Expat Advice: Living in Panajachel, Guatemala
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
If you're moving to Panajachel, be prepared to live a different life style. Life is affordable, help is affordable. Slower pace.
What is the name of the city or town that you are reporting on?
Panajachel
How long have you lived there?
25
What activities, clubs and organizations would you recommend to newcomers to help them meet others?
There are group of people biking, playing pokers, theatre. Saturday mid day at the center of town big bbq where lots of expats goes. Lots of NGO offering volunteering plans.
In terms of religious, racial, economic and cultural diversity, are the people of this city or town diverse? Are they accepting of differences? Describe.
Locals are very welcoming, lots of businesses are run by expats but locals are slowly picking up. Very tolerant.
What are the main industries in this city? What types of career opportunities commonly exist? How do most people find new jobs?
City lives mostly from tourism.
If a friend of yours was thinking of moving to this city or town from far away, what other advice would you give them.
Be prepared to live a different life style. Life is affordable, help is affordable. Slower pace.
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senormikepanajachel is ok to visit, but not a place to think about living. little things like in the toilet, your paper does not go into it, it goes in a basket on the floor. that's done in all public places. it is a very cheap town however. get used to street vendors althoough not a problem. but don't eat at them, they don't care about sanitation. before you even think about going there check to see if the lake polution has been taken care of. all untreated sewerage flows into it. i was there, so i know what i am talking about. i was there 4 years ago when it became poluted so bad that one travel agency told people not to come. yes that was 4 years ago, it might have been cleared up temporarily but if the sewerage still flows into it the same thing will happen again
EcuadorDeanTo see Panajachel for yourselve check my presentaton... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGW2aspuQpo Panajachel
ellenbuilderWe moved to Panajachel 2 years ago and find it to be quite livable and enjoy very much the people we have met. Is sewage treatment a problem here? Well yeah, welcome to Guatemala. There is a growing concern about this problem and over time something may actually be done about it. Change in this area will occur, but slowly.
