Santa Cruz, Guatemala Lakeside Settlement

Santa Cruz, Guatemala, a lakeside settlement on Lake Atitlán, with buildings cascading down hillsides towards the water.
Santa Cruz, Guatemala, a lakeside settlement on Lake Atitlán, with buildings cascading down hillsides towards the water.

Santa Cruz La Laguna, Guatemala, extends along the north shore of Lake Atitlán beneath the steep slopes of the lake’s volcanic caldera. The settlement is built on narrow terraces and hillsides above the shoreline, a pattern shaped by the region’s rugged topography and limited flat land. Along this part of Lake Atitlán, boats and small docks are an important transportation link between communities because shoreline roads are limited and overland travel is slow.

Photo taken in March 2020.

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Lake Atitlan
Lake Atitlán photo series: Panajachel waterfront, Porta Hotel del Lago, boats and surrounding volcanoes
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