magazine of touristics places of guatemala

1. GUATEMALA
Touristics places
Magazine
Andrea Sánchez

2. TIKAL
Is one of the largest archaeological
sites and urban centers of pre-
Columbian Mayan civilization. It is
located in the municipality of Flores,
in the department of Petén, in the
present territory of the Republic of
Guatemala and is part of the Tikal
National Park, which was declared
a World Heritage Site by Unesco in
1979.

3. SEMUC CHAMPEY
Is a natural enclave located near the
Guatemalan municipality of Lanquín
Semuc Champey was declared in 1999
Natural Monument by the then
president of the Republic of
Guatemala, Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen and is
very close geographically to the
National Park Caves of Lanquín with
which it shares a center Of visitors to
cover the tourist.

4. RIO DULCE
It is, since 1955, one of the first protected
areas of Guatemala. It has 7200 ha, where
aquatic ecosystems and estuarine
mangroves are found. It is habitat of the
manatee, endangered mammal, as well
as crocodiles of the acutus species.
The canyon at the mouth of the river over
the bay offers a singular scenic beauty for
its vegetation and for being a refuge for
many seabirds

5. LAKE OF ATITLÁN
The most important hydrographic accident in the
department of Sololá in Guatemala is Lake
Atitlán, which is one of the main economic
sources of the department, as well as being a
very attractive tourist center, it serves as much
commercial support.
The volcanoes of Atitlán (3537 masl), Tolimán
(3158 masl) and San Pedro volcano (3020 masl)
rise on the banks of the lake. The lake is located
at 1560 meters above sea level and is 18 km long.
Its depth, which varies in many points, is unknown,
however have been probed more than 350
meters deep.

6. PANAJACHEL
Panajachel is a municipality and city of the
department of Sololá, in Guatemala. Its full
name is San Francisco Panajachel and is a
city of approximately 11,000 inhabitants. It is
located in the Guatemalan highlands on the
shores of Lake Atitlan at an altitude of 1500
meters above sea level.