Guatemala: Sacred Sites Bill Stalled In Congress

Guatemala: Sacred Sites Bill Stalled In Congress   Louisa Reynolds, 2012   Hidden in a volcanic crater and shrouded by a cloudy rainforest, Chicabal is a forest-ringed lagoon, located in the municipality of San Martín Sacatepéquez, in the highland department of Quetzaltenango, 206 kilometers (128 miles) from Guatemala City.   In 2009, the Association of Ecological Farmers, ASAECO, purchased the spot where the lagoon is located and began a rescue operation to ban vehicle access to...

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