A man rides on the front of a public Lake Atitlán water taxi from Panajachel to San Pedro la Laguna at dawn. Behind him, the San Pedro volcano is visible. Lake Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala.

Charming lakes, volcanoes and Mayan ruins: why everyone is flocking to Guatemala - This Central American gem is about to be ...

Continuing my journey through Guatemala, I woke up early this morning in Antigua to catch the collectivo to San Pedro along with everyone I had met at Tropicana Hostel. Running late, we didn't have ...

San Pedro: Mayan traditions and coffee The neighboring town of San Pedro is a one-mile tuk-tuk taxi ride away from San Juan. In recent years tuk-tuk taxis, or motorized rickshaws, have become a ...

Atitlán, meanwhile, offers intermediary day hikes up the San Pedro volcano (9,900 feet), while treks up the Atitlán (11,600 feet) and Tolimán (10,360 feet) volcanoes are usually two-day affairs ...

The blue of Lake Atitlán fades into the dark green vegetation on the slopes of the Atitlán, Tolimán and San Pedro volcanoes in the department of Sololá, Guatemala. Over one hundred thousand ...

As I surface above the water, I can see the volcanoes that are still standing - San Pedro, Toliman and Atitlan - and the 12 towns surrounding the lake. They're also a part of the draw to the area.

Lake Atitlan sits in the highlands of Guatemala at 5,125 ft (1,562m). The air here is warm and dry, with a springtime feel year-round. This lake is the deepest in Central America, and actually, the ...

The boat ride to Santa Cruz, Guatemala, was cold. The wind blew fervently as the boat hit rough patches, splashing swaths of freezing water on the passengers seated in front. Lake Atitlan is very ...

PANAJACHEL, Guatemala (AP) — The boat zips across the water starting early in the morning, picking up local villagers and dropping them off at various points around the lake. A few passengers… ...