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Guatemala protects coast with artificial reefs
Local fishermen hope this will help fish reproduction.
GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala has set up 2,800 artificial reefs along its Pacific coast in an effort to protect marine life and help local fisherman.
All five departments along the coast have the new man-made reefs, Manuel Cifuentes, who is working on the project, told local newspaper La Prensa Libre on Sunday.
The project’s goal is to replenish fish stocks in areas that have been depleted.
Local fisherman Freddy Baches said the idea was a good one “because we are sure that in a short time span will we have an abundance of fish.”
Another fisherman, Roland Pineda, helped put the reefs in place and called it an enlightening experience.
“I learned more about the support that marine species need to survive,” he said.
http://www.ticotimes.net/Current-Edition/News-Briefs/Guatemala-protects-coast-with-artificial-reefs_Monday-November-26-2012
GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala has set up 2,800 artificial reefs along its Pacific coast in an effort to protect marine life and help local fisherman.
All five departments along the coast have the new man-made reefs, Manuel Cifuentes, who is working on the project, told local newspaper La Prensa Libre on Sunday.
The project’s goal is to replenish fish stocks in areas that have been depleted.
Local fisherman Freddy Baches said the idea was a good one “because we are sure that in a short time span will we have an abundance of fish.”
Another fisherman, Roland Pineda, helped put the reefs in place and called it an enlightening experience.
“I learned more about the support that marine species need to survive,” he said.
http://www.ticotimes.net/Current-Edition/News-Briefs/Guatemala-protects-coast-with-artificial-reefs_Monday-November-26-2012
Mayan king's tomb unearthed Oct 2012
THE tomb of one of the first rulers of the Maya has been found beneath the ruins of an ancient temple in western Guatemala.
Archaeologists excavating at Tak'alik Ab'aj, once an important settlement in the lush foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains, uncovered the burial chamber of a leader who may have been one of the first kings of central America. The Times.
Archaeologists excavating at Tak'alik Ab'aj, once an important settlement in the lush foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains, uncovered the burial chamber of a leader who may have been one of the first kings of central America. The Times.