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ground floor of the same building as Solomon's Porch, on Calle Principal. It has an ATM
that accepts both Visa and MasterCard.
Laundry
With Lake Atitlán's future at stake, it has become more important to choose environment-
ally friendly coin laundromats, where the detergents used are biodegradable. To that end,
I highly recommend Il Bucato (Comercial El Dorado, at the junction of Santander and
Calle Principal, 9 A.M.-6:30 P.M. Mon.-Sat.), where you can wash up to 12 pounds for
$2.50. They will also wash 6-12 pounds of laundry for $6. All the detergents used are
non-toxic; hypo-allergenic detergent is also available. Other options include Lavandería
Viajero (Calle Santander, Edificio Rincón Sai, 8 A.M.-7 P.M.); it charges about $0.50 per
pound.LavanderíaAutomático(CalledelosArboles0-15,7:30A.M.-6:30P.M.Mon.-Sat.)
charges $4 for a full load.
Medical Services
Panamedic Centro Clínico Familiar (Calle Principal 0-72, tel. 7762-2174) has round-the-
clock emergency medical attention. Doctors Francisco and Zulma Ordoñez both speak
English. For an ambulance, dial 7762-4121.
Emergency
In case of an emergency, contact Asistur (Tourist Police, Calle Principal, in the town hall,
tel. 7762-1120 or 2421-2810).
Travel Agencies
There are a number of travel agencies along Calle Santander that can book airline tickets,
shuttles,andonwardtransporttootherpartsofGuatemala.Amongtherecommendedagen-
cies are Atitrans (Edificio Rincón Sai, tel. 7762-0146 or 7762-0152,
www.atitrans.com
)
,
Unión Travel (corner of Calle Santander and Calle El Chali, tel. 7762-2426,
www.igoguate.com
)
, Servicios Turísticos Atitlán (Calle Santander, tel. 7762-2075), and
Tolimán Excursions (Calle Santander 1-77, tel. 7762-2455 or 7762-0334).
Language Schools
ThereareafewlanguageschoolsinPanajachel,including
Jardín de América
(Calle14de
Febrero, 3a Avenida Peatonal 4-44, tel. 7762-2637,
www.jardindeamerica.com
) and
Jabel
Tinamit
(Calle Santander, tel. 7762-0238,
www.jabeltinamit.com
)
. Rates are about $150
perweekforfourhoursofone-on-oneinstructionMonday-Friday,includinghomestaywith
a local family at either school.
