Panajachel
Panajachel | |
|---|---|
City and municipality | |
From left to right: View of the town, Hotel La Riviera de Atitlán, Porta Hotel del Lago, a local restaurant, hikers on the east side of the lake, panorama of Lake Atitlán. | |
| Coordinates: 14°44′26.2″N 91°9′33.9″W / 14.740611°N 91.159417°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | Sololá |
| Government | |
| • Type | municipal |
| • Mayor (2016-2020) | Enio Roberto Urizar Batres (UNE) |
| Elevation | 1,597 m (5,240 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,562 m (5,125 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 15,077 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Time) |
| Country code | 502 |
| Climate | Aw |
Panajachel (Spanish pronunciation: [pa.na.xaˈtʃel], Pana) is a town in the southwestern part of the Guatemalan Highlands, less than 140 kilometres (90 mi) from Guatemala City, in the department of Sololá. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The elevation is 1,597 metres (5,240 ft). The population in the 2018 census was 15,077. The town of Panajachel is located on the northeast shore of Lake Atitlán, and has become a center for the tourism industry of the area as it provides a base for visitors crossing the lake to visit other towns and villages.
"Panajachel" derives from the Kaqchikel language and roughly translates to "place of the Matasanos," the white sapote fruit tree.