Lake Amatitlán

Lake Amatitlán is a lake located within the Amatitlán caldera in south-central , fairly close to . It lies in the central highlands, 1,186 m above sea level.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: crater lake in Guatemala Department
  • Also known as: “Der Müll-See von Guatemala”, “Lago Amatitlan”, “Lago de Amatitlan”, “Laguna de Amatitlán”, and “Lake Amatitlan”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Castillo de Dorión.

Castle
Photo: Ricardo Torres 12t, CC0.
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.

Town
Photo: Esantos la, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also known as Petapa is a city and… is situated 4½ km north of Lake Amatitlán.

Town
is a city and municipality in the… is situated 5 km northeast of Lake Amatitlán.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a town, with a population of 98,176, and… is situated 6 km northwest of Lake Amatitlán.

Lake Amatitlán

Latitude
14.45949° or 14° 27′ 34″ north
Longitude
-90.57056° or 90° 34′ 14″ west
Elevation
1,192 metres (3,911 feet)
Open location code
766FFC5H+QQ
Geo­Names ID
3599733
Wiki­data ID
Q258397
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Lake Amatitlán” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة أماتيتلان”
  • Basque: “Amatitlán aintzira”
  • Belarusian: “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”
  • 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 Amatitlán”
  • Spanish: “Lago Amatitlán”
  • Swedish: “Lago de Amatitlán”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Colonia Arimany and Siloe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Punta El Amatillo and Península El Sauzal.

Guatemala: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Guatemala City and Antigua Guatemala.

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