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	SOLOLA - LoveToKnow Article on SOLOLA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		, the capital of the department of Solola, in Guatemala; on the northern shore of lake Atitlan, 46 m.
		Solola is the ancient capital of the Cakchiquel Indians, who form the bulk of the population.
		On the 1 8th of April 1902 Solola was wrecked by an earthquake, but as most of the houses were constructed of wood it was speedily rebuilt.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SO/SOLOLA.htm (109 words)

	Solola
		The district of Solola is categorized as City/category 1a.
		Solola is 94 square kilometers with an elevation of 2113 square meters.
		Solola has as saint “La Virgen de la Asuncion” celebrated on the 15th of August.
	www.geocities.com /baitu.geo/guatemala/solola.html (1867 words)

	CARE Project :: EDUBANCO/Solola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		CARE Central region includes different departments, one of which is Solola, which faces serious economic and social problems.
		The principal objective of the project is: by the year 2005 to increase to twelve the percentage of girls that finish primary education in 90 communities in the department of Solola.
		The strategic methodology to be implemented is the one that has been elaborated, developed and documented by CARE which includes community organization issues, training, credit management, promotion about the importance of education by workshops, campaigns and texts addressed to promote girls education.
	www.careusa.org /careswork/projects/GTM083.asp (366 words)

	Solola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The department of Solola is located in the midwestern highlands of the Republic of Guatemala.
		The capital of the department, founded in 1547, is located on a plateau overlooking the magnificent Lake Atitlan and its surrounding volcanoes.
		According to William Swezey, "Solola was originally in Cakhay, a place that before the conquest was located only six kilometers from Iximche, the Cakchiquel capital." (1985: 154) The city of Cakhay was conquered by Lahuh Nor, governor of Iximche in 1517.
	www.anthro.fsu.edu /wovenvoices/villages/Solola.html (367 words)

	Whole Earth Review: Dying customs in a Mayan Pueblo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The pueblo of Solola is centered in the town of Solola, but includes the many rural agricultural neighborhoods that surround it, scattered among steep volcanic hills and broad plateaus.
		The cofrades fill the roles of the Mayan priesthood; together with the alcaldes, they define what is left of Indian autonomy in the community of Solola and sit at the focus of local social and religious life.
		Solola is arguably the largest, most traditional indigenous Mayan community still extant in the Guatemalan highlands.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1510/is_n72/ai_11258740 (688 words)

	Satya Jan. 97: Soy in Guatemala by Steve Karian
		Plenty's initial soy program involved several components: agricultural research coordinated with local farmers to identify the soybean varieties most adaptable to the local climate; cooperative labor with community volunteers to build the soy factory; and free food distribution programs to help alleviate some of the chronic protein-calorie malnutrition in the area.
		Close to Solola is the tourist town of Panajachel, where indigenous folks and progressive-minded resident internationals live side by side.
		In contrast to the Solola area is Guatemala City, the capital, dominated by some of the worst aspects of U.S. commercial culture.
	www.satyamag.com /jan97/soy.html (694 words)

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		INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY The Department of Solola is located on Lake Atitlan in the Guatemalan Highlands, a rural area with little technical development.
		The level of technological development drops off dramatically for the local people, most of whom are families of small farmers, indigenous and have not had much opportunity for education.
		The mission of the Council for Mayan Communication in Solola is to promote and integrate projects in communications and interactive learning, and create rural projects for technical development in multi-media and internet access.
	www.worldcomputerexchange.org /partner_plans/Guatemala-CMCM-Plan.doc (1916 words)

	PJ Online \| The Society: Statutory Committee (24 April 2004)
		The committee heard that on 22 October 2002 Mr Solola had dispensed 100ml of methadone mixture 1mg/ml against a document purporting to be a prescription issued by the Ripple Project, which offers medical services to drug users.
		Mr Solola did not know the patient or the purported prescriber, whom he had assumed to be a “Dr Ripple”.
		Mr Solola had acknowledged it was an oversight on his part.
	www.pharmj.com /Editorial/20040424/society/statcomm.html (3604 words)

	Quetzaltenango area and Totonicapan, Solola, Quiche - Guide All
		With an altitude of 3557 masl, the Atitlan Volcano is located to the south of Atitlan Lake and sustain a moderate activity.
		Located at the south-east shore of the Atitlan Lake, in the Province of Solola, this volcano rises to an height of 3020 masl.
		Zunil: Located a 9 kilometres south of Quetzaltenango, this village of indian-quiche population is an attraction for the visitor.
	www.guideall.com /geogua4.htm (816 words)

