Pre-Columbian City Found in Guatemala

Guatemala, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Guatemalan researchers have found vestiges of what could be a pre-Columbian city submerged in Lake Atitlan, some 90 miles from the capital.

Julio Marroquin, one of the researchers, said the find was made on the slopes of one of the volcanoes surrounding the lake.

“We first thought there were only steps, but continued explorations uncovered walls and caves that could be the traces of a city or a pre-Columbian settlement,” he explained.

Marroquin asked Congress for resources to continue investigating, noting nothing similar has been found so far in any other regional site.

Atitlan is one of Guatemala´s most beautiful lakes, and is guarded by three volcanoes: Atitlan, Toliman, and San Pedro.