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Laguna Chicabal

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Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
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Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Chicabal Lake is a Guatemalan lake sacred to the Mam Mayan people. The lake is located in the municipal boundary of the town of San Martín Sacatepéquez in the department of Quetzaltenango. A crater lake, Laguna de Chicabal was formed in the crater of Volcán Chicabal at an elevation of 2,712 meters . The terrain surrounding the lake is a cloud forest. Chicabal Lake is billed as the center of the Mam-Maya cosmovision, and Mayan traditionalists still use the several altars on the lake shore. Restrictions are placed on visiting the lake during the early part of May so that Mam people can celebrate their traditional ceremonies without disturbance. Because of its spiritual importance, swimming is prohibited in Chicabal Lake.
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