Crossing

Santa Cruz La Laguna, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala – November 2025

There are no roads into Santa Cruz La Laguna. You get there by boat, and the lanchas that run the shoreline are the buses, the freight and the taxi service all at once. This was shot off the dock in front of the Free Cerveza hostel, looking out at the end of the day.

Atitlán is the deepest lake in Central America at around 340 meters, sitting at 1,562 meters above sea level. It fills the caldera left by the Los Chocoyos eruption roughly 79,500 years ago, an event that spread ash from Florida to Ecuador. Three volcanoes stand along the southern rim.

None of that is why I made the picture. The whole sky went over at once, the water took the color, and a boat happened to be out there crossing it.

Key Features:

• Limited Edition Print — Only 50 prints per size available
• Shot at Santa Cruz La Laguna — A north shore village reached only by boat
• The Deepest Lake in Central America — Roughly 340 meters deep, at 1,562 meters elevation
• A Caldera 79,500 Years Old — Left by the Los Chocoyos eruption, which spread ash from Florida to Ecuador
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