San Marcos La Laguna | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Image Alt: | photo: Lago Atitlan near San Marcos La Laguna |
Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location map of Santiago Atitlan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guatemala |
Coordinates: | 14.725°N -91.2583°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Name1: | Sololá |
Government Type: | municipal |
Area Water Percent: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1585 |
Elevation Min M: | 1562 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Population Density Metro Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
Population Density Blank1 Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Blank2 Km2: | auto |
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Timezone1: | Central Time |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Area Code Type: | Country calling code |
Area Code: | 502 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
San Marcos La Laguna is a village on the western shore of Lago Atitlán in the Sololá Department of Guatemala. The village is northwest of three volcanos Volcán San Pedro, Volcán Tolimán, and Volcán Atitlán. The village has an outdoor amphitheater and a few hostels. San Marcos connects to other lakeside communities by boat and a narrow road. The nearest city is Panajachel at the northern side of Lago Atitlán. The town sits at an elevation of 1585m (5,200feet); the lowest elevation is the lake shore at 1562m (5,125feet).
It is a small village of 2200 inhabitants; the majority of the population are Kaqchikel-speaking indigenous Mayans.