Here come the emails getting you ready for the trip.  Below is an email Ted put together a few years back and it is full of good stuff!  Start doing your homework.  🙂

Byron

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San Lucas Tolimán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town of 17,000 people sits on the southeastern shore of Lago de Atitlán, described by Aldous Huxley as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. The population is 90-95% Highland Maya. There is a population of about the same size living in the surrounding villages.

At 1,700 meters (5,600 ft) altitude the town offers “eternal spring” with annual temperatures ranging from 50-80 degrees F. The dry season runs from November through June/July (called “summer” locally) and the rainy season runs the other six months (“winter”). The area is free of malaria due to its elevation. The area’s elevation ranges from 1,562 meters (5,125 ft) along the lake to 3,144 meters (10,315 ft) at the summit of Volcán Tolimán. Volcán Tolimán is just south of town.

Some web sites of interest:

Google Map showing exactly where San Lucas is

You Tube video talking about San Lucas

Ted Fogwell