Foreword

"Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing." Aldous Huxley

Aldous was right when he said this. There is no doubt, Atitlan is beatiful. And it’s nice to be able to appreciate it’s beauty. But that isn’t all we’ve got to see. There is a natural value on lake Atitlan that is as intrinsec to it’s beauty as the gorgeous colors of a butterfly are needed for it’s species to survive.

Understanding the synchronies of our planet – in which as knowledgeable beings we are, we are to play a vital role – is a privilege. What a joy!

Yet, the path of knowledge isn’t always a straight-forward path. “If we can see far into the horizon, it’s because we walk over the shoulders of giants” – Bernard de Chatres. Each true member of the science community has granted us his’ or her’s legacy. We may talk of a knowledge-base legacy in some cases, while in other cases we might be talking of tools.

Tools, previous developed tools, can lead us to be more precise and efficient on our distinct projects and works. In that sense, this is an effort to provide a framework where any limnologist can record it’s data and analyze patterns and simils with other works around the world. Cor Lacus is being born.