Ka cika wannan magana: A ƙarni na 16, a lokacin da Mutanen Espanya suka ci ƙasar Guatemala, a bakin tafkin ne aka yi yaƙi da Mutanen Espanya da abokansu 'yan kabilar Kaqchikel suka ci kabilar Tz'utujils. Bayan da
Bayan mamayar Mutanen Espanya na Guatemala, Franciscans sun kafa coci da kuma gidan sufi a Panajachel ba da daɗewa ba, kuma sun yi amfani da garin a matsayin cibiyar don juyar da 'yan asalin yankin zuwa bangaskiyar Roman Katolika. Facade na asali na cocin har yanzu yana tsaye kuma ana ɗaukarsa ɗayan lu'ulu'u na salon mulkin mallaka a Guatemala.