On 22 January we will be headed to the Municipio de Livingston to continue our long range project to find, photograph, document, and publish flora and fauna which has not been fully discussed for this Caribbean part of Guatemala.
We will spend four days in swamps, marshes, rivers, and creeks (parallel to El Golfete part of Rio Dulce), to study lots of the water-related trees and plants. Many of these wild native plants have edible fruits, nuts, seeds, stems, roots, and other parts. Lots of these plants provide medicinal components help to local Mayan people.
Then we will spend four days in the hillsides and hilltops of the rather high Cerro San Gil nature reserve. Nine of our team will work together on all this field work. So lots of flora and fauna to be reported in the coming weeks.
Posted January 21, 2021
