Located in Guatemala's Western Highlands, Lake Atitlán is a tourist-friendly area rich in the Mayan culture. There are more than 20 Mayan ethnic groups in Guatemala, and the Lake Atitlán area is ...

This November 2015 photo shows one of the volcanoes at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala's Western Highlands. Lake Atitlan is a tourist-friendly area rich in the Mayan culture.

This is the backpacker hangout on Lake Atitlan. There is a road that runs parallel to the lakefront, which has many hostels, bars, restaurants and tour agencies. Most of the things of interest to ...

The region is about 70 miles from Guatemala City, home to the nearest major airport. Visitors can rent cars or take a bus from Guatemala City to Lake Atitlán. Small public boats known as lanchas ...

If you needed a final reason to add Lake Atitlán on your list of places to visit, Guatemala is known as the "land of eternal spring" due to its advantageous rainy and dry seasons, with average ...

I traveled from Guatemala City to San Marcos, Lake Atitlan by chicken bus to experience Guatemala's hippie capital. I stayed in this awesome hippie hostel called 'Hostel Del Lagos' for only 8$ a ...

Located in Guatemala's Western Highlands, Lake Atitlán is a tourist-friendly area rich in the Mayan culture. There are more than 20 Mayan ethnic groups in Guatemala, and the Lake Atitlán area is ...

NPR's Lilly Quiroz is now one of them as she traveled to the lake in western Guatemala. LILLY QUIROZ, BYLINE: Lake Atitlan is more than meets the eye. It wasn't always a lake with teal-colored water.

LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA: The Lake Atitlan region is located about 70 miles from Guatemala City, home to the nearest major airport. Visitors can rent cars or take a bus from Guatemala City to Lake ...