Santiago Atitlán

Santiago Atitlán is a city in Guatemala on Lake Atitlán near Panajachel. It's famous as the largest indigenous population of Tz'utujil Mayans. Wikivoyage

Population 44,854 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Getting around

Santiago Atitlán Dock 1.2 km

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