Adventure-seekers yearn to experience fun that is heart-thumping with stunning beauty and a little risk. Lake Atitlán in Guatemala deserves a place on an adventurer’s list. Perhaps one of the world’s many gorgeous bodies of freshwater, the pond exists because of a long catastrophe that is ago natural. The concealed danger: The pond fills a massive caldera created by one of the Earth’s many spectacular volcanic explosions, and also the region continues to be volcanically active. Many adventure-seekers place an active volcano on their list. Then relish the heightened danger of seeing three active volcanoes from your lake-view hotel in a landscape over a super volcano (like the one in Yellowstone Park) if you do that,.

Guatemala designated the lake area a nationwide Park to preserve the united states’s natural splendor and also to encourage tourism. Experience their nationwide treasure of volcanoes, a lake, and wildlife, but don’t stop here. Meet with the Mayans! Yes, I said Mayans, the indigenous individuals who had been area of the Mayan empire and culture which were “conquered” by the Spanish Empire between 1511 and 1697. Conquered means end of kingdom, perhaps not the final end associated with the Mayan tradition, which still exists for you really to experience in little villages such as the ones next to Lake Atitlán. Freshwater divers might organize a dive on ancient Mayan villages underneath the lake.

As you think about planning a mix of views, hiking, diving, dining, wildlife, and experiencing the Mayan culture of individuals, languages, meals, traditions don’t overlook the risk. Simply take precautions in order to avoid or reduce the effects of robbery, a larger risk than volcanic task. Leave your costly jewelry and any other possession you will dearly miss in the home. Any poor culture contains a minority dark element that will prey upon, in the place of support, the tourist industry. Take time to travel in big teams, specially by land from the airport to the Lake Atitlán region. A government or land that is hotel-provided with protection onboard should make sure your safety. When during the lake area, the local Tuk-Tuks (automobile rickshaws) should be okay to give you about beyond walking distance. Enjoy your adventure!