casa cakchiquel built in 1948, was one of the first hotels on the lake and according to legend, ernesto "che" guevara, ingrid bergman, and other intellectuals, artists, painters and writers enjoyed the house at its best. today the house serves as the cultural center and is lovingly restored and one of two historic buildings "patrimonio culturales" (the central church of saint francis of assisi being the other) in panajachel.