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Lago de Atitlán desde Panajachel (Guatemala). Uno de los lugares más impresionantes que he conocido. Se trata de un lago de origen volcánico, al fondo se ven los volcanes Santiago Atitlán y Tolimán. Espero que os guste tanto como a mí, porque se ha convertido en unos de mis lugares favoritos de lo poco que conozco en todo el planeta
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Dedicada especialmente a dos grandes amigos recién casados: Javier y María, como pequeña muestra de agradecimiento por todo lo que nos han permitido vivir y conocer en su precioso país. Espero que seáis muy felices, primos. (Dedicated to two great just married friends: Javier & María. True thanks for showing us your gorgeous country. Congrats and hope you are really happy together, my dear friends) :)
Y, en general, a todo el grupo de amigos con el que hemos hecho uno de los mejores viajes de mi vida. Un placer conoceros y un fuerte abrazo a todos
FELICES FIESTAS A TODOS / HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, MY FRIENDS
San Juan la Laguna´s dock, at Atitlan Lake. One of the beauties of my country. This dock is just 5 minutes walking, from my house.
Lake Atitlan is one of the bluest lakes I've ever seen. It was created from a large volcanic crater. Cone shaped volcanoes still surround the lake. Before I ever visited this lake, I a had reoccurring dreams of this peaceful blue haven. From the dreams, I thought it was located somewhere in Canada. When I did finally see Logo Atitlan, I gasped knowing this was the lake in those dreams.
Lake Atitlan is one of the bluest lakes I've ever seen. It was created from a large volcanic crater. Cone shaped volcanoes still surround the lake. Before I ever visited this lake, I a had reoccurring dreams of this peaceful blue haven. From the dreams, I thought it was located somewhere in Canada. When I did finally see Logo Atitlan, I gasped knowing this was the lake in those dreams.
SANTA CATARINA PALOPÓ - Lago Atitlán - Guatemala
Parroquia local de Santa Catalina de Alejandría celebrando su fiesta patronal cada 25 de noviembre.
The last photo of the Atitlan viewpoint series, as the lights of the villages turn on at night (well, until the next blackout). I didn't really feel comfortable lingering any longer at this spot, robberies had happened there, so this is the closest to the blue hour of the series.
Unfortunately my taxi had a tire blowout on the way back, and the driver and I had to wait 2 hours in the dark road for the mechanic to show up, the taxi had a spare tire (barely big enough for a Vespa scooter), but he couldn't remove the old tire. Perhaps if I had stayed later at the viewpoint, the tire wouldn't have burst.
But anyway......I hope everyone is still healthy and dealing well with the situation.
From Indians Nose mountain, 2860m. above sea level, the lake itself lies at about 1500m. This viewpoint used to be notorious for robberies, many people come here for sunrise, that means waking up at 3 in the morning, I would not recommend going without a local guide. it's not necessary, but it's better for safety.
Lake Atitlan, Guatrmala.
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The final photo of the series, moving on to different places next, hope it wasn't too boring, piers in the "Atitlanese metropolis" of Panajachel, some of the comments were about how serene this spot is, most of the lake shore is, indeed, serene, but this spot is not, it's the busiest port on the lake and there are more than a dozen piers just like these left and right, and latin american dance music was blasting all around when I took these series.
Situé à 1540 m d'altitude, le lac Atitlan, vu ici depuis l'embarcadère de l'hôtel Jardines del Lago à Panajachel, est dominé par des volcans de plus de 3000 mètres.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac_Atitl%C3%A1n :
Le lac Atitlán est un lac endoréique du sud-ouest du Guatemala, situé à 108 km à l'ouest de la capitale Guatemala. L'origine du lac est volcanique, il remplit une vaste caldeira formée lors d'une superéruption il y a environ 75 000 ans.
C'est le lac le plus profond d'Amérique centrale avec une profondeur maximale probable de 350 mètres environ. Il est bordé au sud par trois grands volcans (les volcans San Pedro, Tolimán et Atitlán, ce dernier culminant à 3 537 m). Santiago Atitlán est la plus grande commune en bordure du lac et Panajachel la plus développée touristiquement. Un fort vent, le Xocomil, peut se lever dans la journée, rendant la navigation périlleuse en raison des vagues qu'il soulève.
L'explorateur allemand Alexander von Humboldt l'a qualifié de « plus beau lac du monde ». L'écrivain d'origine britannique Aldous Huxley a écrit de lui : « Pour moi, le lac de Côme touche aux confins du pittoresque, mais le lac Atitlán est le lac de Côme embelli de plusieurs volcans immenses. C'est vraiment au-dessus de tout. » Ce décor naturel aurait en outre inspiré Antoine de Saint-Exupéry pour la rédaction du Petit Prince : la montagne Cerro de Oro, au pied du volcan Tolimán, a la forme exacte de son boa avalant un éléphant. À l'appui de cette théorie, les trois volcans dont il est question dans le récit seraient les trois principaux volcans qui entourent le lac.
Pour les autochtones, qui l'appellent tendrement « grand-mère Atitlán », le lac est sacré ; volcans et montagnes également.
Morning view of Lake Atitlan with volcanoes Atitlan and San Pedro on the horizon.
Panajachel, Guatemala.
Copyright © Piotr Gaborek. All rights reserved!! Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Lake Atitlan is one of the bluest lakes I've ever seen. It was created from a large volcanic crater. Cone shaped volcanoes still surround the lake. Before I ever visited this lake, I a had reoccurring dreams of this peaceful blue haven. From the dreams, I thought it was located somewhere in Canada. When I did finally see Logo Atitlan, I gasped knowing this was the lake in those dreams.
He who avoids the temptations avoids the sin
Colui che evita le tentazioni evita il peccato
Guatemalan proverb
A panorama on Lake Atitlán, Guatemala.
It's interesting how my iPhone can easily take clear panoramas from a rocking boat, but my Sony Nex, which has a similar sweeping panorama mode, just can't seem to handle it.
Tropical sunset above Atitlan lake, Guatemala, angry cloud faces around a crescent moon. I see a face in both the orange cloud and the black one at the bottom left, it's disturbing that the yuuuge orange cloud looks like,,,,,someone with a legendary orange face and combover.
Thanks for the explore comments, flickr gave me the panda page as a reward when I tried to reply to comments and faves, stay safe and healthy.
One of The most beautiful places in the world, surrounded by volcanoes and mystery, Soft wood trees on one shore, Hard wood trees on the other, Mayan ruins under water. A lake in the mountains, created by volcanoes, MUST SEE!
A timelapse of clouds over Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. I love how the clouds always seem to be attracted to the top of the volcano.
PANAJACHEL GUATEMALA
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On EXPLORE highest position # 14 FP
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