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Puerto Quetzal is Guatemala's largest Pacific Ocean port.It is important for both cargo traffic and as a stop-off point for cruise liners. [2]It is located in Escuintla department, alongside the city of Puerto San José, which it superseded as a port in importance to the country's maritime traffic during the 20th century.
Lake Atitlán (Spanish: Lago de Atitlán, ) is a lake in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre mountain range. The lake is located in the Sololá Department of southwestern Guatemala. It is known as the deepest lake in Central America.
"Descripción de Lagunas Costeras de Guatemala" (PDF). Lagunas costeras de Centroamérica. OIRSA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27; USACE (June 2000). "Water Resources Assessment of Guatemala" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09; USACE (June 2000).
Lake Amatitlán (Lago Amatitlán, Spanish pronunciation: [laɣo amatiˈtlan]) is a lake located within the Amatitlán caldera in south-central Guatemala, fairly close to Guatemala City. It lies in the central highlands, 1,186 m (3890 feet) above sea level. [2] Its maximum depth is 33 m (108 feet) and an average of 18 m (59 feet).
Tourism in Guatemala has grown gradually, is an attractive destination because of the abundant and varied natural environment and its long beaches of white sand and dark sand, coral reefs, flora and fauna, and archaeological sites, its colonial history, plus its culture expressed in their customs and traditional foods.
This category is for articles pertaining to lakes and reservoirs in Guatemala. Pages in category "Lakes of Guatemala" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The Lake Atitlán basin is a closed watershed or endorheic lake located in the volcanic highlands of Guatemala. This lake is the deepest lake in Central America, with estimated depths of at least 340 meters; however much of the lake has not been completely sounded for depth, therefore accurate capacity is not well understood.
The town is situated on Lake Atitlán, which has an elevation of 5,105 feet (1,556 m).The town sits on a bay of Lake Atitlán between two volcanoes. Volcán San Pedro rises to 2,846 metres (9,337 ft) west of the town and Volcan Toliman rises to 3,144 metres (10,315 ft) southeast of the town.