Laguna Brava (
Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
for wild or rough lake, ), also known as Yolnabaj is a
karstic lake in
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
. It is situated in the municipality of
Nentón
Nentón is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 717 km2 with a population of 45,679. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formerly known as San Benito Nentón. The pop ...
(
Huehuetenango
Huehuetenango () is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated from Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Hi ...
), close to the border with
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. The lake is fed by several streams and subterraneous watercourses.
The area around Laguna Brava has been inhabited by
Mayan
Mayan most commonly refers to:
* Maya peoples, various indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Maya civilization, pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Mayan languages, language family spoken ...
communities of the
Chuj Chuj might refer to:
* A component of Russian and Polish profanity
* Chuj language, a Mayan language spoken in western Guatemala and southern Mexico
* Chuj people
The Chuj or Chuh are a Maya people, whose homeland is in Guatemala and Mexico. Popul ...
ethnicity since the 19th century.
In the year 2000 a conflict over land usage emerged between indigenous communities depending on the land, and the American owners that just acquired it in order to transform it into a nature reserve.
References
External links
''Prensa Libre'' article on the Laguna Brava and the land conflict between new US owners and local Mayan communitiesFriends of Laguna Brava
Brava
Geography of the Huehuetenango Department
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