Boat docked at Panajachel pier, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Passenger boats at the Panajachel pier on Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, provide water transport between towns around the lake’s shoreline. Panajachel is one of the main departure points for launches linking communities including Santa Cruz La Laguna, San Marcos La Laguna, San Pedro La Laguna, and Santiago Atitlán, where road access around the lake is limited and indirect. These boats carry residents, visitors, and goods across a highland lake bordered by volcanic slopes in the Guatemalan department of Sololá.

Photo taken in March 2020.