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La Casa del Mundo, my favorite hotel in Guatemala, located in the tiny village of Jaibalito, on the shores of Lake Atitlán, translates to “the world’s home.” The owners chose the name because they wanted everyone to feel welcome.
Visitors range from backpackers to honeymooning couples to Peace Corps volunteers, and all dine together by candlelight every evening on some of the best food in Guatemala at one long, communal table.
The stunning tranquilty of Lake Atitlán and Volcán San Pedro, enjoyed from the porch of several guest rooms.
Built into the side of a mountain, La Casa del Mundo requires a vertical ascent up several stories of rough-hewn stone steps, but visitors should take their time and enjoy the lush native gardens cultivated from plantings taken from throughout the country.It is not a hotel for the weak-kneed, but the reward for the climb is a stunning vista of the lake with a backdrop of volcanoes. The lake is a caldera, a collapsed volcano, and it stretches more than 10 miles (18 km) from east to west, nearly five miles (8 km) from north to south.
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