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2008-06-01 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Drug gang jungle fires threaten Guatemala ruins

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Posted by anonymous5089 2008-06-01 06:44|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Some of these Guatemalan sites are magnificent. Their empire must have been enormous, based on the amount of labor involved. The ancient city of Tikal alone takes four hours to walk around.

Before they would build their temples, they would create slabs of ground limestone, as much as five feet thick and a half kilometer across. Tikal also has several deep draws that were artificial lakes, lined with that same ground limestone.

GIS Tikal, it is worth it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-06-01 08:36|| 2008-06-01 08:36|| Front Page Top

#2 The Guatemala military is quite capable of putting down uppity peasants. Next to soccer, it is the country's number one sport.

Posted by McZoid 2008-06-01 20:16|| 2008-06-01 20:16|| Front Page Top

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