From $579 3- or 4-Night Stay for Two with a Bottle of Wine at Laguna Lodge Eco-Resort & Nature Reserve in Guatemala. And more The K'iche' people—who count the ancient Mayans among their ancestors—call Guatemala's Lake Atitlán "the lake of the south." It’s one of four sacred lakes bordering their homeland in the western highlands. Along with a trio of volcanoes and smaller cliffs, the lake forms the spectacular backdrop to Laguna Lodge Eco-Resort & Nature Reserve. It’s a scene that convinced both CNNGo and National Geographic to name the resort one of the world’s best eco-lodges. The resort stretches from a lakefront lodge to a high-altitude tropical dry forest, encompassing about 100 acres of Mayan nature trails altogether. The scenery is complemented by an excellent staff—in 2013, TripAdvisor named the resort one of the best hotels for service in Guatemala.