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Lake Izabal is one of the most important points of Izabal and is the largest lake in Guatemala. Covering an area of 590 square kilometers and more than 45 kilometers long. The lake is surrounded by tropical ecosystem where hundreds of monkeys and other animal species live. |
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Livingston, situated on AmatiqueBay where the Rio Dulce meets the Caribbean, is Guatemala’s only Garifuna community. The story of the Garifuna begins on St. Vicent island, with the wreck of two Spanish ships carrying Nigerian slaves intermarried withKalipuna natives to produce a unique people were deported to Roatan Island in 1797, the moved to Trujillo in Honduras, and from there emigrated to Guatemala and Belize, bringing their own language, music and culture with them. |
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Is the protected area more popular of Guatemala, a reserve of forests dimmed of about 2.500 acres, located on the main highway that leads to Cobán. To this reserve you cross two footpaths, the one whose route on foot lasts about 45 minutes, and other that it requires around 2 hours. Even though inhabit numerous quetzals here, is extremely difficult to see them, since they remain quiet during long periods in the glasses of the highest trees. |
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An excellent place to practice the ecotourism. This attraction, administered by the private initiative this approximately to 4 hours of Cobán. The cave counts on an enormous network of enclosures and underground rivers. With experienced guides they will be able it accompanied its visit by approximately one hour. |
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Guatemala's most popular beaches are found on the eastern half of the Pacific Coast, beginning with Las Lisas and Monterrico, in the department of Santa Rosa. The Monterrico Natural Reserve includes a protected expanse of mangrove swamp and volcanic, black sand beaches where sea turtles lumber ashore to lay their eggs. Facilities at Monterrico include several hotels and restaurants, as well as an educational center with information on turtles and iguanas. Boats may be rented for a tour of the mangroves, where birders will find some local specialties such as Boat-billed Herons, Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures and Mangrove Warblers. Beaches in the busy port town of San Josè are popular with weekend vacationers from Guatemala City, as are the beaches at Chulamar and Iztapa. A nearby, drive-through zoological park, known as Autosafari Chapìn, boasts a collection of exotic and local animals, as well as picnic areas, a restaurant and swimming pool. |
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A Natural Paradise, one of the most popular destinations on the Pacific coast, the Monterrico Natural Reserve offers beaches, boat tours, birdwatching and an educational center featuring live sea turtles and iguanas. The reserve covers 28 square kilometers, 65% of which consist of lakes, canals, mangroves and saltwater marshes, all teeming with birds, fish and other wildlife. Most visitors stay in the beachfront town ofMonterrico, one of five villages located within the reserve. a paved road leads to the town of La Avellana, and from there visitors take a boat which carries them about a kilometre along the mangrove-lined, ChiquimulillaCanal to Monterrico. |
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Located in Zone 13. The Aurora was among the first zoos in Latin America. There are over 100 species of animals including elephants, tigers, lions, monkeys, macaws, pajarracos, among other especiesl
The admission and parking charges. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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