Guatemala Volcano Coffee Region Lake Atitlán Lake Atitlán

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Lake Attilan is one of the four major volcanic coffee areas in Guatemala. The mountainous Atitlan region gives coffee a more leisurely personality but no less flavor than Huehuetenango. The soil of Attland is full of fertile organic matter. 90% of the coffee is grown along extremely steep slopes, all the way to Lake Attilan, the largest and most famous volcanic lake in Guatemala, and the daily cool breeze from the Atitl á n lake, giving the region's microclimate its own style and characteristics.

Lake Attilan Lago de Atitl á n, Guatemala Guatemala

Lake Attilan Lake Atitl á n (Lake Attilan Lago de Atitl á n) is located 1.562 meters in the highlands south of Guatemala, about 50 kilometers west of the ancient city of Antigua, and is the deepest lake in Central America.

Lake Atitl á n and San Pedro la Laguna Beauty of Lake Attilan

The lake basin, originally a volcano, erupted about 84000 years ago, forming a crater lake. The lake only can not get in and out, and the water of the lake has soared by at least 20 meters in the past five years, so some villas by the lake are buried deep in the lake. The slopes around the lake are dotted with coffee and avocado avocado orchards and are also rich in a variety of agricultural products.

Lake Atitl á n is the most common cornfield around Lake Attilan.

Lake Attilan Lake Atitl á n is rich in fish, with at least a quarter of the meals in lakeside restaurants. Later, he lived and traveled all over Guatemala, Guatemala, and had little chance to eat aquatic products.

Panajachel main wharf Main Pier to watch the volcano on the south side of Lake Atitl á n Lake Attilan.

There are three volcanoes to the south of Lake Atitl á n in Lake Attilan, namely Volc á n San Pedro, Volc á n Tolim á n and Volc á n Atitl á n. The foothills of the volcano are dotted with Mayan aboriginal settlements such as Panajiachel, San Pedro, Santiago and San Marcos. The traffic between the settlements is mainly water transport (Lancha).

Panoramic view of Lake Attilan Lake Atitl á n.