INTERESTING FACTS           

CLIMATE AND ALTITUDE: Lake Atitlan is 1500 meters above sea level. Has a temperate climate throughout the year, between 15 and 25 degrees centigrade. Eco UXLABIL The hotel has a very stable micro-climate.               

Breadth and depth of lake Lake Atitlan is irregularly shaped. Its total length is just over 100 square kilometers. Its depth varies and the deepest part is over 300 meters. Travel by boat to get to know different people can take about 6 hours.             

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LEVEL OF LAKE: The lake level rises or falls as rainy season (May to October) and dry (November to April). Eco hotel UXLABIL track behavior of the level of the lake. From 1999 to 2004 dropped 40 centimeters per year. The year of Hurricane Stan (October 2005) the level of the lake rose more than a meter. The rains of the years 2007 and 2008 have been copied and made to raise the level of the lake.      

The year 1977 (one year after the earthquake) the lake dropped about 12 meters. In the gardens there is a mark that indicates the level that had until this year.               

FLORA AND FAUNA: The fauna and flora of the shores of Lake Atitlan is varied, typical of humid tropical regions. Birds abound, to the point that during the morning in the hotel are guaranteed a concert of birds while making breakfast. For fans of the most extraordinary is aviturismo climb the San Pedro volcano and around the top to observe the horned guan (Oreafhasis derbianus), this unique bird habitat and some parts of Chiapas, in danger of extinction. On behalf of the hotel 3 ornithologists were recounted in 2007 and found 5 of these birds. Almost the entire shore of the lake is planted with coffee and corn. Opposite the hotel is a beautiful plantation of tulle, a cleaner environment. Fishing has been greatly reduced because the quantity of fish has fallen, eaten by a species introduced in the 1960s, the black bass fish.   

SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA: Community Tzutuhil Maya about 6000 inhabitants, and highly organized religion. With several groups of weavers, painters and other artisans. Previously he lived on agriculture and fishing. The community can walk, talk with neighbors, visiting their studios and crafts and buy their products directly to them.             

OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE LAKE: Lake Atitlan is surrounded by picturesque villages, most with names of the apostles. It is advisable to travel by land or by boat to get to know some of them: San Pedro La Laguna San Marcos La Laguna, Santiago Atitlan. The latter is Maximón (a saint of great tradition, a blend of indigenous and Catholic), also abound in fabric and wood crafts. His church is remarkable, and within them there are testimonies of martyrs of the armed conflict that Guatemala suffered. The people most commercial and normal entry point for tourists is Panajachel, also worth a visit.