Guatemala: Caring For The Maya World - Video Documentary

Guatemala: Caring For The Maya World - Video Documentary   Profile of the tireless Rosa Maria Chan and the team of ProPeten, one of Guatemala's most important environmental organizations. The group is working to give Mayan communities a sustainable economic alternative that will help re-establish forests in this troubled region, which comprises a third of Guatemala. Home to Tikal, this was the heart of the ancient Mayan kingdom; now it's succumbing to pressure from cattle ranchers,...

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