Laguna Chicabal

Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal
Coordinates 14°47′N 91°40′W / 14.783°N 91.667°W / 14.783; -91.667Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°40′W / 14.783°N 91.667°W / 14.783; -91.667
Lake type crater lake
Basin countries Guatemala
Max. width 575 m (1,886 ft)
Max. depth 331 m (1,086 ft)
Surface elevation 2,172 m (7,126 ft)

Laguna Chicabal (Laguna Chikabal, Laguna Chiquibal) 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 Chicabal was formed in the crater of Volcán Chicabal at an elevation of 2,712 meters (8,879 feet). The terrain surrounding the lake is a cloud forest.

Laguna Chicabal 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 Laguna Chicabal.


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