Eco Hotel Uxlabil Atitlán winner of competitiveness award

Eco hotel Uxlabil Atitlán received in May 2006 a Competitivenes award from the Guatemalan Government. This ten thousand US dollar award, plus an equal amount of its own resources, will be utilized to reinforce quality of services and to implement an international marketing effort.

With such award Uxlabil guests have started to benefit with facilities such as a new private deck and two kayaks. Demostrative avocado, macadamia, banana and orange plantation are being initiated, all of them with organic fertilizers. Soon bigger gardens and a mini ostrich farm will be opened.

This award compromises even more to Eco hotel Uxlabil Atitlán in its mission to provide hospitality services in harmony with nature and culture. With such support the hotel will reinforce its assistance to local weavers, painters and fishermen. Authentic ecotourism is a well defined philosophy at Uxlabil.