3 Best Sights in The Highlands, Guatemala

Artesanos de San Juan is a cooperative of 58 artisans who weave textiles and sell from their showroom just north of the dock.

Atitlán is known for its fair-trade coffee, and a local 140-member cooperative, La Voz que Clama en el Desierto —that translates as "The voice that cries in the desert"—offers tours of its coffee-processing facilities and artisan shop. Call to arrange a visit.

Lema is an association of local weavers who use environmentally friendly dyes in their work.