answer to your question from the perspectives of both documented world history and faith (Biblical prophecy).
Guatemala 🇬🇹 and Israel 🇮🇱 have had strong ties since Israel's creation going back to 1946. On November 29th, 1947 Israel became an official member of the U.N.
A few months later on May 14th, 1948 she was rebirth as a Nation fighting for it's survival amongst 5 attaching Arab Nations and it's independence from European control (England). On both occasion Guatemala supported Israel and was the strongest advocate on behalf of the Jewish Nation.
In 1946 Guatemalan U.N. Embassador Dr. Jorge Garcia Granados became in charged and the leader of the United Nation Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP).
He lead the fight for this great human cause to help a suffering people (after 2000 years of absence) to return back to their homeland (The Promised Land [Eretz Yisrael]) that they righteously belong. Although, the major powers of that time (England, United States, and the Arab Nations) were against this idea of a Jewish State. Guatemala stayed on course to fulfill Biblical prophecy. Guatemala tirelessly fought hard all the legal obstacles on it's way including Dr. Garcia Granados personally flying over to each individual Latin American country in order to advocate and convince them in favor of the United Nations initiative, proposition 181 which would legally allow the creation of the Jewish State (later on the name would be changed over to the State of Isrsel by David Ben Gurion).
Israel has never forgotten who her real friends are. Since the beginning of this special friendship. Guatemala has continue to enjoy the fruits it's labor. Guatemala today, has most advance Israeli technology in modern medicine, agricultural science, aerodynamics, and the latest weaponry produced by Israeli Defense Force (IDF). Every time the IDF creates a new weapon. Guatemala it's usually the first benefactor to recieve it and test it.
Israel even defended us against the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. This highly volatile conflict was due to the Belice-Guatemalan conflict for it's independence. England who supported Belice had demanded from Guatemala a complete and unconditional surrender within three weeks.
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin upon hearing the news told the United Kingdom that, "if England attempts to destroy Guatemala within three weeks. It would only take Israel three hours to destroy London".
The English immediately ceased and deceased their intentions and quickly took their troops and Harriet's Squadrons back to England.
Thanks to the Israeli intervention and tenacity nothing happened and the possible war between England and Guatemala was avoided.
Dr. Jorge García Granados (21 April 1900 - 3 May 1961) was a politician and diplomat from Guatemala, a grandson[1]: p.17 of Miguel García Granados, the leader and philosopher of the liberal revolution in the 19th century.

Guatemala's min. Dr. G. Granados leaving the president's house after presenting his credentials, Jerusalem
Granados was the ambassador of his country to the United Nations and a member of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP). Granados cast the very first vote for the creation of the state of Israel and Guatemala became the first Latin American country to recognize Israel after the proclamation of the state.[2]
At the time of the vote on the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, Granados organized a lobby of South American countries to support the partition plan.[3] In 1956, Guatemala became the first country to open an embassy in Jerusalem, with Granados appointed as the first ambassador. The Israeli cities of Jerusalem and Ramat-Gan named streets to honor Granados.
Garcia Granados wrote about his experience serving on the UNSCOP in his book, The Birth of Israel: The Drama as I Saw It. In the book, Granados describes his youth, his time in political exile from Guatemala during the reign of military dictatorships, the achievements of the Zionist movement during the British mandate on Palestine, and the events surrounding the creation of Israel.
Genesis Chapter 12 verse 3
From the New Living Translation Bible.
"3.) I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
בראשית יב:3 תרגום חי חדש 3
אברך את המברכים אותך ואקלל את המתנהגים אליך בבוז. כל המשפחות עלי אדמות יבורכו דרכך".
