 A majority of the group's members subsequently settled in the tourist town San Juan La Laguna on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.The group refused to send their children to local schools or participate in the community, according to a local resident.In August 2014, a group of elders of the indigenous population issued an edict stating that the group was not welcome to stay, citing a need to protect the local culture, which is protected under the Constitution of Guatemala.