Santa Cruz La Laguna is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
located on the northern shore of
Lago de Atitlán __NOTOC__
Lago, which means "lake
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in the
Sololá department __NOTOC__
Sololá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Sololá and the administrative seat of Sololá municipality. It is located close to Lake Atitlan.
The name is a Hispanicized form of its pre-Columbian name, one sp ...
of
Guatemala
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. It consists of the villages of Santa Cruz La Laguna and Tzununá as well as four smaller villages (caseríos). As of 2018 the estimated population is 9,392 people and the area is populated almost entirely by the
Kaq'chikel indigenous
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*Indigenous (ecology)
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Maya people
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.
Village
Santa Cruz La Laguna is a traditional Maya village located on the steep mountainside of the lake, roughly above the lake's surface (population: approximately 3,100). The village has the unique characteristic of being accessible only by boat or footpath. A single, winding road connects the dock to the village. There is a very rough road connecting Santa Cruz to Sololá which is used to transport heavy goods, concrete blocks, furniture, and a few vehicles.
The village has no roads, telephone system, or commercial center, although a common gathering place in the village is the sports court, used for basketball and soccer by the children of the village. Electricity is intermittent and expensive, and is therefore not installed in many households.
Photos
Image:La Iguana Perdida Lake.jpg
Image:Santa Cruz La Laguna Village.jpg
Image:Santa Cruz Lag Laguna Street.jpg
Image:Santa Cruz La Laguna Ascent.jpg
Image:Santa Cruz La Laguna Sports Court and Church.jpg
References
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Municipalities of the Sololá Department