ARCAS Guatemala is a 21 year old organization that is trying to preserve this country’s wildlife. It started as a rescue center to rehabilitate animals that were being confiscated by the government. Now it is a very complex and big rescue center. You will find it in Guatemala City, in Monterrico and in Petén. These guys take care of 500 animals of more than 40 species a year.

My family and I have visited the ones in Monterrico and Petén and loved it. What’s more my husband was getting his veterinary practice done in ARCAS Petén when we met. Years later we came back with my son and now they have educational programs like informative tours that try to encourage people's awareness. There are tours for children, groups and families.

Months later we went to ARCAS Monterrico where we were part of the magical experience of releasing and helping baby sea turtles to get into the sea for the first time.

Marina K. Villatoro has been living in Central America (Costa Rica and Guatemala) for over 9 years and her site Travel Experta and Expert Travel for Costa Rica is all about traveling in Central America. Marina loves to help people plan the perfect vacation to this amazing part of the world! Contact me for advice and planning your perfect trip! You can sign up for her RSS feed and join the fun on her facebook fan page and follow her on Twitter at @MarinaVillatoro.

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