If you are gluten intolerant or have celiac disease, I feel your pain. I know from personal experience how daunting it can be to find (and afford) gluten-free specialty items. The challenges are only compounded if you’re living in a foreign country or traveling. I hope this guide to where to shop gluten-free in Lake Atitlán can ease some of the stress of finding delicious food you can eat without getting sick.
Guatemala Travel Information
How To Get From Guatemala City Airport to Any Town on Lake Atitlan
You’ve booked your flight. Hooray! You reserved a hotel with volcanic views so incredible you can’t believe it even exists. Heck yea! The only thing left to do…figure out how to get from the […]
Survival Spanish: The Guatemala Edition
Hola! Are you planning to travel in Guatemala and lacking proficiency in Spanish? Fear not! You’ll meet lots of friendly folks here who are bilingual, especially in the tourism industry. However, it’s advisable to […]
How To Visit Maximon, Santiago’s Most Misunderstood Mayan Deity
The Cofradias and Traditionalist ways of Santiago are quite “open” and receptive to outsiders and visitors. However, if you decide to visit Maximon, there a few things you must be aware of in order […]
How to Camp in the Atitlan Reserve
I am prone to the kind of anxiety that typically goes along with working a 9 to 5 job, and even in a location as picturesque as Lake Atitlan, the stress of my work […]
Staying Safe Around Lake Atitlan
Okay, so I’m sure you’ve been wondering about it. After all, Central America isn’t widely known as the safest region in the world. And Guatemala does have a violent history, especially in the ’80s […]
The Cost Of Living On Lake Atitlan
Lake Atitlan is arguably one of the best value destinations in the world. Everything from accommodation and food to transportation and activities is at least 50% less than in the USA or Europe. As my immigrant grandmother […]
How To Travel To Lake Atitlan
You’ve booked your flight. Hooray! You reserved a hotel with volcanic views so incredible you can’t believe it even exists. Heck yea! The only thing left to do…figure out how to get from the […]
Transportation Around Lake Atitlan
Lake Atitlan is cheap and relatively easy to get around. There are 4 main modes of public transport, boat, pickup truck, chicken bus or Tuk Tuk. Additionally, if you want to explore new towns […]