Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Egypt |
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Aswan |
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Old Aswan Dam |
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Boats on the lake caused by the dam. |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Aswan |
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Aswan High Dam |
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View Southwards to Lake Nasser the world's largest artificial lake. |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Aswan |
Lake Nasser |
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Lake Nasser is 500 square km in area. |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Aswan |
Lake Nasser |
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Lake Nasser is the largest artificial lake in the world. |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Aswan |
Lake Nasser |
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Desert next to the flooded lake area. |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Aswan |
Lake Nasser |
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View of the lake from a n oasis. |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Aswan |
Lake Nasser |
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Many temples were flooded by the lake and some were moved to higher ground. |
1986 |
El Salvador |
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Cerro Verde National Park |
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Coatepeque Lake |
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Coatepeque Lake, set in an ancient volcanic crater, is 6km wide. |
1995 |
El Salvador |
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Cerro Verde National Park |
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Coatepeque Lake |
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The lake is 120m deep and the crater slopes rise 500m above it. |
1995 |
El Salvador |
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Cerro Verde National Park |
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Coatepeque Lake |
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The lake is large enough to contain an island. |
1995 |
El Salvador |
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Cojutepeque |
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View of Lake Illopango (15km by 8km), the largest in the country. |
1995 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
Bahir Dar |
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Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
Bahir Dar |
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Morning over Lake Tana from Bahir Dar. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
Bahir Dar |
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Small boat on the lake. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
Bahir Dar |
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Bahir Dar is set on the southern shore of Lake Tana. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Southern Lake Tana |
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Doves by the lake at dawn. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Southern Lake Tana |
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The southern shores of the lake. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Southern Lake Tana |
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Pelican colony on the lake. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Southern Lake Tana |
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Lake Tana is surrounded by mountains. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Southern Lake Tana |
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The lake has many islands. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
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The Zege Peninsula is a fertile area on the Eastern shore of the lake. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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The church at Azuwa Maryam, like many on Lake Tana, is round. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Eastern Lake Tana |
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Small island on the lake. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Blue Nile Source |
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Snakebird (Darter) on the banks of the Blue Nile at its source on Lake Tana. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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The Northern part of the Amhara region to the East of Lake Tana is fertile. |
2011 |
Finland |
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Southern Plains |
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Lakes to the East of Helsinki. |
2005 |
Finland |
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Southern Plains |
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Finland is a land of lakes. |
2005 |
France |
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Paris |
Versailles |
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The boating lake. |
2014 |
France |
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Paris |
Versailles |
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Tourists on the boating lake. |
2014 |
France |
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Giverny |
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Monet House |
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Willow tree over the lake. |
2014 |
Georgia |
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Mtskheta |
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Small forested lake. |
2011 |
Georgia |
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Military Highway |
Arugvi Valley |
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Ananuri Fortress |
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Bell tower overlooking the lake. |
2011 |
Germany |
Brandenburg |
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Potsdam |
New Garden |
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New Garden is a park by a large lake. |
2022 |
Germany |
Brandenburg |
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Potsdam |
New Garden |
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The lake. |
2022 |
Germany |
Brandenburg |
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Potsdam |
New Garden |
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Houses by the lake. |
2022 |
Germany |
Brandenburg |
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Potsdam |
New Garden |
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Potsdam is a town of palaces. This is the lakeside Marble Palace (1791). |
2022 |
Germany |
Brandenburg |
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Potsdam |
New Garden |
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View across the lake. |
2022 |
Germany |
Brandenburg |
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Potsdam |
New Garden |
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The lake and its forests. |
2022 |
Germany |
Brandenburg |
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Potsdam |
New Garden |
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Lakeside mansion. |
2022 |
Germany |
Bavaria |
Chiemsee |
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Chiemsee is a lake also known as the Bavarian Sea. |
2013 |
Greece |
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Vergina |
Profitis Hilias Lake |
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The picturesque Profitis Hilias Lake. |
2014 |
Greece |
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Vergina |
Profitis Hilias Lake |
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The lake is artificial. |
2014 |
Greece |
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Vergina |
Profitis Hilias Lake |
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The lake is near the village of Vergina. |
2014 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lake Atitlan is a beautful lake in central Guatemala. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lake is 18km long and up to 10km wide. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Volcan Toliman (3158m) is one of three volcanos surrounding the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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There are many Mayan communities by the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lake is at an elavation of 1562m. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside boats used to reach villages without road access. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Three of the volcanos surrounding Lake Atitlan. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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View of the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The volcanic slopes come down to the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside view. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lake is 10km at its widest. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lake is 340m at its deepest. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Panajachel |
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The lakeside village of Panajachel. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Panajachel |
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Man from Solola, a large village above the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Panajachel |
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Tzutujil woman from the lake village of Santiago. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Panajachel |
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Boats by the lake. |
1995 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Panajachel |
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Orchids grow wild around the lake. |
1995 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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View from the Eastern shore of the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Forested lake shore. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside settlements. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lake Atitlan is a beautiful volcanic lake at 1560m. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santa Catarina |
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Santa Catarina is one of the villages on the Eastern shore of the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santa Catarina |
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Santa Catarina is on the slopes of the lake shore. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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View of the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Above the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lake Atitlan is a 50 square km volcanic crater filled with water. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lakeside slopes contain orchards and forests. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lake is overlooked by volcanic crater walls. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lake is in a 1.8 million year old volcanic crater. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside path. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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The village is on the slopes overlooking the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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View over the misty lake. |
1995 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lake Atitlan is very picturesque. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside houses. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Man from Solola, a village above the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Small lakeside settlement. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside house. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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View of the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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A shelf above the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lake Atitlan is surrounded by volcanos. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Picturesque view of the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside road. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Santiago de Atitlan is the largest village on the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Several houses by the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Boats by the lakeside. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Picturesque view of the lake at sunset. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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People by the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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House by the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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View of the lake. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Many orchids grow by the lake. |
1995 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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San Pedro Volcano (2995m) is one of three volcanos around Lake Atitlan. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Fishing on the lake in late afternoon. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The slopes of the lake are very fertile. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The fertile volcanic slopes around Lake Atitlan. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lake Atitlan has an area of 50 square km. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Toliman Volcano (3158m) over Lake Atitlan. |
1991 |
Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santa Cruz la Laguna |
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The village is set by the lake. |
1991 |