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Pear hunting

Food is readily available from nearby trees and roadside plants. The community consists of 20 houses so everyone shares everything.
Guatemala - Cloud Forest

September 2nd 2006
This was probably the most humbling experience either of us will ever have. We saw the opportunity “advertised” in the Lonely Planet and I (K) was unsure. These types of visits are often ill managed with families being saturated with visitors and numbed by the experience. The literature at the centre, EcoQueztal in Coban, was carefully written and clearly well planned. The organisation had bee ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Verapaz Region » Cobán

Guatemalan Flag The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more
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