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About this spot
A 2016 Tripadvisor forum post says the Kiteguate school taught on Lake Atitlán and Lake Amatitlán. The school's own pages could not be confirmed.
Amatitlán has known water-quality problems; ask locally before riding.
3-day forecast
Speed / gusts in knots. Colour = rideability for this spot. Bottom row = recommended kite size for your weight — not recommended outside this spot's 10–20 kn range.
Conditions
- Water
- flat, choppy
- Depth
- Not published
- Seabed
- mud
- Skill
- intermediate, expert
- Beginners
- Not for beginners — intermediate and up
- Wind range
- 10 kn – 20 kn
Access & parking
About 30 km south of Guatemala City.
Parking: Lakeside town of Amatitlán.
Amenities
- Town services
Needs local verification: Compiled in October 2026 from the Let's Kite spot card for Lake Atitlán, a Tripadvisor forum thread naming the Kiteguate school on Atitlán and Amatitlán, and rider reports on r/Kiteboarding. Guatemala has only these two documented kite lakes; the school claim comes from a forum post, not the school itself, so neither lake carries a beginner label. Wind is thermal and irregular; pins are approximate. Water temperature is a seasonal lake estimate.
Local hazards
- Water quality
- Irregular thermal wind
- School status unconfirmed