From the field to cartoons
Documenting plants, animals, and ecosystems in the largest natural reserve of Guatemala The Maya Biosphere Reserve in the Petén region of northern Guatemala is the largest natural reserve of Guatemala with 21,602 km² represents one-fifth of the country's total land area.
Forest Rangers, true heroes of nature
For many decades, you must have heard about the importance of our role in protecting our environment. How our day-by-day actions and habits must change in order to secure the future of a healthy life, from small actions like being
Color the Sea Turtles
There is a lot of fish in the ocean! There are also mammals, reptiles, plants, algae, etc. In this new blog post, we are going to focus on the "slower" reptiles that live in the sea. Guess which ones? Turtles,
The creators of the forest: the dispersers
Have you ever wondered how a forest is formed? It’s thanks to many factors, both biotic and abiotic. Certain climatic conditions, soil quality, water and the role of different species are necessary. However, one of the most important creators of forests are
Macaw
The Scarlet macaw was a logo for the Maya 1400 years ago Along with the toucan, the scarlet macaw is a worldwide favorite as a logo animal. Indeed the kings of Copan had the macaw as a logo animal for themselves
The chachalaca
Ortalis vetula of Guatemala, is a cute, friendly, raucous wild bird of the Mayan rain forests, and is a potential comic book cartoon character for MayanToons Our experience with Chachalacas, Ortalis vetula, a remarkable bird of Guatemala The best known chachalaca of the
Keel-billed Toucan
Keel-billed toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus is a logo-like symbol of the Neotropical seasonal rain forests of Mesoamerica and adjacent areas (and hence a common corporate logo) When it came time to decide which animal we would use as a logo, I pretty
Boat-Billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius, boat-billed heron, is a rare wading bird featured by late Olmec and pre-Mayan artists for Tuxtla Statuette Discovery of a boat-billed heron, in the Canal de Chiquimulilla, near Monterrico Recently I had my first encounter with an unknown bird on
Animals of the Mayan world want to be featured in books…
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