Definitely worth a visit while you are traveling in Guatemala
Located in the Guatemalan Highlands, Lake Atitlan is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Famous for its natural beauty and colourful Mayan villages, it is surrounded by craggy mountains and three traditionally shaped volcanoes. Their perfect cones reflected in the azure mirror of the lake. The word “atitlan” is a Mayan word that translates as “the place where the rainbow gets its colors”. Formed by a collapsed volcano cone, Lake Atitlan is 340 meters deep which made it the deepest lake in Central America.
Lake Atitlan and its villages are a winning combination of scenic beauty, a relaxed atmosphere, easily accessible Mayan culture, and a good tourist infrastructure. Its green mountain ranges, blue waters and three perfectly shaped volcanoes provide a wonderful view from any of the 12 villages that surround it. Lake Atitlan, its villages and its culture are a winning combination of scenic beauty, a super relaxed atmosphere and a very friendly and accessible Mayan population. It enjoys an efficient and relatively in-expensive tourist infrastructure, while maintaining a balance with nature.
You can have an enjoyable weekend visit, a week away from it all, or several weeks to learn Spanish. Around Lake Atitlan can have many activities such as hiking, volcano tour, bike tour, tour in the villages, coffee tour, birdwatching tour,trek around the lake, kayak adventure, cultural tour by village around the lake.
