Laguna Brava

Laguna Brava
(Yolnabaj)
Location Nentón
Coordinates 16°03′00″N 91°34′00″W / 16.05000°N 91.56667°W / 16.05000; -91.56667Coordinates: 16°03′00″N 91°34′00″W / 16.05000°N 91.56667°W / 16.05000; -91.56667
Type Karstic lake
Primary inflows Río Yalacastán
Basin countries Guatemala
Max. length 6 km
Max. width 1.2 km
Surface area 3.8 km²
Surface elevation 1,142 m

Laguna Brava (Spanish for wild or rough lake, Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna ˈβɾaβa]), also known as Yolnabaj is a karstic lake in Guatemala. It is situated in the municipality of Nentón (Huehuetenango), close to the border with Mexico. The lake is fed by several streams and subterraneous watercourses.[1]

The area around Laguna Brava has been inhabited by Mayan communities of the Chuj ethnicity since the 19th century.[2] 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.[2]

References

  1. "Laguna Brava - A jewel of a lake in Guatemala". Friends of Laguna Brava. Retrieved 2008. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. 1 2 United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). "Guía para la aplicación Judicial: Los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas en el Convenio 169 de la OIT" (PDF). pp. 122–123. Retrieved 2008. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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