Travel Guide of Atitlán in Guatemala by Influencers and Travelers

Lake Atitlán is a lake in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre mountain range. It is in the Sololá Department of southwestern Guatemala. It is the deepest lake in Central America.

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Santiago Atitlán

  6 km (3.7 miles) away from Atitlán

Santiago Atitlán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is situated on Lake Atitlán, which has an elevation of 5,105 feet. The town sits on a bay of Lake Atitlán between two volcanoes.

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San Pedro La Laguna

  7 km (4.4 miles) away from Atitlán

San Pedro La Laguna is a Guatemalan town on the southwest shore of Lake Atitlán. For centuries, San Pedro La Laguna has been inhabited by the Tz'utujil people, and in recent years it has also become a tourist destination for its Spanish language schools, nightlife, and proximity to the lake and volcanoes.

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Panajachel

  8 km (4.8 miles) away from Atitlán

Panajachel is a town in the southwestern Guatemalan Highlands, less than 140 kilometres from Guatemala City, in the department of Sololá. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The elevation is 1,597 metres.

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Zunil

  32 km (20.0 miles) away from Atitlán

Zunil is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 80 square kilometres. The town of Zunil is located 9 kilometres from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River.

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Chimaltenango Department

  40 km (24.8 miles) away from Atitlán

Chimaltenango is a department of Guatemala. The capital is Chimaltenango.

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San Andrés Itzapa

  40 km (24.6 miles) away from Atitlán

San Andrés Itzapa is a town, with a population of 24,992, and a municipality of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. San Andrés Itzapa is in the eastern region of Chimaltenango, while the district capital lies to the north, Acatenango lies to the south and to the east is Parramos.

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Chimaltenango

  41 km (25.3 miles) away from Atitlán

Chimaltenango is a city in Guatemala with a population of 96,985. It serves as both the capital of the department of Chimaltenango and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

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