Laguna Brava Explained

Laguna Brava
Other Name:Yolnabaj
Location:Nentón
Coords:16.05°N -91.5667°W
Type:Karstic lake
Inflow:Río Yalacastán
Basin Countries:Guatemala
Length:6km (04miles)
Width:1.2km (00.7miles)
Area:3.8km2
Elevation:1142m (3,747feet)
Pushpin Map:Guatemala
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Laguna Brava in Guatemala.

Laguna Brava (Spanish for wild or rough lake, pronounced as /es/), 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laguna Brava - A jewel of a lake in Guatemala . 7 July 2008 . Friends of Laguna Brava . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090420015541/http://www.lagunabrava.org/ . 20 April 2009 .
  2. Web site: Guía para la aplicación Judicial: Los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas en el Convenio 169 de la OIT . 7 July 2008 . United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) . OHCHR. PDF . 122–123 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522082159/http://www.oacnudh.org.gt/documentos/publicaciones/guia%20convenio%20169.pdf. 2011-05-22. dead.