	Farm Catalog - Guatemala, My Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Solola overlooks Lake Atitlan and it's surrounding volcanoes, and is the capital center for the region, both for the Ladino Spanish government and for the Cakchekel people, the indigenous Mayans of the area known for their strength and identity.
		When we arrived, most of the men in the region still wore their traje, the hand woven clothes that identified their particular home region, as well as a family's pride and artistic skills.
		Leaving Itzapa for Solola also meant leaving behind some "heat" and unfriendly vibes we had stirred up and a chance to start over, to take on projects that would get more to the root of the problems and provide solutions.
	www.farmcatalog.com /cgi-bin/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=Plenty/MyStory.html&cart_id=8121707.5340 (2471 words)

	Dateline ACT: Guatemala
		Solola, Guatemala, November 10, 2005—From a distance, Lake Atitlan in the western department of Solola looks like a picturesque postcard with its green, glittering waters surrounded by high volcanoes and green mountain slopes.
		Culum is member of the Maya network Estrella Tzutujil and the Solola-based organization ASUDI (Solola Association for Integrated Development).
		She and others in San Pablo acknowledge the feeling of quiet desperation in the Mayan communities and agree that these communities will be able to rebuild with international support and support from non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
	www.act-intl.org /news/dt_nr_2005/dtguatemala0105.html (1067 words)

	Solola, Guatemala
		It's market draws a crowd since Solola is the capital of the department of Solola an area that includes 19 municipalities around Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.
		Some women are merchants and sell the weavings of their friends and family in the market.
		In general the weaving of Solola made on a backstrap loom is warp-faces plain weave and has a design of vertical stripes.
	www.terraexperience.com /v_Solola.html (417 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Guatemala: Rebuilding lives while respecting cultures
		Soon after torrential rains and winds buffeted Solola Department, Mercy Corps staff was on the scene delivering critical food and immediate health care.
		The ethnic groups that make their homes in Solola Department's highlands are often marginalized, receiving minimal services from government agencies.
		As a result, they were especially vulnerable when the hurricane swept through their villages - and are now struggling for a starting point to rebuild their villages and lives.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6HW4RA?OpenDocument (649 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is the second impact study to be conducted in the area of Solola since Friendship Bridge began its credit programme in 1998.
		That is, I believe, because the majority of women in the region of Solola live in poverty or extreme poverty.
		It is important to note from the outset that many women who remain in extreme poverty believe that they have benefited enormously from the project in terms of income increases, dietary improvements and self confidence.
	www.friendshipbridge.org /reports_annuals/2004_impact_study.doc (20746 words)

	FHRG - Amnesty International Bulletin - Legal Advisor, Ovidio Paz Bal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ovidio Paz Bal is the Legal Advisor of the Solola branch of the non - governmental organization Defensoria indigena (Indigenous Defense).
		He has been receiving anonymous phone calls at his home since 26 January, always with the same message: 'los vamos a matar, los vamos a matar', ('we are going to kill you, we are going to kill you'.) In the space of 24 hours he received 10 calls.
		The escalation of abuses against people advocating such rights appeared to coincide with the appointment of hardline military officials to important positions in the administration of President Alfonso Portillo who had come to office at beginning 2000.
	www.fhrg.org /aiadvisor.htm (596 words)

	Atitlan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In between Los Encuentros and Solola, there used to be a military base with an enormous military boot serving as watch tower, but that has been removed after the peace agreement, a real pitty !
		There are shuttles in very old pick ups between Solola and Panajachel (2 Q).
		The market of Solola is undoubtedly one of the best and most colorful of Guatemala, and also much better then the overrated Chichi market.
	www.1000traveltips.org /atitlan.htm (1038 words)

	americas.org - Intimidation Remains Rampant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Two armed and unknown men threatened another lawyer representing the group the same evening in Solola.
		Their work includes attempting to establish a Mayan University in Solola at the site occupied by the military base.
		Silvia Anabella Jérez Herrera, the district attorney in Retalheuleu, was assassinated in her car while traveling from her office to her home May 22.
	www.americas.org /item_11430 (209 words)

	FHRG - Amnesty International - URGENT ACTION APPEAL UPDATE - Human Rights Procurator's Auxiliary Office in Solola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Office in Solola Department in Guatemala's western highlands, was imprisoned in Solola on 16 July.
		After the PDH in Solola initiated investigations into Saloj's death, workers there began to be harassed and intimidated by local police.
		Following Luz Margoth Tuy Jiatz's release in April, their offices were placed under surveillance and threatening phone calls were made against the head of the office, Urias Bautista Orozco, and other staff.
	www.fhrg.org /safetybulletins/ai_solola_eng.html (673 words)

