San Pedro La Laguna
San Pedro La Laguna
Tz'unun Ya' (Tzʼutujil) | |
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Municipality | |
View of San Pedro | |
San Pedro La Laguna Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°41′38″N 91°16′19″W / 14.69389°N 91.27194°W | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Department | Sololá |
| Municipality | San Pedro La Laguna |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| Elevation | 1,610 m (5,280 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 11,828 |
| • Ethnicities | Tz'utujil Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Demonym | Pedrano |
| Climate | Aw |
San Pedro La Laguna (Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈpeðɾo la laˈɣuna]) is a Guatemalan town on the southwest shore of Lake Atitlán. For centuries, San Pedro La Laguna has been inhabited by the Tz'utujil people, and in recent years it has also become a tourist destination for its Spanish language schools, nightlife, and proximity to the lake and volcanoes, particularly Volcán San Pedro, at whose base San Pedro La Laguna is located .
Local crops include corn, beans, coffee, and avocado. Some women make belts, shawls, and skirts with a back strap loom. San Pedro graduates large numbers of teachers who work the Atitlán area.