WRITER
JUSTIN GOLDMAN
OCTOBER 2015
THREE
PERFECT
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PHOTOGRAPHER
ALEXIS LAMBROU
THOSEWHOHAVEHEARDANYTHINGABOUTGUATEMALA are awareof its troubledhistory: the
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the civil war that persisted from 1960 to 1996. But those
whohaveactuallybeen thereknow it tobesomethingelse: aplaceofextravagantbeauty, soaring
mountains, pristine lakes anddense jungle, dottedwith archaeological treasures. Then there are
thepeople, who are among the friendliest you’llmeet anywhere. Thismaybe ahumble country,
but the list ofwonders it offers is truly somethingaboutwhichGuatemalans canboast.
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