Well, San Pedro used to be a beautiful place years ago ; BEFORE the western people started to come here as tourists looking for CHEAP DRUGS, alcohol and EXCESSES of behavour, thinking that the local people have to tolerate their things because they consider the local people as inferiors ; but the truth is that are just scaping from the boredom and stress of their societies, disguised in voluntaries , visitors, etc.
Hi Zagiacho, unfortunately that is sometimes the price you pay for tourism, and especially when there is no form of policing or controls to limit the dealers that are making lots of money SELLING drugs to tourists in San Pedro.
You also cannot say that *everyone* that comes to San Pedro is "escaping from the boredom and stress of their societies". We went there to learn Spanish and to learn something about Guatemala and the indigenous culture there.
Hi Earthoria ! IF THERES` " DEMAND ", THEN its a "SUPPLY" ( economic rule ).
. And the type of tourists in San Pedro produce that ambient. They want to scape from the feeling of coersion of their systems. They can not manage " freedom ". At just one or two klms. from San Pedro is San Juan, and the situation is totally different !. Touristic places are not the right place to know a country, is with the local people; but for the most part of those tourist local people are just " inferiors ".
@zagiacho Maybe your right but what would san pedro be if it wasn't for the tourist? Are you going tell me that the Guatemalan government would have invested in the place? no....it would just be another town neglected by the government & suffering from extreme poverty.......So thanx to the tourism industry there is something going on over there.....porfavor la proxima ves pensa antes de escribir tonterias.
@zagiacho That's true. About 6 years ago it was the place where I wanted to move to live, but when I went back I founded so many bullshit tourists and came back in Italy
I can not see the drug dealers of the main street here ; and the western tourist walking like « zombies » on the streets of the town. Well, the mokes of the western tourist to the local people, the dispectful attitudes, and even when they flee without paying the hotels, are less visible.
the landscape is gorgeous
cristinaronson 1 year ago
why i watch this everytime? haha!! i love it ♥
nahtanohj0311 1 year ago
i wish i can go to that place !! infact i live in San Pedro Laguna, Philippines..
but i think this is more peaceful in my place ..!! Nice !!
My town have no (la) in name it's only san pedro laguna..
nahtanohj0311 1 year ago
cheers, nice video =)
correctordj 2 years ago
Cuacualtzin(beautiful) and macuilli citlalin(five stars), much appreciated the walkin' tour, Lake Atitlan is paradise on earth!= )
qualqui 2 years ago
do you like guatemala mister.
amatitlan4699 2 years ago
correte gringa , que no veo!!!!!
lastoscas7 2 years ago
thanks for the lovely walking tour
bleenachihuahua1 3 years ago
Puchis aprende uno a filmar viendo estos videitos jejej son muy bonitos en verdad ,muy simpaticos , abrazos amigos
guikello 3 years ago
Well, San Pedro used to be a beautiful place years ago ; BEFORE the western people started to come here as tourists looking for CHEAP DRUGS, alcohol and EXCESSES of behavour, thinking that the local people have to tolerate their things because they consider the local people as inferiors ; but the truth is that are just scaping from the boredom and stress of their societies, disguised in voluntaries , visitors, etc.
zagiacho 3 years ago
Hi Zagiacho, unfortunately that is sometimes the price you pay for tourism, and especially when there is no form of policing or controls to limit the dealers that are making lots of money SELLING drugs to tourists in San Pedro.
You also cannot say that *everyone* that comes to San Pedro is "escaping from the boredom and stress of their societies". We went there to learn Spanish and to learn something about Guatemala and the indigenous culture there.
Earthoria 3 years ago 2
Hi Euthoria !
Sorry, I did`t " connote" ALL; then I haven`t made a general judgement. Then just " denotes " the type of tourist there.
zagiacho 3 years ago
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Hi Earthoria ! IF THERES` " DEMAND ", THEN its a "SUPPLY" ( economic rule ).
. And the type of tourists in San Pedro produce that ambient. They want to scape from the feeling of coersion of their systems. They can not manage " freedom ". At just one or two klms. from San Pedro is San Juan, and the situation is totally different !. Touristic places are not the right place to know a country, is with the local people; but for the most part of those tourist local people are just " inferiors ".
zagiacho 3 years ago
@zagiacho western tourists consider everyone who's not a westerner as "inferior"...not all tourists but 90% of them anyway
cristinaronson 1 year ago
@zagiacho Maybe your right but what would san pedro be if it wasn't for the tourist? Are you going tell me that the Guatemalan government would have invested in the place? no....it would just be another town neglected by the government & suffering from extreme poverty.......So thanx to the tourism industry there is something going on over there.....porfavor la proxima ves pensa antes de escribir tonterias.
zinakan 1 year ago
@zagiacho That's true. About 6 years ago it was the place where I wanted to move to live, but when I went back I founded so many bullshit tourists and came back in Italy
nicoporsche 7 months ago
I can not see the drug dealers of the main street here ; and the western tourist walking like « zombies » on the streets of the town. Well, the mokes of the western tourist to the local people, the dispectful attitudes, and even when they flee without paying the hotels, are less visible.
zagiacho 3 years ago
San Pedro, visitalo porque esta muy bonito.
lorocc 3 years ago