Mirador Rey Tepepul Reserva Natural de Atitlan — Attraction in Santiago Atitlán

Beautiful place, we went with a bird watching guide and observed 5 Quetzals, several Tucans, 2 Crested Guan, and other birds. However, there are a lot of locals destroying the habitat by clearing forest for palm leaf farming (used for tamales) and firewood. We saw and heard many locals chopping and carrying wood (and bringing in chainsaws) and clipping palm leaves from fields where the forest has already been cleared. I'm sorry to report that unless authorities begin to enforce the reserve's boundaries, these birds will disappear from the area along with their habitat.

Highly recommend hiring a guide to find these amazing birds, and to incentivize their protection. Would not recommend hiking without a guide, could be dangerous and it is difficult to spot these birds without knowing what to look for. We would've walked...

We went for a hike/walk here with a guide from Santiago. Saw a lot of birds! Even the toekan. I would recommend to go with a guide, you could get lost as there are no signs for the hike/walk. Also the guide...

ES UN LUGAR MUY HERMOSO, LA VISTA HACIA LA NATURALEZA ES MUY LINDA, EL CLIMA ES AGRADABLE, A VECES ES MUY FRÍO PERO SE PUEDE CONVIVIR EN UN LUGAR AL AIRE LIBRE LLEVANDO COMIDA, PORQUE NO HAY VENTAS O SIMPLEMENTE DISFRUTQR DEL PAISAJE Y TOMARSE FOTOS CON ESE ESPECTACULAR FONDO DEL LOS VOLCANES O LA SELVA QUE SE...