Last Updated on March 12, 2021
Located in the Central Highlands of Guatemala is the beautiful Lake Atitlán. At 320m, Lake Atitlán, formed by the collapse of a volcano cone, is the deepest lake in Central America. The lake is surrounded by mountains and three volcanoes, and several villages dot its shores. The villages are inhabited by Maya, mainly Tz’utujil and Kaqchikel, who still dress in their traditional costumes and share their villages with the tourists who come for the stunning scenery and atmosphere of the lake.
The seven main villages surrounding Lake Atitlán, Guatemala | Globetrottergirls
Tuesday 21st of December 2010
[...] The village of San Marcos, located on the northern shore of the lake, is a place to meditate, refresh your energy and, if you know how, cleanse your aura. The local Mayan inhabitants live high up in the village, separated from the hippies foreigners, who stay in the hotels around the dock. [...]
Jasmine
Friday 26th of November 2010
This dock is the perfect spot for photos... I have about 20 from different angles in San Marcos. There's a really cool massive tree at the end of the shore if you walk to the left from the dock. Beautiful!
jess
Thursday 2nd of December 2010
Thanks Jasmine - San Marcos dock turned out to be the best photo spot of the places we've visited around the lake. However, the raised water level (+ 3 meters) has flooded most of the shore :-(
globalgirl
Friday 26th of November 2010
This is one of my favorite villages in the world... I can't wait to get back there in the New Year.
spice
Friday 26th of November 2010
hola ladies. i am loving looking at your website, you have such great info. it you are still at lake atitlan, are you heading over to santa catarina or san lucas toliman? if you do go , would you take a few photos while there. i have been to both places on mission trips, and would like to see how things look after tropical storm agatha and other heavy rains this year. thank you so much. the mayan people are wonderful people, with the best smiles of anywhere i have travelled.
thank you
jess
Thursday 2nd of December 2010
Thanks for the kind words! Yes, we are still at the lake, and we'll send you a link to our Atitlan photos as soon as we've uploaded them into Flickr. It's a shame to see so many beaches / parks / houses / streets flooded, the villages around the lake suffered a lot from the heavy rains & storms. And you are right - Mayan people are wonderful!!