The lake walls

Where rocks float!

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October 18th 2007
I'm not kidding about the rocks! When I arrived in the evening off the bus from San Crist. in Mexico I was standing on the lake shore waiting for a lancha to take me across the lake and threw a sizeable chunk of rock into the water only to see it bob back up to the surface a second after it hit the water! (they're volcanic and full of air of course) So - Lake Atitlan. It´s stunning, A giant cal ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » San Pedro La Laguna

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more