There are many ways to get to Panajachel, Lake Atitlan and other Western Highlands villages. Check out our Travel Services Getting here by car from Guatemala City, take the Calzada Roosevelt west through Chimaltenango (km 56) before reaching a crossroads called Los Encuentros (km 127), which is marked by a two-story, blue, traffic-police tower. Here the road to El Quiché (Chichicastenango, Santa Cruz del Quiché, and the Ixil Triangle) splits off to the right. To the left is the Interamerican Highway. You'll pass a turnoff to Sololá and Panajachel 3 km (2 mi) later on the left, and then shortly after, the exit at Km 148 leads to the west side of Lake Atitlán and the towns of Santa Clara, San Marcos La Laguna, and San Pedro. We are located on the Calle Santander, one block from the lake