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Drug-trafficking cartels fly cocaine narco jets through Guatemala’s Laguna del Tigre park
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Drug-trafficking cartels fly cocaine narco jets through Guatemala’s Laguna del Tigre park

The vast Laguna del Tigre National Park is home to Central America's largest rainforest. It's also a new way station for South American cocaine bound for the United States.
Parks vs. people: In Guatemala, communities take best care of the forest
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Parks vs. people: In Guatemala, communities take best care of the forest

When Guatemala created a major reserve 30 years ago, environmentalists complained that too much land was entrusted to local people and not converted to parks. Now, community-run lands are more well preserved than parks.

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