Background of Laguna

December 25, 2010

I gave Andrew a background history of Laguna once he arrived.

What I told him:

History of Laguna Village
• Laguna gets its name from the magnificent Aguacaliente Lagoon which borders the quiet village on the west.
• It was founded in 1959 when three families moved from San Miguel to avoid a dispute over pigs that were charged with destroying a neighboring community’s crops. As a result of its close proximity to Punta Gorda, Laguna is considerably more modernized compared to most of the other Mayan villages.
• A trip to the Agualcaliente Wildlife Sanctuary offers great hiking and birding through the lowland swamps. Best done during dry season.

Amenities of Laguna:
• Village has electricity (even though I have one light bulb in my house of 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen and living area.)
• Village has community phone (however, most people have had cell phones since December 2009—including me!)
• Village has a central water system (which I can actually drink from).
• 1 primary school (Laguna Government School) and 1 preschool (Chabil Chahim Preschool)
• A couple stores (that have very few items in it… I do most my shopping in PG town).
• Health Post that just reopened June 2010.
• The village has a TEA guesthouse which offers a room for 18.50 Bz a night (9.00 U.S). Meals are available at extra cost.

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