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Lake Amatitlán

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Lake Amatitlán (Lago Amatitlán) is a lake located within the Amatitlán caldera in south-central Guatemala, fairly close to Guatemala City. [1]

23 relations: Amatitlán, Bathing, Caldera, Crayfish, Eutrophication, Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemalan quetzal, Hot spring, La Línea corruption case, María Linda River, Michatoya River, Pacaya, Resort, Roxana Baldetti, Sardine, Sediment, Siltation, Spring (season), Villa Canales, Villa Nueva, Guatemala, Villalobos River, Water pollution.

Amatitlán

Amatitlán is a town in the Guatemala department of Guatemala.

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Bathing

Bathing is the washing of the body with a liquid, usually water or an aqueous solution, or the immersion of the body in water.

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Caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like depression that forms following the evacuation of a magma chamber/reservoir.

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Crayfish

Crayfish, also known as crawfish, crawdads, crawldads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs or yabbies, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are related; taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea.

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Eutrophication

Eutrophication (from Greek eutrophos, "well-nourished"), or hypertrophication, is when a body of water becomes overly enriched with minerals and nutrients that induce excessive growth of plants and algae.

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Guatemala

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala (República de Guatemala), is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast.

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Guatemala City

Guatemala City (Ciudad de Guatemala), locally known as Guatemala or Guate, officially Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción (New Guatemala of the Assumption), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala, and the most populous in Central America.

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Guatemalan quetzal

The quetzal (code: GTQ) is the currency of Guatemala, named after the national bird of Guatemala, the resplendent quetzal.

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Hot spring

A hot spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater that rises from the Earth's crust.

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La Línea corruption case

La Línea corruption case began in Guatemala on April 16, 2015, when the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala, CICIG) and State prosecutors accused a number of politicians in the administration of President Otto Pérez Molina of setting up a customs corruption ring with the help of high-ranking officials in the tax and customs administration.

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María Linda River

The Río María Linda is a river in southwest Guatemala.

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Michatoya River

The Michatoya River is a river in Guatemala.

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Pacaya

Pacaya is an active complex volcano in Guatemala, which first erupted approximately 23,000 years ago and has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish invasion of Guatemala.

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Resort

A resort (North American English) is an isolated place, self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises.

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Roxana Baldetti

Ingrid Roxana Baldetti Elías (born May 13, 1962) was the first female Vice President of Guatemala from 2012 until her resignation amid a corruption scandal in 2015.

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Sardine

"Sardine" and "pilchard" are common names used to refer to various small, oily fish in the herring family Clupeidae.

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Sediment

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.

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Siltation

Siltation or siltification is the pollution of water by particulate terrestrial clastic material, with a particle size dominated by silt or clay.

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Spring (season)

Spring is one of the four conventional temperate seasons, following winter and preceding summer.

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Villa Canales

Villa Canales is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, situated 22 km south of Guatemala City.

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Villa Nueva, Guatemala

Villa Nueva is a City in the Guatemala department of Guatemala.

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Villalobos River

The Villalobos River is a river of Guatemala.

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Water pollution

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Amatitlán

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