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Flores Island

Surrounded by Lake Peten Itza, Flores Island is the most unique city located in all of Guatemala's Peten area. Flores Island is named in honor...

by Hugo Ortuño Suárez in Guatemala on 12/11/2011

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San Antonio Palopo: The birthplace of ancient traditions

Nestled on the shores of Lake Atitlan, San Antonio Palopo is a small village inhabited by mostly ethnic indigenous people belonging to Quiche,...

by Hugo Ortuño Suárez in Guatemala on 06/11/2011

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Santa Catarina Palopo: The smallest municipality in Guatemala

Santa Catarina Palopó is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The municipality is located on the shores of Lake Atitlán,...

by Hugo Ortuño Suárez in Guatemala on 06/11/2011

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12/11/2011 - Flores Island - Guatemala - Surrounded by Lake Peten Itza, Flores...
06/11/2011 - Santa Catarina Palopo: The smallest municipality in Guatemala - Guatemala - Santa Catarina Palopó is a municipality...
06/11/2011 - Panajachel - Gateway to an indigenous World - Guatemala - Panajachel in the Guatemalan highlands...
06/11/2011 - San Antonio Palopo: The birthplace of ancient traditions - Guatemala - Nestled on the shores of Lake Atitlan,...
20/10/2011 - Aboriginal artifacts and remain repatriated - Bidyadanga - Australia - A nationwide push by the Federal...
19/10/2011 - Indigenous Indians complete protest march to La Paz - Bolivia - Indigenous Indians living in the...
18/10/2011 - Indigenous protesters against Amazon road near La Paz - Bolivia - Around one thousand indigenous...
17/10/2011 - Indigenous Indians march to La Paz - Bolivia - Indigenous Indians living in the...
14/10/2011 - Protesters against Colombian mines gather at the Colombian Embassy - United Kingdom - Protesters gather at the Colombian...
10/10/2011 - Hundreds of indigenous people arrive in La Paz to support TIPNIS - Bolivia - Hundreds of indigenous people from...

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Santa Catarina Palopo: The smallest municipality in Guatemala
Santa Catarina Palopó is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The municipality is located on the shores of Lake Atitlán, approximately 3 miles South-Southeast of Panaja...
San Antonio Palopo: The birthplace of ancient traditions
Nestled on the shores of Lake Atitlan, San Antonio Palopo is a small village inhabited by mostly ethnic indigenous people belonging to Quiche, Cakchiquel and Tzutujil. Solola, Guatemala...
Flores Island
Surrounded by Lake Peten Itza, Flores Island is the most unique city located in all of Guatemala's Peten area. Flores Island is named in honor of prominent Guatemalan independence ...