great news from Guatemala
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Central America Eyes Sweet Alternative to OilSan Antonio Suchitepequez, Guatemala - At the Palo Gordo refinery two hours' drive south of Guatemala City, a Brazilian-designed ethanol processing plant hums next to decades-old machinery turning freshly cut cane into sugar. |
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Ancient Maya Mural UnveiledSan Bartolo, Guatemala - U.S. archaeologists have discovered the "Sistine Chapel" of the Maya civilization - a finely painted, well preserved mural depicting the Maya creation myth and the crowning of a king. |
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Long-Sought Maya City Found in GuatemalaPeten Region, Guatemala - An archaeologist seeking refuge from hungry mosquitoes in the Guatemalan rain forest has solved the 45-year-old mystery of the location of Site Q. |
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Satellites used to track vanishing jaguarsLaguna Del Tigre, Guatemala - To the ancient Maya Indians who once built elaborate cities in the Guatemalan jungle, the jaguar�s spotted pelt represented the stars in the night sky.Now the Western Hemisphere�s biggest cat is being tracked from space. |
news from Central America
- Appreciation finds no language barriers during Continuing Promise
- Maya nut changes lives while aiding the rain forest
- YouTube-assembled orchestra plays Carnegie Hall to sold-out crowd
- Green Travel: Where Dreams Come True
- A global lesson in volunteerism
- Rare ‘dinky’ bird migrates to US for first time
- Guatemalan women build unique partnership with leading US yerba mate distributor
- Green gauntlet
- Regrowing the rainforest
- Rare Leatherback Turtles Gain Protection in Costa Rica
