Lake Atitlán, located in the Guatemalan highlands, has quickly become a popular budget-friendly vacation spot for adventurous travelers — but it's been inhabited by indigenous Mayan people for ...

Lake Atitlan is a vast caldera lake in the highlands of Guatemala. Surrounded by three towering volcanoes, it was described by writer Aldous Huxley as the most beautiful lake in the world. The Mayan ...

Located in Guatemala's Western Highlands, Lake Atitlan is a tourist-friendly area rich in the Mayan culture You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

UNESCO will send experts to study Mayan heritage sites on the floor of Lake Atitlán at the request of Guatemala. This was agreed by the States Parties to UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection of the ...