Natural History Adventures

Guatemala

The Ruta Gucamaya is a cooperative project of ProPeten, a local non-governmental organization, and rural communities in The Peten of northern Guatemala. This ecologically sensitive trip is strategically developed to generate alterantive sources of income for the local population. Its success will help protect the endangered Scarlet Macaw and stop the advance of the agricultural frontier within the Maya Biosphere Reserve.

For information, contact:
. Greg Ringer, Recreation, Tourism Management & Design Program
University of Oregon
872 Polk St.
Eugene, OR 97402 USA
Phone: (503) 345-8545
FAX: (503) 346-3595
E-mail: gringer@oregon.uoregon.edu

. ProPeten
Flores, Peten
GUATEMALA
Phone: 502-9-501 370
FAX: 502-9-500 495