Thursday, January 8, 2009

Geology in Guatemala



Followed up my previous musings on Swedish geology, by doing a little on-line research (do I miss those good ole student days in Regenstein Library?) on Guatemalan equivalent. Not meteors, but shifting plates and earthquakes. Hard for an amateur to translate comprehensively so read for yourself about the complicated geological specifics.
And how could I temporarily forget about the issues of mining in Guatemala? In the region where I work, near Huehuetenango, at the very least, there is mining for zinc & gold. Since land ownership is always a dangerous issue in Guatemala
, some indigenous mayors have been killed when they went up against corporations.

1 comment:

Joerg said...

Remind me, that I have something Guatemalan for you.