Some believe that it does not hail in Mesoamerica (see Curtis: Christ In North America, 1993, p. 10). However, according to Lowe, Lee, and Espinosa, hail is a common occurrence. In their writings about Izapa and the surrounding Soconusco area (on the Pacific Guatemala-Mexico border) they say, "on the steeper slopes of the Soconusco . . . hail falls frequently on the coffee in April and May, generally with little intensity, but there are years (as in April 1948) when coffee plantations do suffer damage. On the plains hail is unusual and very light." [Gareth W. Lowe, Thomas A. Lee, Jr., and Eduardo Martinez Espinosa, Izapa: An Introduction to the Ruins and Monuments, p. 61] [See the commentary on Alma 46:40]