Guatemala

Today's Guatemala "Guatemala" means the land of many trees. Indeed, it once was just that. Today, pine, oak, and fur trees have been cleared and replaced with farmland, in most states. The northern third of Guatemala, or Peten, remains a vast, sparsely settled region of swamps, hardwood forests, grassy plains, and jungle; wild boars, jaguars, and monkeys, but is also arguably threatened. A local logging program that has been in place for the last 12 years has had fervent support…