A short walk or tuk-tuk ride from San Pedro along the lakeside road, San Juan La Laguna is smaller, quieter, and oriented around its women's weaving cooperatives rather than the traveller scene. Several cooperatives are open to visitors and demonstrate the full process, from spinning thread to dyeing with natural plant extracts to weaving on backstrap looms. The textiles produced here are excellent and sold at fair prices directly by the weavers.
San Juan also has a small community of Maya painters and a couple of murals on public walls depicting traditional ceremonies. It is easily combined with a visit to San Pedro — the lancha drops at San Pedro and you can walk or take a tuk-tuk to San Juan in around 15 minutes. Most travellers spend a couple of hours before returning to San Pedro for the evening.