Atitlan

Atitlan, a Central American lake, in the department of Solola, in Guatemala, 24 miles in length, and 8 to 10 miles in breadth. It seems to occupy the crater of an extinct volcano, and is of great depth, no soundings, it is said, being obtainable with a line of 1800 feet. It has no visible outlet, though several small streams run into it. High cliffs, almost bare of vegetation, surround the lake, and on its southern bank the volcano of Atitlan rises 12,538 feet above the sea. At the foot of the mountain lies the little Indian town of Santiago de Atitlan, with a pop. of 2000.