Volcán Tajumulco, Guatemala

Volcán Tajumulco is a large stratovolcano in the department of San Marcos in western Guatemala. It is the highest mountain in Central America at 4,220 metres (13,845 ft). Although Tajumulco has had several historical reports of volcanic eruptions, none has been confirmed to be a true eruption.

On the summit of Volcán Tajumulco in the early morning. Volcán Santiaguito erupting in the distance (Picture taken by Gary, KGH).

Volcán Tajumulco was declared a protected area in 1956. Trips up the mountain can be arranged by various groups in the city of Quetzaltenango. Typically groups will begin the climb early on the first day and camp at a site approximately 150 meters below the summit. This allows for acclimatization to the high altitude. The following morning the hikers can summit without packs. Views are variable, the peak is frequently engulfed in clouds and conditions are extremely windy.

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Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

(Picture taken by Gary, KGH).

The Lake Pátzcuaro basin is home to the P'urhépecha people. It is the heartland of the Tarascan state, which rivaled the Aztec Empire before the Spanish conquest.

The natives believe that the lake is the place where the barrier between life and death is the thinnest.

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Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

Beautiful Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. Picture taken at San Pedro la Laguna (Picture taken by Gary, KGH).

Lake Atitlán is a fairly large lake for the elevation (1,562 m) in the Guatemala highlands. It is technically endorheic (lacking direct flow to the sea) but substantial seepage feeds two nearby rivers.

Sunrise over Lake Atitlan. Picture taken at Indian's Nose (Picture taken by Gary, KGH).

Atitlan is recognized to be the deepest lake in Central America with maximum depth about 340 metres (1,120 ft). The lake is shaped by deep escarpments which surround it and by three volcanoes on its southern flank. The lake is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west-northwest of Antigua.

Panoramic view of lago atitlan. Picture taken at Indian's Nose (Picture taken by Gary, KGH).

The lake basin is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed in an eruption 84,000 years ago.

The area supports extensive coffee and avocado orchards and a variety of farm crops. The lake itself is rich in animal life which provides a significant food source for the largely indigenous population.

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