Hi John, Thank you so much for watching our video & for your kind words 😊 We greatly appreciate all the information you provided us on the Guatemala-Isreal relationship. We really enjoy learning about this topic as well as the history of Guate 🇬🇹🇬🇹 Thank you for writing this all out, it was very helpful
@@JourneywithJenandDrew Gadol yaffe!!! I am glad you are more than willing to learned from other cultures, their traditions, and their ancient history; Jaffe! (que bonito). You two are an amazing couple and your positivity is contagious. Thank you for making these phenomenal videos about Guatemala. The videos are true masterpieces
🇬🇹🇮🇱🇺🇸 Baruch habba Guatemala. Don't forget to try the falafel in San Pedro. San Marcos is more or less the same but calmer. San Marcos is a hippie paradise. It seems that every town around the Lake has their own individual culture.
@@johngiron3598 💜💜💜
This is incredibly interesting history that I knew nothing of. Thank you for this very detailed account explaining the relationship between Guatemala and Israel.
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Hi Julie, thank you for taking an interest on learning about the longtime relationship Israel and Guatemala have had over the last seven decades. Let me share a few more details:
There are city "street" signs 🛣🛣🛣 🛣 named after A.) Dr. Jorge Garcias Granados and B.) Guatemala in the cities of Jerusalem and Ramat-Gan (Ramalah).
The entire Guatemalan military force uses Israeli made weapons.
The Galil is an automatic riffle named after it's creator, Yisrael Galil Blashnikov who lived near the Galilean sea or sea of Galilee (Mar de Galilea). He also invented the Uzi submachine gun.
The sidearm of choice is the famous "desert eagle" .45 Jericho 941F made by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI).
The Gabriels are these rocket grenade shoulder launchers. Also, an Israeli masterpiece.
The Arava planes 🛫 are these small battle tested quick/short take-off planes. These planes can land and take-off inside small soccer fields without any problems.
The Tavor is another Israel made masterpiece. Guatemala was the first country to received these sophisticated weapons. The Guatemalan Police Force and the military uses them for their work.
Of course, there are more Israeli made weapons Guatemala has in it's arsenal which I am not privilege to discuss but the above mentioned is public information.
I’m sorry it was not what you were expecting, a lot of travelers and RUclipsrs mention that the wifi signal is not the great, check this page and it would help you to know what places visit on every town
Hi Jerry! Thank you - what is the page?
@@JourneywithJenandDrew I just post it, i think RUclips erase my comment for putting a link 🥲🥲🥲
Oh maybe so :(
@@JourneywithJenandDrew hope it works
Is the bad vibe only in that village or all over the lake ? Thx
No! We loved everywhere around the lake! San Pedro just was not our favorite
@@JourneywithJenandDrew
So if you were old and retired, what town would you live in ?
Thx !
Guatemala it is from the country most beautiful in centro america
So beautiful!!
The tuk tuks do charge more for extra people and for luggage. Another up charge is if you’re going to an outlying area where they may not get a returning customer. Even so, that was for sure excessive if you weren’t leaving San Pedro. Also, not many people seem to be aware you can take a shuttle directly to San Pedro from Antigua for the same price as Antigua to Pana, without needing to add on the lancha.
Oooh interesting - good to know. Thank you Lisa!
Did you know that an old small Mayan town is submerged under the lake. There is a museum that has many things they have found there.
😲😲 Oh wow!! We had no idea! What town is the museum in? Thanks for sharing, Hugo!
@@JourneywithJenandDrew panajachel
@@hugocardona8030 Oh wow! The bad part about our videos being delayed is that we always have already left the area before the videos post. The good part is that our bucket lists grow and it makes us want to return! 😊
Yeah.. Next time amigos. Thanks for visiting the country of the Eternal Spring.... La Eterna Primavera.
Hello friends . Welcome to my country Take care 👍😳
Thank you so much 😊🇬🇹
We just left there. I didn’t like any of the towns . Couldn’t wait to leave and get back to Antigua.
There are people who go to these towns to unplug from all technology. I visited San Marcos La Laguna and they have New Age Centers that people attend, so there are many activities going on in these towns, it depends what you like. Regarding transportation it helps to consult your smart phone the distance from where you are as to where you are going, ask first how much they charge, if it is too much walk away and ask a local how much the fare should be.
