Lake Atitlan has long been on the hippie backpacker trail, and as of late, more travelers and digital nomads are choosing this high altitude lake as their go-to spot in Guatemala. Not only is the ...

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 ...

Seventeen miles long, 11 miles wide, and at least 1,115 feet deep in places, Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán is likely one of Central America’s largest lakes. Located at 5,125 feet above sea level and ...

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology has confirmed that sonar and bathymetric surveys mapped a submerged Maya settlement beneath Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan, identifying ...