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El Petén: La Libertad: Laguna San Juan Acul: 1.75 ... "Descripción de Lagos de Guatemala" (PDF). Lagos de Centroamérica. OIRSA. Archived from the original ...
It moves south with the current of the La Pasión River and the water level of the Petexbatún Lake increases. [ 3 ] Archaeologists gave the name of Petexbatún State to a group of cities during the Classic period of the Maya civilization that include Seibal , Itzan , Dos Pilas , Aguateca , Tamarindito , Punta de Chimino , Nacimiento , and others.
El Pino Lake is a lake in Guatemala. It is located 30 km south-southeast of Guatemala City, in the municipality of Barberena in the Santa Rosa Department. The lake has a surface area of 0.72 km² and a maximum depth of 18 m. [1] [2] The lake waters are used for subsistence fishing, sport fishing, and swimming.
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]
The lake water has a slightly sulphurous smell, which may explain the origin of its name: "Lachuá" is derived from the Q'eqchi' words "la chu há" which means "the fetid water". The water contains a relatively high degree of calcite and tree branches fallen into the lake are quickly covered with a white calcite layer. [2] [3]
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.
National parks in Guatemala [1] include: National parks ... Grutas de Lanquín: Alta Verapaz: Laguna Lachuá: Alta Verapaz: Laguna del Tigre: El Petén: Laguna El ...
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.