Thanks Rene! The problem was we got ripped off when we first arrived with all our luggage - we knew we didnt want to walk the 20 minutes with all our stuff and it was our first tuktuk at the lake. Oh well, live & learn!
Locals are NOT annoying with tourists , they like them , the Town live and exist because the exchange of culture and People from Europe ,Canada and United States is the Reason all this Handicraft bussines , and the hotels and restaurants that are good for economy , we love Tourists and many decide stay and live there , like my Father , the influence of ISRAELI and JEWISH there is Big and is a Bless , because we Guatemalans Support ISRAEL since the Beggining of its Foundation again in 1948 , and we are together with USA the only two Countries that never fail to vote in Favor of ISRAEL in UNITED NATIONS . a very Important and corious fact is that SAN PEDRO LA LAGUNA is call among ARMY guys in ISRAEL The Little TEL AVIV FOR THE POPULARITY iN israel for this destination .
Visita. El parque. Yaxha. Nacum. Peten. Arqueología
Oh my! Mucho hacer! 🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹
Thanks very very very much for the videos god bless you forever ok 🌜🐎🌛
Thank YOU 😊🇬🇹
I totally preferred staying in San Juan - and traveling other parts of the region. I too was disappointed with San Pedro and only spent 3 days there.
Very. Very. Good
Thank you so much Dario 😊
Gracias x el video 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇬🇹🇬🇹
Gracias por ver😊
What do you do when your being charged the tourist rate? You pay the money with a grateful heart. Be a blessing to him, and be thankful for all your wealth. These people are poor, and they live off of the tourist industry. If the amount was more than you could afford, then you walk until you find a cheaper rate. Blessings.
Nice place
Thanks for watching Odulfo!😊
@@JourneywithJenandDrew you welcome bro
Hell yeah my kind of people!
¡Excelente video, bendiciones!
Gracias Xavier :)
That’s cool you did the Spanish lesson. I already speak pretty good Spanish
I’m planning to spend some time on the lake this summer, visiting several of the towns around. I’m a bit surprised with your video bc it took me about 2 minutes of research to figure out this town was a huge backpacker destination and party….so did you not know that? You went to the place with the vibe you dislike the most, you’d definitley be disappointed if you expected something else.
Question - did the allies smell like poop and were their animal poop everywhere? I have been here two days. At least now there are poop everywhere attracting flies and those flies are sitting on the food and everything. I feel like I am going to get Giardia! Also the smell of poop and motor vehicle exhaust is gross. It also very loud all night, with fireworks going on at any time during the day and night. This doesn't feel like a relaxing time at all! Not a good experience for me. Did you experience anything similar?
if you dont like the place we are very sorry but just leave ,hope you will find a perfect place.
Thank you guys for visiting my country greetings 🗽
Thank you so much for watching 😊🙌🏻🇬🇹
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Gracias :)
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You guys are so sweet and 🥰 cute I am so sorry that you felt so awkward as turist, hopefully your trip got better visiting other towns❤
Thank you ❤❤
Hl gays woo beutifull video tanks
Guys. No gays
Hi Carlos 😊 Thank you!
The lack of wifi is one of the most annoying aspects of travelling to these places! Great video anyway🙌
Totally 😂😂 but it ended working out
such a jerk that tuk tuk!
Hahaha yeah it sucked but its okay :)
WOW ! I wish you had contacted me / for good wifi - go to Idea Connection on the back trail ... I've lived here 7 years after leaving the usa. Yes - the tucs do pretty much rip you off if you are perceived to be a tourist .... Makes it hard for me to get home when I arrive by boat at Pana Dock .... They all know I live here - and they won't get 75Q from me for a tuc ride !!! ... so ....
on the plus side - I'm blessed to live on the most beautiful lake in the world --- and I don't fear I'll be shot when going to the grocery store to buy milk ....
