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Day 3: June 30, 2023
Our day began with breakfast at the same reataurant in town. We all could pick scrabled eggs, chapin breakfast ( eggs, fried plantain, fried beans, )and coffee. Before we jumped to the bus, we took our last picture of La Merced colonial church , picture attached. At the coffee plantation we learned how cofee grows, harvested, roasted and last how to grind it. Lunch was at a local family house ,wonderful experience !!! Then we began our drive to Lake Atitlan, 3 1/2 hr on the western highlands, vegetable fields, more volcanoe views, made a technical stop at a local restaurant, also an extra stop for the view of the high mountain at 8,500 feet elevation. Finally we arrived at lake atitlan, our hotel is located in a small village, Santa Catarina Palopo for the next two nights. Sorrounded by native maya cakchiqueles people dressed in colorful outfit and volcanoes.