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Chicabal Lake (Spanish: Laguna de Chicabal) is a Guatemalan lake sacred to the Mam Mayan people. The lake is located in the municipal boundary of the town of San Martín Sacatepéquez in the department of Quetzaltenango. A crater lake, Chicabal Lake was formed in the crater of Volcán Chicabal at an elevation of 2,712 meters (8,879 feet). The terrain surrounding the lake is a cloud forest.

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Chicabal Lake
Chicabal Lake
Location	Quetzaltenango
Coordinates	14°47′14.741″N 91°39′20.82″W
Type	Crater lake
Basin countries	Guatemala
Max. width	575 m (1,886 ft)
Max. depth	331 m (1,086 ft)
Surface elevation	2,172 m (7,126 ft)

Chicabal Lake is billed as the center of the Mam-Maya "cosmovision", and Mayan traditionalists still use the several altars on the lake shore. Restrictions are placed on visiting the lake during the early part of May so that Mam people can celebrate their traditional ceremonies without disturbance. Because of its spiritual importance, swimming is prohibited in Chicabal Lake.

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- [en] Chicabal Lake

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[es] Laguna de Chicabal

La Laguna de Chicabal es un lago de cráter en Guatemala. Se encuentra el volcán de Chicabal ubicado en el municipio de San Martín Sacatepéquez en el departamento de Quetzaltenango. La cima del volcán y las orillas del lago están cubiertas de Bosque nuboso.

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[fr] Lac Chicabal

Le Lac Chicabal dit aussi Lagune Chikabal ou Laguneta Chiquibal[1]était l'un des lieux sacré pour les Mam, un des peuples Maya et le reste encore pour les survivants de ce peuple. Ce lac ovale aux eaux émeraude est situé aux limites de la municipalité de San Martin Sacatepéquez (dit aussi Chile Verde) dans le département de Quetzaltenango au Guatemala. ce lac de cratère s'est formé dans le volcan Chicabal à une altitude de 2 712 mètres et est ceinturé d'une forêt de nuage.

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