- Laguna Brava
Infobox lake
lake_name = Laguna Brava (Yolnabaj)
image_lake = Neila.Laguna brava.jpg
caption_lake = View of the lake
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location =Nentón
coords = coord|16|03|00|N|91|34|00|W|region:GT_type:waterbody_source:dewiki|display=inline,title
type = Karstic lake
inflow = Río Yalacastán
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basin_countries =Guatemala
length = 6km
width = 1.2 km
area = 3.8km²
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elevation = 1,142 m
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cities =Laguna Brava (also know as Yolnabaj) is a Karstic lake in
Guatemala . It is situated in the municipality ofNentón (Huehuetenango), close to the border withMexico . The lake is fed by several streams and subterraneous watercourses. [cite web |url=http://lagunabrava.org/ |title=Laguna Brava - A jewel of a lake in Guatemala |accessmonthday= |accessyear=2008 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Friends of Laguna Brava ]The area around Laguna Brava has been inhabited by
Mayan communities of the Chuj ethnicity since the 19th century.cite web
url=http://www.oacnudh.org.gt/documentos/publicaciones/guia%20convenio%20169.pdf
title=Guía para la aplicación Judicial: Los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas en el Convenio 169 de la OIT
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accessyear=2008
author=United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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pages=122-123
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quote= ] In the year 2000 a conflict over land usage emerged between indigenous communities depending on the land, and the American owners that just acquired it in order to transform it into a nature reserve.References
External links
* [http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/domingo/archivo/revistad/2006/octubre06/081006/fondo.shtml Prensa Libre article on the Laguna Brava and the land conflict between new US owners and local mayan communities]
* [http://lagunabrava.org/ Friends of Laguna Brava]
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