A great view can sell the trip, but it rarely carries the whole stay. The places that last beyond the first photo usually ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lake Atitlan in 2009. Photo: Wojtek Ogrodowczyk via Flickr.com. The limpid beauty of Guatemala's Lake Atitlán has long been a magnet for dreamers, mystics and hippies. But now the Lake is suffering ...