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and sustainable growing methods and crops, including the super-food
tzan
, now being
used to treat child malnutrition naturally.
Many of these organic ingredients show up in salads, desserts and teas at the adjacent
cafe.
Courses
Eco Spanish School
(
LANGUAGE COURSE
4727-6481;
www.ecolanguages.net
)
Along a path that's 500m up from the dock on the right.
San Juan Spanish School
(
LANGUAGE COURSE
4257-7899)
The school operates from the Hotel Pa Muelle.
Sleeping & Eating
Hotel Pa Muelle $
( 4141-0820; hotelpamuelle@turbonett.com; Camino al Muelle; s/d Q100/150)
The small hotel has a de-
lightful setting, with blue rooms along a patch of lawn high above the lake. It's near the
top of the hill coming up from the dock.
HOTEL
Hotel Chi-Yá $$
( 5293-2417;
www.hotelchi-ya.com
; s/d Q125/190)
Organically developed upon the promontory
between San Juan and San Pedro, Hotel Chi-Yá consists of secluded, handsomely con-
structed cedar cabins, all with lake-view terraces and picture windows. Stone steps lead to
a private dock.
BUNGALOW
Uxlabil Eco Hotel $$
( 2366-9555;
www.uxlabil.com
; s/d/tr Q360/437/ 560)
The Uxlabil stands on a small coffee planta-
tion on the southern edge of San Juan's bay. Featuring hand-carved stone trimmings by
local craftsmen, all the rooms face the lake.
HOTEL
EUROPEAN
Café El Artesano $$
( 4555-4773; cheese platter Q70; 11:30am-6pm Mon-Fri)
Bring a group of friends and make an
afternoon of this unique restaurant. Fine cheeses (25 varieties, all produced locally and
