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December 17, 2014

Former Guatemala gum growers live off sustainable jungle
Peten, Guatemala (AFP) Dec 17, 2014
Waving his hands as if conducting an invisible orchestra, Juan Trujillo sings an old song known to Carmelita settlers living deep in northern Guatemala's Mayan jungle. He walks through the hundred-year-old community, whose roots are deeply intertwined with that of the sapodilla tree, whose chicle resin was once widely used in chewing gum. But the people of Carmelita now have a new livelihood: protecting the largest nature reserve in Mesoamerica. Nestled deep within the Maya Biosphere Reserve ... read more

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