Lake Atitlán, Guatemala || Photo by Mark Harpur

I had been traveling around Central America, living in a van and sharing experiences with other travelers. Having just dropped my last travel buddy off I headed back to Lake Atitlán and found an incredible spot to camp right next to the lake. There was this jetty sticking out into the lake where I sat watching the sunset, once again living the dream on my own. I knew something special was happening there, and now it has become BitcoinLake! (Bitcoin Lake is a grassroots initiative in Panajachel, Guatemala, on the shores of lake Atitlán. Inspired by El Salvador's "Bitcoin Beach," it aims to build a circular Bitcoin economy while using repurposed used cooking oil and old generators to power sustainable Bitcoin mining operations that help clean the local lake. 

Photo Captured with Canon EOS 7D.