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the farmhouse at Reserva Patrocinio
TourscanbearrangedviaQuetzaltenangotravelagenciesordirectlythroughthecooper-
ative. You can stay in the community's comfortable lodgings in a hostel-style room with
shared bathfor$8orinaprivate roomwith shared bathfor$11.Meals cost $3-5each. The
community accepts volunteers for hostel maintenance, agricultural work, and community
development.
Takalik Abaj
The site of Takalik Abaj (7 A.M.-5 P.M. daily, $3.50), meaning “standing stones,” is par-
ticularlyinterestingbecauseitrevealselementsofOlmecinfluenceinearlyMayanculture.
It made headlines as recently as 2002 with the discovery of an intact royal burial tomb
thought to be that of the site's last Mayan ruler, a discovery featured in the May 2004 issue
of National Geographic.
Formerly known as Abaj Takalik because of an error in translation, the site is spread out
over 6.5 square kilometers along nine terraces. Its ceremonial center, at the city's core, is
 
 
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