SOLOLA  , the

capital of the department of Solola, in Guatemala; on the northern shore of lake Atitlan, 46 m . W.N.W. of Guatemala city . Pop . (1905), about 17,000 . Solola is the ancient capital of the Cakchiquel Indians, who form the bulk of the population . In the city coarse cloth, pottery, cigars and soap are manufactured, and there is a large prison and reformatory . Among the surrounding mountains are large and successful coffee plantations, owned by German settlers . On the 18th of April 1902 Solola was wrecked by an earthquake, but as most of the houses were constructed of wood it was speedily rebuilt .