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Lake Atitlan -
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Cojol ya - Santiago Atitlan |
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Featured in
Architectural Digest |
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exotic Paradise of flowers and trees, on the shore of one of
the world's most beautiful mountain lakes, Lake Atitlan,
Guatemala. I am Candis Krummel and my home, the last of
traditional Tzutujil Mayan architecture still in existence
in Santiago Atitlan, was featured in the August 2002 issue
of Archtitectural Digest. In addition to the unique guest
rooms, the site is powered with solar energy and a windmill
for pumping water, so visiting here is also an oppportunity
to experience an ecological lifestyle. |
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Guest
Suite has two traditionally thatched rooms |
Cojol ya is located near
Santiago Atitlan and can be reached via boat from Panachel
or bus from Guatemala City. Private vans are also available
for hire to bring you here from Guatemala City or Antigua.
I can sleep up to four people, with two sharing a bed in the
Guest Suite.
The Guest Suite has two traditionally thatched rooms,
connected by a glass-enclosed patio. In the patio is a hot
rain-shower. One room is the sleeping room and the other a
small sitting room. The room is a study in rustic elegance,
furnished with handmade mahogony furniture and antiques, and
decorated with textiles woven by the Cojol ya Association.
The Gate House sleeps two in twin beds and also has hot
running water, with an outdoor shower. This room is a cozy,
traditional bungalow decorated with textiles woven on the
backstrap loom. |
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Visitors are
welcome for a minimum of two nights |
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Visitors are
welcome for a minimum of two nights ...special arrangements
could be made for stays of longer than a week. |
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$55 single, $70 double per night |
Guests enjoy our
shade-grown, organic coffee, toasted over an open fire,
delivered to their rooms upon arising. A hearty breakfast is
included in the cost per night. Other meals can be
arranged....they are gourmet quality, accompanied by wine
and made with ingredients from my organic garden. You will
want to sip my pitaya wine (made from a cactus fruit) while
watching the sunset from the roof terrace.
My visitors are pampered guests, enjoying the beauty and
tranquility of this unique retreat.
Guests can enjoy guided walks to unexcavated archeological
sites, take the row boat on the lake to watch the water
birds nesting in the reeds at dusk, swim in the clear waters
of the lake, sail and visit the Weaving Center of the Cojol
ya Association to learn about backstrap weaving and meet the
weavers. |
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Bird
watching, swimming, hiking/walking.. |
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My visitors
have been intellectually stimulating people who have an
interest in traditional Maya culture, architecture,
textiles, bird-watching, organic gardening, appropriate
technology, swimming and hiking/walking. They should like
pets, as I have dogs and cats. Smokers have to smoke
outside. |
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Cojol
ya Association for Maya Women Weavers |
| I have lived on the Island
of Cojol ya (3km from the village of Santiago Atitlan) for
25 years. During that time, I founded the Cojol ya
Association for Maya Women Weavers, my effort to help
preserve the exquisite traditional art of backstrap loom
weaving. The Association's textiles have achieved
international acclaim and our client list includes Michael
Graves, Takashimaya NY and Simon Pearce plus many famous
interior designers. Please visit our web site at
www.cojolya.org |
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Visitors
should have reasonable physical stamina. My site cannot
accommodate people with severe disabilities. The altitude
here is over a mile high; the weather is cool at night and
hot during the day. The nights are dark, surfaces are uneven
and there is no medivac helicopter! |
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Contact:
cajolya@intelnet.net.gt |
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