Chicabal Lake

Chicabal Lake is a sacred to the Mam Mayan people. The lake is located in the municipal boundary of the town of in the department of Quetzaltenango.
Wikipedia
Photo: MarritzN, Public domain.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “Laguna Chicabal” and “Laguna Chuicabal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chicabal.

Volcano
Photo: Avalesco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Volcano is an extinct stratovolcano and protected area located in the municipality of , in the of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Martín Sacatepéquez and Concepción Chiquirichapa.

Town
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of 24 municipalities in the department of , . has a surface area of 100 square kilometres.

Town
is a municipality in the department of in the of Guatemala, 14 kilometers west of the departmental capital of Quetzaltenango, and 214 kilometers west of the capital . is situated 8 km northeast of Chicabal Lake.

Town
Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a town, with a population of 20,763, and a municipality in the of . Beside Spanish, local people speak the Mam language. is situated 10 km north of Chicabal Lake.

Chicabal Lake

Latitude
14.7875° or 14° 47′ 15″ north
Longitude
-91.65636° or 91° 39′ 23″ west
Elevation
2,725 metres (8,940 feet)
Open location code
766CQ8QV+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 263100320
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
3598480
Wiki­data ID
Q3394893
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Satellite Map

Discover Chicabal Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Chicabal Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لاغونا شيكابال”
  • Cebuano: “Laguneta Chiquibal”
  • Chinese: “奇卡巴尔潟湖”
  • Chinese: “奇卡巴爾潟湖”
  • Dutch: “Chicabal”
  • French: “lac Chicabal”
  • French: “Lac Chicabal”
  • German: “Laguna Chicabal”
  • Lithuanian: “Čikabalio lagūna”
  • Macedonian: “Лагуна Чикабал”
  • Portuguese: “Laguna de Chicabal”
  • Spanish: “Laguna de Chicabal”
  • Spanish: “Laguna de Chicabal)”
  • Swedish: “Laguneta Chiquibal”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Las Nubes I and Las Nubes II.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mirador Laguna Chikabal and Zona de Veda Definitiva Volcán Chicabal.

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