Laguna Chicabal

On Saturday we visited Laguna Chicabal at the top of the old inactive Volcano Chicabal. It was a hell of a steep climb, and with the thin air I was definitely tired and gasping for air during parts of the climb. The Laguna itself was beautiful. It's actually a sacred lake - sacred to the indigenous Mayan population anyway, and that sacredness is respected by the rest of the population and visitors. There is no swimming in the sacred waters, and during our visit we saw two groups of indigenous Mayans performing long chanting rituals at the shores of the Laguna. Below are some pictures from the trip.

Me at the Laguna

Mist settling over the Laguna

All of us at the Laguna's shores

The beginning of the 540 stairs up the mountain from the Laguna