Nicolas Pop is the owner of La Cueva Leather.  He is a self-taught leather craftsman who was born and raised in San Juan La Laguna.  His interest in leather began as a child, while accompanying his grandfather on hunting trips in the mountains surrounding Lake Atitlan.  It was during this time, seeing the different hides of animals, that the seed was planted in his mind on the various items that could be crafted with them.

La Cueva Leather Workshop

For the past 15 years, Nicolas has been custom designing, from the highest quality leather, a wide variety of handbags, tote bags, shoes, belts, backpacks, wallets, knife holders, and many other items.  La Cueva Leather has a reputation for quality, value, and attention to detail.  Just ask any of his customers from around the world.

La Cueva Leather in San Juan La Laguna Lake Atitlan invites you to stop by and take a tour of their workshop and watch their products being made.  We took him up on that offer and we can assure you that you will not be disappointed.  As he showed us around his workshop, the pure pleasure that he derives from working with leather and creating one-of-a-kind hand-crafted leather products was quite evident.