Atitlán

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A·ti·tlán

 (ä′tē-tlän′)
A volcanic lake of southwest Guatemala. Among the lofty mountains nearby are three inactive volcanoes, including Atitlán, rising to 3,535 m (11,598 ft).
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A•ti•tlán

(ˌɑ tiˈtlɑn)

n.
Lake, a crater lake in SW Guatemala, 4700 ft. (1433 m) above sea level. ab. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
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For example, at Casa Palopo, a hotel on the edge of Lake Atitlan in the Guatemalan highlands, guests are welcomed with a complimentary foot massage on the hotel terrace while they sip gratis Rosa Palopo (hibiscus juice, watermelon juice, and lime).
A Hotel's Complimentary Amenities Can Make All the Difference
Catherine Shaw's lifeless body was discovered on Monday after she vanished from a hotel near Lake Atitlan on March 5.
'Plunge killed backpacker not violence'
Miss Shaw, from Witnety, Oxfordshire, was last seen on March 5 when she left her hotel near Lake Atitlan.
Catherine Shaw: Missing British backpacker's cause of death confirmed; It's believed Catherine Shaw, from Witney in Oxfordshire, could have lay dead for up to six days after falling to her death in Guatemala
She was last seen the day before and had been staying in the San Pedro, Lake Atitlan area of the central American country with a friend, the Lucie Blackman Trust said.
Parents' plea over missing Catherine, 23
She was staying with a friend in San Pedro, on lake Atitlan, but her belongings have been left behind.
FAMILY FLY TO AID LOST GIRL HUNT
LeeAnn told us that the Maya in Santiago Atitlan had advance warning the Spaniards were coming and moved their altar and ceremonial site.
Meeting the God of the Maya in Guatemala
As this transition continues, it is expected that NCDs and their risk factors will increase in indigenous communities such as Santiago Atitlan (10).
Prevalence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in an indigenous community in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala/Prevalencia de los factores de riesgo de las enfermedades no transmisibles en una comunidad indigena de Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
Her doctoral research focused on protecting the flightless giant grebe of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.
Original woodswoman: preserving the legacy of Anne LaBastille
In 1964 O'Brien-Rothe volunteered to help a US Catholic priest from Oklahoma who appealed for assistance to determine if the Tz'utujil Maya of his congregation in Santiago Atitlan shared musical traditions he could engage to promote music in the contemporary, orthodox Catholic Mass.
O'Brien-Rothe, L. Songs that Make the Road Dance: Courtship and Fertility Music of the Tz'utujil Maya. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2015
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