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Name Area (km 2) Max. depth (m) Coordinates Altitude (m) Department Municipality Laguna de Ayarza: 14 230 1409 Santa Rosa: Casillas: Laguna de Calderas
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Laguna del Tigre National Park is located in northern Guatemala, in the municipality of San Andrés, Petén Department.Covering an area of 337,899 ha, makes it the largest core zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) and the largest national park in Guatemala and the largest protected wetlands in Central America.
Lachuá Lake is a karstic lake in Guatemala. It is located in the middle of a national park covered with tropical rain forest, northwest of Cobán, near the border between the departments of Alta Verapaz and El Quiché. The lake is near circular in shape and is probably a cenote or doline.
Santa Cruz La Laguna is a traditional Maya village located on the steep mountainside of the lake, roughly 325 vertical feet (99 m) above the lake's surface (population: approximately 3,100). The village has the unique characteristic of being accessible only by boat or footpath. A single, winding road connects the dock to the village.
Laguna de Ipala is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is located in the limits of the Departments of Jutiapa and Chiquimula, at the bottom of the one kilometre (0.62 mi) wide crater of the Ipala Volcano. The lake has a surface area of 0.52 km 2 (0.20 sq mi) and is situated at an altitude of 1,493 m (4,898 ft). [3]
Lake surface temperatures fluctuate between 20 °C (68 °F) in winter, and 25 °C (77 °F) in summer. From 1979 to 2011 annual rainfall was 1,777 mm/a (70.0 in/year) at the lake, and 2,428 mm/a (95.6 in/year) at Cerro La Laguna, the highest part of the catchment. [6]
Laguna de Calderas is a crater lake in the municipality of Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala. It is located approximately 6 km south of Lake Amatitlán and 3 km north of the currently active vent of the Pacaya volcano. The lake has a surface area of 11 ha and is situated at an altitude of 1778 m. [1]