	Large Shopping Bag made in Solola - 405SBRed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The bag has a zippered top to keep the contents inside for spilling out.
		This bag was made by a group of 22 women in Solola, Guatemala who joined together in 1985 after they suffered losses during the war.
		As backstrap weavers, they are earning consistent income to help support their families.
	www.mayantraditions.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=37 (183 words)

	Noticias, PESA Guatemala
		The trial took place during the 2003 May-December growing season and the maize crops were maintained by farmers in a manner consistent with local practices.
		Study Area in Solola Department (SPFS Guatemala is working here since 2000)
		To carry out the participatory selection, a group of men and women from these two communities where SPFS is working visited the plots in September and October.
	www.pesacentroamerica.org /pesa_guatemala/noticias/2004/diciembre/note-pvs-ing.htm (455 words)

	Guatemala Mayan Ruins
		Market days are Tuesday and Friday, and it is the major market in the area.
		Its major festival, Nim Ajij Solola (Grand Day of Solola), is celebrated on August 15th.
		The main tourist center of this region is Panajachel, located on the shores of Lake Atitlan.
	www.dirla.com /guatemalamaya.htm (1926 words)

	Reuters AlertNet - A man carries his son after he was injured by a mudslide in Solola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		You are here: Homepage > Pictures page > A man carries his son after he was injured by a mudslide in Solola
		A man carries his son after he was injured by a mudslide in Solola
		A man carries his son after he was injured by a mudslide in Solola, Guatemala October 6, 2005.
	www.alertnet.org /thenews/pictures/GUA51D.htm (378 words)

	Small Cruz - Guatemalan Doll Solola Guatemala - 850SD-Cruz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Small Cruz - Guatemalan Doll Solola Guatemala - 850SD-Cruz
		I was made by Maya women who look just like me. They learned how to weave from their mothers or grandmothers.
		My wrap around skirt is called a corte.
	www.mayantraditions.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=24&HS=1 (54 words)

	Reuters AlertNet - A woman is helped across mud left by a landslide in Solola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		You are here: Homepage > Pictures page > A woman is helped across mud left by a landslide in Solola
		A woman is helped across mud left by a landslide in Solola
		A woman is helped by a soldier and a bystander as she crosses deep mud left by a landslide in Solola, Guatemala October 6, 2005.
	www.alertnet.org /thenews/pictures/GUA52D.htm (379 words)

	Panajachel - Traveler Reviews - Hotel Posada de don Rodrigo panajachel Solola guatemala. - TripAdvisor
		Panajachel - Traveler Reviews - Hotel Posada de don Rodrigo panajachel Solola guatemala.
		Hotel Posada De Don Rodrigo is the best in Panajchel Solola Guatemala, And antigua guatemala,The people is great,honest,and the service is the BEST.
		This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor, Inc.
	www.tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g292008-r2617576-Panajachel_Lake_Atitlan.html (1154 words)

	Villa Sumaya, Panajachel, Solola, Lago de Atitlan, Guatemala
		Villa Sumaya, Panajachel, Solola, Lago de Atitlan, Guatemala
		Gorgeous and great-value guesthouse-cum-retreat, with lush gardens and stunning views across Lake Atitlan New!
		No insect screens on the sliding doors - make sure you keep the curtain across the door when it's open
	www.i-escape.com /villasumaya.php (295 words)

	Front Of Brightly Painted And Tiled Tomb In The Solola Cemetery., Solola, Guatemala Photographic Print by Jeffrey Becom ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Front Of Brightly Painted And Tiled Tomb In The Solola Cemetery., Solola, Guatemala Photographic Print by Jeffrey Becom at Art.com
		Digitally Printed on Archival Photographic Paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display
		Front Of Brightly Painted And Tiled Tomb In The Solola Cemetery., Solola, Guatemala
	www.art.com /asp/sp.asp?PD=10257779&RFID=346898&engine=sitematch (92 words)

	Directory of Cities and Towns in Departamento de Solola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Directory of Cities and Towns in Departamento de Solola
		Directory of Cities and Towns in Departamento de Solola, Guatemala
		Alphabetical listing of Places in Departamento de Solola
	www.fallingrain.com /world/GT/19 (45 words)

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