Guatemala Poster – Lake Atitlán Volcano Framed Print

Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. A lancha crossing beneath a volcano. This Guatemala poster is an original illustration of Lake Atitlán — a hillside terrace view over bougainvillea, with a lancha crossing sapphire water below a volcano — for anyone who has taken that boat ride or still wants to. It's printed to order and arrives framed in black wood, ready to hang, the kind of piece you give to someone who came home from Panajachel and hasn't stopped talking about that lake. The design: Lake Atitlán from a bougainvillea terrace The design is drawn flat from a hillside terrace, looking down across a deep sapphire lake. A single white lancha trails a wake mid-water, and a volcano rises purple-blue on the far shore beside layered ridges and clouds. Bougainvillea fills the foreground in magenta and pink, a whitewashed terrace wall cuts across the foot of the scene, and a woven Guatemalan textile band runs along the bottom edge. The lettering sits in the sky — LAKE, ATITLÁN and GUATEMALA — worked in sapphire blue, sky blue, cream, magenta and orange. The lake with a volcano on the horizon, printed to order. Framed and ready to hang Print size: 12″×18″ (30.5×45.7 cm), portrait Paper: 260 g/m² luster paper, 10 mil (0.25 mm) thick, with a finish that's partly glossy and partly matte Frame: black wood, 0.75″ (1.9 cm) thick, behind an acrylite front protector — lighter than glass and doesn't shatter Hanging hardware included — arrives ready to hang, so there's no framing errand Original artwork — a new illustration made specifically for this piece Care: wipe the acrylite front with a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth, and keep it out of direct sunlight Who it's for For Guatemala travelers, Central America backpackers, and Guatemalan or Latin American heritage households, plus lake house owners looking further afield than Tahoe or Como, and volcano and hiking fans who crossed that water by lancha. It hangs well in an entry hall, home office or guest room, and makes an easy housewarming or lake house gift, a honeymoon or anniversary memento, a birthday for a traveler, a Christmas gift, or a keepsake for Guatemalan heritage. Quick answers Is this a reprint of a vintage original? No. It's an original illustration drawn in the mid-century travel-poster tradition — flat color, clean edges, bold lettering — and a new composition made for RaZits, not a scan of a historic print. Where is Lake Atitlán, and is the volcano real? Lake Atitlán sits in the Sololá Department, in the highlands of southwestern Guatemala. It fills a volcanic caldera, and three volcanoes rise on its southern side — it's the deepest lake in Central America. What's a lancha? It's the boat that carries passengers across Lake Atitlán between its shore towns — the one crossing the water in this design. Does the woven band reproduce a specific pattern? It's a drawn woven-textile border inspired by Guatemalan textile art, not a copy of one community's pattern. The lake's shore towns are home to Tz'utujil and Kaqchikel Maya communities, whose textile traditions run deep. Shipping and returns Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns. Size guide PRINT WIDTH (inches) PRINT HEIGHT (inches) FRAME 12″×18″ 12 18 Black, 0.75″ thick PRINT WIDTH (cm) PRINT HEIGHT (cm) FRAME 12″×18″ 30.5 45.7 Black, 1.9 cm thick