The spiritual capital of Guatemala is on the northwest shore of Lago Atitlán (Lake Atitlán) in San Marco La Laguna, or simply San Marcos. Located in the Sololá department, the town is northwest of the lakes three volcanoes, San Pedro, Atitlán, and Tolimán. San Marcos is found in the hills and on the edge of […]
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Lago Atitlán, Guatemala
Lago Atitlán (or Lake Atitlán) is Central America’s deepest lake with a max depth of 340 meters (1,115 feet). Located in the department of Sololá, it is deep in the northwestern Highlands of Guatemala’s Sierra Madre Mountains. The lake is 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) above sea level. Stretching 18 kilometers (11 miles) long, the Lake […]