One of the things I did while stopped in Virtual Guatemala was to fly a side trip to lake Atitlan using a Cessna Caravan Amphibian. The Amphibian has pontoons with retractable wheels, so it can land on a runway or on water. La Aurora International airport is at about 5,000 ft above sea level, and so is the lake, but the lake is surrounded by mountains, so you have to climb to 12,500 fairly quickly on a direct route, then once over the valley that the lake's in, I used a spiral descent to lose the 7,000 feet to the water. Landing was toward Panajachel. The day wasn't the greatest for visibility, but that added interest.
On the Ramp at La Aurora- General Aviation is on the south side of the airport, away from the terminal.
Climbing Out- turing left toward the lake (north)
On Course Cross Country, Volcan de Agua in background
Approaching the cliffs around the lake
Descending... descending... descending...
Landing in the fog
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