Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa Getting there & around

Getting there & away

As Hwy 2 now bypasses Santa Lucía, a lot of buses along it do not come into town. Coming to Santa Lucía from the east, you will almost certainly need to change buses at Escuintla (US$0.80, 30 minutes). From the west you will probably have to change at Mazatenango (US$1.50, 1¼ hours). At Cocales, 23km west of Santa Lucía, a road down from Lago de Atitlán meets Hwy 2, providing a route to or from the Highlands. Eight buses daily run from Cocales to Panajachel (US$2, 2½ hours, 70km, between about 6am and 2pm).