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Photos of peten in Guatemala [updated 05.29.2008]


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Deforestation in Guatemala
Deforestation in Guatemala


Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala


Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala


Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala


Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala


Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala


Slash-and-burn agriculture in Peten, Guatemala
Slash-and-burn agriculture in Peten, Guatemala


Cattle grazing on former rainforest land
Cattle grazing on former rainforest land


Cattle grazing on former rain forest land
Cattle grazing on former rain forest land


Deforestation in Guatemala
Deforestation in Guatemala


Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land
Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land


Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land
Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land


Charred savanna
Charred savanna


Charred savanna
Charred savanna


Charred savanna
Charred savanna


Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala


Forest land mined for limestone for road construction
Forest land mined for limestone for road construction


Forest land mined for limestone for road construction
Forest land mined for limestone for road construction


Anole with its orange dewlap extended in a territorial display
Anole with its orange dewlap extended in a territorial display


Male anole lizard showing its orange dewlap
Male anole lizard showing its orange dewlap


Pond turtle
Pond turtle


Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)


Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)


Bromeliad-laden limbs of a giant Kapok tree at Tikal
Bromeliad-laden limbs of a giant Kapok tree at Tikal




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