"Visit the closest thing to Eden on Earth over the web at the
home page of Lake Atitlán."

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A Pan Am luggage sticker
from the 1940s.

"It is astonishing that the mention of Atitlan does not prompt the instant recognition among travelers that the names Tahoe or Como do, because Atitlán's beauty easily trumps that of more famous lakes."

"Moreover, the tiny villages along the 50-square-mile lake are still inhabited by modern-day Mayans wearing traditional dress, kaleidoscopic garments shimmering with purple, orange and crimson threads."