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This stunning azure river flows through the jungle near Laguna Lachuá. Situated on the
banks of this river in the middle of a 600-square-kilometer forest reserve is the community
of Rokj'á Pomtilá (tel. 5381-1970 or 4621-6508). From this fantastic riverside setting, you
can enjoy guided hikes into the surrounding rainforest to view abundant plant and anim-
al life as well as explore lagoons, caves, and waterfalls.
Proyecto Eco-Quetzal
(2a Calle
14-36 Zona 1, tel. 7952-1047, bidaspeq@hotmail. com,
www.ecoquetzal.org
) can arrange
homestayswithlocalvillagers.Atwo-nightstayatRokj'áPomtilácosts$45,notincluding
transportation.
a cloud forest in Sierra Yalijux, along the Cloud Forest Biological Corridor
Cloudforestsareessentiallyhigh-altituderainforests,thoughthebiologicalchar-
acteristics and corresponding classification are much more complicated than a
matter of mere altitude. In Guatemala, cloud forests average an annual precipit-
ation of between 2,000 and 6,000 millimeters and are found at altitudes between
