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Vol. V No. 5 … The Cover: High in the mountains of Guatemala, not far from picturesque Lake Atitlan, lies Solola, one of the many colorful towns for which this country is famed. In the Indian language Solola means gushing water. Situated along the new International Highway, it affords a prosperous market for the handicraft and agriculture carried on by the Indians of the region. This market is held on a broad plain overlooking the lake far below. As is true of many places in Latin America — especially those relatively isolated from modern influences and habits of living — the people of Solola have a distinctive dress of their own. Over their red shirts the men wear short coat jackets with scroll patterns in black braid. Their knee length trousers are brightly striped in red and white. Among the most striking sights of the place are the Indian religious and civil officials with their shiny square-crowned black hats.