{
  "name": "Sololá to Panajachel",
  "slug": "solola-to-panajachel",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/solola-to-panajachel/",
  "summary": "Six kilometres of switchbacks unspooling from the western highlands down to the shores of Lake Atitlán, a lake ringed by three volcanoes often called the most beautiful on earth.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "RN-1"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Guatemala",
    "region": "Western Highlands",
    "start": {
      "name": "Sololá",
      "lat": 14.770112,
      "lon": -91.180989
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Panajachel",
      "lat": 14.740542,
      "lon": -91.159578
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 4.8,
    "lengthKm": 7.7,
    "driveMinutes": 11,
    "corners": 26,
    "hairpins": 1,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 2102.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Steep grades",
    "Tight switchbacks",
    "Minimal guardrails",
    "Afternoon storms in the rainy season",
    "Heavy weekend traffic"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Mirador del Lago Atitlán",
    "Mirador la catarata"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 65
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}