San Pedro La Laguna
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 San Pedro La Laguna
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| Coordinates: 14°41′38″N 91°16′19″W / 14.69389°N 91.27194°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Sololá |
| Municipality | San Pedro La Laguna |
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| • Type | Municipal |
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| Population (Census 2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,034 |
| • Ethnicities | Tz'utujil, Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
San Pedro La Laguna is a small town with a population of approximately 13,000 people which is nestled on the Western shore of Lake Atitlan beneath the volcano which also bears its name. It is in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The inhabitants of San Pedro are primarily Tz'utujil Mayan with a small, but growing, expatriate community. Many travelers visit the town to study at one of the Spanish schools, take time out in a solar pool, or a horse-ride to the top of Volcan San Pedro. This is primarily a coffee growing area and a backpacker destination.
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A close view of San Pedro La Laguna.
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Sunday in the San Pedro La Laguna market with Senior Pedro Gonzalez y Gonzales.
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San Pedro la Laguna with Volcan San Pedro in the background.
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Independence day in San Pedro La Laguna, Oct. 2007
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: San Pedro La Laguna |
- Website of San Pedro La Laguna
- Anthropologist's Blog about learning Tz'utujil in San Pedro La Laguna
- Video about historic Mayan site, La Nariz, near San Pedro La Laguna
Coordinates: 14°41′38″N 91°16′19″W / 14.694°N 91.272°W
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