Oh wow we wish we wouldve known! We couldnt find much advice online for where to go for good wifi! Thanks for watching :)
Saludos amigos from California
Saludos 😊
Its no where in the league of Lake Como or Lake Garda or Lake Maggiore 😂😂😂😂
San Juan is just a few kilometers walk away and you will find a much more pleasant vibe. But the lake is so gorgeous. In many places in Central and South America the people and culture are so wonderful, the only downside is the influx of party oriented backpackers and bozo expats.
Agreed! But its soooo beautiful ❤️
Idky you have few views. Good quality vlog
Thank you! :) We appreciate it
It’s difficult to fit into local cultures when you’re an outsider and not staying long
oh man, what do you expect from a Mayan community which sold his soul for making money by tourism?? San Pedro la Laguna is not even worth to spend 1 hour .... 40 years ago it was a perfect spot to see what a Mayan community looks like with a handfull of restaurants which offered local traditional food and so quiet that it was rather scaring in the night. Now it is a party town, noisy, full of drugs with a folkloric shell .... it turns my heart apart .............
Sam Pedro and San Marcos are terrible! I live in Guatemala City and we go to the lake every few weeks. We always avoid those villages because of everything you've shared here. The accommodation experiences I've had have been bad. There are way too many parties. The service at the restaurants is bad and it's no longer an authentic villages because a lot of foreigners live there now. It's sad. This is why we've decided to start a blog and a new RUclips channel just about traveling in Guatemala. Everyone says to go to San Pedro and San Marcos and to do other things and I just find it to be bad advice. I think it's because they are travelers passing through and they haven't started in Guatemala long enough to understand the other options.
We definitely had the same impression of San Pedro unfortunately. San Marcos & San Juan were definitely much more our vibe!
Yeah we agree 😊 we LOVED San Juan!!
KIt's funny how two gringos complain about other gringos and the next minute they complain about the facilities they are in... bro you are in a town in Guatemala next to a lake! that's how you live in those places where the least important thing is to have curtains
I am sorry to hear you went through some bad situations. But I hope you get to visit the other towns, they have their own nice things to see. When you feel a ride is too much, wait for another tuc tuc at some point the guy might lower the price or another tuc tuc charges less. Love you guys you are beautiful souls. :)
Thank you so much :) What we did wrong was hopped in and then once we got to the destination he told us how much we owed - now we know to ask locals the average price and hand over cash without asking price or ask beforehand and negotiate! Thank you for watching 😊🇬🇹
Look at you guys getting more Spanish lessons! You'll be fluent in no time. Sorry the vibe didn't match what you were looking for, hopefully it's better in the next city!
Thank yall :)
Lived there but wasn't for me. Hot, dirty and got taken advantage of as I wasn't a Chapin.
San Pedro is noisy and not in my favorite places list. I would enjoy more Jaibalito or San Marcos. However, live and learn!...right?
We also enjoyed San Marcos, Panajachel, & San Juan - very lovely :)
Sorry to hear you got ripped off, that usually happens to most tourists unfortunately they get taken advantage of. Just say no soy turista vivo aquí 😁
😂😂❤️ Buena idea!
@@JourneywithJenandDrew have you been to Tikal? Also there’s a cool place there to stay it’s called Ixpanpajul very peaceful .
No not yet! Thank you we will add it to the bucket list 😊🇬🇹
lol I don't want to be looked at as a tourist, even though you are both gringo tourists in Guatemala
Ya we were minority 93 & 94!
I got taken advantage of in the airport, I couldn’t get my luggage off the carousel and one of the employees helped me then he demanded $20 I was not happy. You just have to be prepared ahead of time and bring smaller bills and just say this all I have. In my case I only had $20 bills and no quetzales .
😲😲😲 Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear that
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Super downers lol
Lol…
Boring
@@swamymarques8376 ok I’ll take notes from your videos 📝
But you ARE tourists hun. You are an income source, you are not friends or buds.
Thanks hun!