| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santa Catarina
|
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The main colour in this village is blue.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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View of the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Above the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Lake Atitlan is a 50 square km volcanic crater filled with water.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Orchid.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Fishing boats.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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The lakeside slopes contain orchards and forests.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Cerro de Oro.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Rocky cliffs.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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The lake is overlooked by volcanic crater walls.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Farmland.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Buses connect the villages.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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The lake is in a 1.8 million year old volcanic crater.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Isolated house.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Houses on the slopes.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Lakeside path.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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The village of San Antonio Popolo.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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The village is Cakchiquel Maya.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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View of the village.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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The village is on the slopes overlooking the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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The people have a distinctive costume.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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The land around the village is very fertile.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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Farmland.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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Newly built houses.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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Woman weaving. The main colour in this village is red.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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Volcan Atitlan (3537m) and Volcan Toliman (3158m) from the upper village.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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A funeral.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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Volcan San Pedro (2995m) from the upper village.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Antonio Popolo
|
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View over the misty lake.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Lake Atitlan is very picturesque.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Lakeside houses.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Parts of the region are a national park.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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The village of San Lucas.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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San Lucas is dominated by Volcan Toliman.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Cerro de Oro.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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San Lucas is a Tzutujil village.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Market day.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Each village has its own distinctive clothing.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Woman from Santiago. Each village has its own clothing patterns.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Woman from Solola.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Woman from San Antonio.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Man from Solola, a village above the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Local woman with child.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Two men bartering.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Vegetable seller.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Each village has its market on a different day.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : San Lucas
|
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Wooden buildings.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Forest.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Small community.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Small lakeside settlement.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Lakeside house.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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View of the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Uninhabited area with field.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Fertile landscape.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Cerro de Oro.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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A shelf above the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Lake Atitlan is surrounded by volcanos.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Fertile shelf.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Picturesque view of the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Lakeside road.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Santiago de Atitlan is the largest village on the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Santiago is a Tzutujil village and is a former pre-Hispanic capital.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Santiago with Volcan Toliman.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Several houses by the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Cobbled streets.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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People by the water.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Fishing boats.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Tzutujil women from the village.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Two girls wearing traditional Santiago clothing.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Boats by the lakeside.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Fish farming.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Market day.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Local art for sale.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Painting of a Santiago woman.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : Catholic Church
|
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The village church dates from 1571.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : Catholic Church
|
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Woman at the entrance of the church.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : Catholic Church
|
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The interior of the church.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : Catholic Church
|
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Priest chair with carvings of corn, a quetzal reading a book and Yum Kaz, the Mayan god of corn.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : Catholic Church
|
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The saints' bodies are clothed.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : Catholic Church
|
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The saints' clothes are changed every year.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : House of Maximone
|
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The House of Maximone.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : House of Maximone
|
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Maximone is worshipped in a decorated private house that changes location every year.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : House of Maximone
|
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Maximone is a popluar saint who is banned by the Catholic Church.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : House of Maximone
|
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Maximone is a cross between a Mayan god, the Conquisterdors and Judas Iscariot. He is the smoking and drinking god.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : House of Maximone
|
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Maximone is represented by a manikin dressed in many scarves, a hat and shoes.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
Site / Event : House of Maximone
|
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Worshipping Maximone.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Costume dancer ready for a festival.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
City / Town : Santiago de Atitlan
|
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Costumed dancer dressed as a Spaniard.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Picturesque view of the lake at sunset.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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People by the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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House by the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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View of the lake.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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The edge of the volcanic slopes.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Many orchids grow by the lake.
|
1995 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Flowers.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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San Pedro Volcano (2995m) is one of three volcanos around Lake Atitlan.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Fishing on the lake in late afternoon.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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The slopes of the lake are very fertile.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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Forest.
|
1991 |
| Guatemala |
Region : Lake Atitlan
|
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The fertile volcanic slopes around Lake Atitlan.
|
1991 |
were added from 1 February 2025.