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About Izabal

Art & Music

Tourism to Guatemala has created a thriving industry for traditional handicrafts including basketry, woodcarving, and most notably weaving. Handmade textiles and embroideries are immensely popular among visitors, in no small part due to the fact that many Mayan women continue to wear these traditional clothes.

People & Culture

The Afro-Caribbean Garifuna people trace their roots back to trace their roots to the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, where shipwrecked African slaves mixed with the indigenous Carib in the 17th century.

History

The region of Izabal has been a hub of commercial activity for millennia and, while still an active commercial region, is now also an increasingly popular tourist destination. Izabal’s extensive waterways, including the Río Dulce and Lago Izabal --Guatemala’s largest lake-- have provided access to the sea for the many civilizations that have risen and fallen around Lake Izabal and throughout the region.

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Izabal Geotourism Alliance

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