Guatemala
Western Highlands
Sololá Department

Lake Atitlán

Lago de Atitlán is a beautiful volcanic lake in the of , renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and is one of Guatemala's most important national and international tourist attractions.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include San Pedro la Laguna and Panajachel.

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is in . It is a fairly laid-back small town across Lake Atitlán from . A major mochilero hub. Great food, small and walkable, and safe.

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is in the of . , or Pana as it is widely known is a small town on the North shore of Lake Atitlán. Pana is a small town with a booming tourist industry.

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is a city in on Lake Atitlán near . It's famous as the largest indigenous population of Tz'utujil Mayans. It's much less touristy than Pana or San Pedro, and a good place to see local people going about their normal lives.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Santa Catarina Palopo and San Marcos La Laguna.

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Santa Catarina Palopó is a municipality in the of . The municipality is located on the shores of Lake Atitlán, approximately 3 miles southeast of , a popular tourist destination.

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is a quiet town on Lake Atitlán in . The town has become a resort for all things spiritual, with several meditation, yoga, and massage centers.

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La Laguna is a town on Lake Atitlán. It doesn't have nearly as many tourists as other towns around the lake, and so it is a much quieter, more relaxed place to stay.

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is an authentic Mayan town on the shore of Lake Atitlán in the of .

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is a municipality located on the northern shore of Lago de Atitlán in the of . It consists of the villages of and Tzununá as well as four smaller villages.

is a small village on the shores of Lake Atitlán in . is locally governed under the municipality of .

Lake Atitlán

Latitude of center
14.7002° or 14° 42′ 1″ north
Longitude of center
-91.1825° or 91° 10′ 57″ west
Elevation
1,556 metres (5,105 feet)
Geo­Names ID
3599628
Wiki­data ID
Q273276
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Lake Atitlán” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Atitlán aintzira”
  • Belarusian: “Атытлан”
  • Belarusian: “Возера Атытлан”
  • Breton: “Lenn Atitlán”
  • Catalan: “Atitlán”
  • Catalan: “Llac d’Atitlan”
  • Catalan: “llac d’Atitlán”
  • Cebuano: “Lago de Atitlán”
  • Chinese: “亚提特兰湖”
  • Chinese: “阿蒂特兰湖”
  • Chinese: “阿蒂特蘭湖”
  • Chuvash: “Атитлан”
  • Czech: “Atitlán”
  • Dutch: “Atitlanmeer”
  • Dutch: “Atitlánmeer”
  • Dutch: “Meer van Atitlan”
  • Dutch: “Meer van Atitlán”
  • Esperanto: “Lago de Atitlán”
  • Finnish: “Atitlan”
  • Finnish: “Atitlanjärvi”
  • Finnish: “Atitlánjärvi”
  • French: “Lac Atitlan”
  • French: “lac Atitlán”
  • French: “Lac Atitlán”
  • Galician: “Lago de Atitlán”
  • German: “Atitlan-See”
  • German: “Atitlán-See”
  • German: “Atitlansee”
  • German: “Lago Atitlan”
  • German: “Lago Atitlán”
  • German: “Lago de Atitlan”
  • German: “Lago de Atitlán”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Ατιτλάν”
  • Hebrew: “אגם אטיטלן”
  • Hungarian: “Atitlán-tó”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Atitlán”
  • Italian: “lago Atitlán”
  • Italian: “Lago Atitlán”
  • Japanese: “アティトラン湖”
  • K'iche': “jjffyf”
  • Kaqchikel: “yjfuyfkyf”
  • Korean: “아틀란호”
  • Latvian: “Atitlana ezers”
  • Latvian: “Atitlans”
  • Latvian: “Lago de Atitlan”
  • Latvian: “Lago de Atitlán”
  • Lithuanian: “Atitlano ežeras”
  • Mongolian: “Атитлан нуур”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Atitlánsjøen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lago de Atitlán”
  • Norwegian: “Atitlánsjøen”
  • Persian: “دریاچه آتیتلان”
  • Polish: “Atitlán”
  • Portuguese: “Lago de Atitlán”
  • Russian: “Атитлан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Atitlán (jezero)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Atitlán”
  • Slovak: “Atitlán”
  • Slovenian: “Atitlan”
  • Slovenian: “Jezero Atitlan”
  • Slovenian: “Lago de Atitlán”
  • Spanish: “Lago Atitlán”
  • Spanish: “Lago de Atitlán”
  • Swedish: “Atitlán”
  • Tatar: “Атитлан кратер күле”
  • Ukrainian: “Атітлан”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồ Atitlan”
  • “klguifuiyfuyf”

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