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Press and media

AtitlanVida is an independent bilingual guide to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. This page exists so journalists, editors, researchers, and partner publications can find a clean fact sheet, a citation format, contact details, and a quotable mission in one place.

Boilerplate

AtitlanVida is an independent bilingual reference site for Lake Atitlán. Coverage spans the lake's towns, Mayan culture and language, things to do, places to stay, the calendar of festivals and cofradía days, and practical information for longer stays.

Fact sheet

  • Founded: 2026.
  • Domain: atitlanvida.com
  • Languages: English and Spanish, with full hreflang parity.
  • Coverage area: Twelve villages on Lake Atitlán plus Sololá and the immediate basin.
  • Editorial credit: Published under AtitlanVida Editorial Team.
  • Pages: ~500 indexed URLs across both languages, growing weekly.
  • Funding: Independent. We do not run programmatic ads. Some recommendations may include affiliate or partnership relationships, which are disclosed where they apply.
  • Editorial principles: Cite sources. Date every page. Verify in person where possible. Seek cultural review for sensitive material, and only publish contributor identity when the contributor explicitly asks for it. Keep cultural knowledge free.

What we are trying to do, in one paragraph

"AtitlanVida exists to make Lake Atitlán easier to understand without flattening it into a checklist. The project is a bilingual reference: practical for visitors, careful with cultural context, and maintained as conditions change."

Suggested citation

For journalistic and academic use, we suggest: 

AtitlanVida Editorial Team. "[Page title]." AtitlanVida, [Year]. https://atitlanvida.com/[path]

Recent coverage

Coverage and citations of AtitlanVida will be listed here as they appear. If you have covered the site or the lake using us as a source, send us the link and we will add it.

Press contact

The fastest way to reach us is the contact form. Mention "press" in the subject so we route it accordingly. We respond to legitimate press inquiries within two business days.

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