Lake Amatitlán
Lake Amatitlán is a lake located within the Amatitlán caldera in south-central Guatemala, fairly close to Guatemala City. It lies in the central highlands, 1,186 m above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: crater lake in Guatemala Department
- Also known as: “Laguna de Amatitlán” and “Lake Amatitlan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castillo de Dorión.
Castillo de Dorión
Castle
Photo: Ricardo Torres 12t, CC0.
Castillo de Dorión is a castle, which is situated 3 km northwest of Lake Amatitlán.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Miguel Petapa and Villa Canales.
San Miguel Petapa
Town
Photo: Esantos la, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Miguel Petapa also known as Petapa is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, located south of Guatemala City. The city has a population of 129,124 according to the 2018 census. San Miguel Petapa is situated 4½ km north of Lake Amatitlán.
Villa Canales
Town
Villa Canales is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, situated 22 km south of the capital Guatemala City. As of the 2018 census, the city had a population of 124,680, making it the eleventh largest city in Guatemala. Villa Canales is situated 5 km northeast of Lake Amatitlán.
Amatitlán
Town
Amatitlán is a town, with a population of 98,176, and a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. Amatitlán is situated 6 km northwest of Lake Amatitlán.
Lake Amatitlán
- Categories: volcanic crater lake and body of water
- Location: Guatemala Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Lake Amatitlán” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Amatitlán aintzira”
- Belarusian: “Аматытлан”
- Belarusian: “Возера Аматытлан”
- Catalan: “Llac Amatitlán”
- Cebuano: “Lago de Amatitlán”
- Chinese: “阿马蒂特兰湖”
- Chuvash: “Аматитлан”
- Czech: “Amatitlán”
- Dutch: “Lago Amatitlán”
- French: “lac Amatitlán”
- French: “Lac Amatitlán”
- German: “Amatitlán-See”
- German: “Der Müll-See von Guatemala”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Αματιτλάν”
- Japanese: “アマティトラン湖”
- Lithuanian: “Amatitlano ežeras”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Amatitlán”
- Persian: “دریاچه آماتیتلان”
- Polish: “Amatitlán (jezioro)”
- Polish: “Amatitlán”
- Portuguese: “Lago de Amatitlán”
- Russian: “Аматитлан”
- Slovak: “Amatitlán”
- Spanish: “Lago Amatitlan”
- Spanish: “lago Amatitlán”
- Spanish: “Lago Amatitlán”
- Spanish: “Lago de Amatitlan”
- Spanish: “Lago de Amatitlán”
- Swedish: “Lago de Amatitlán”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Colonia Arimany and Siloe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Punta El Amatillo and Península El Sauzal.
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