{"id":2253,"date":"2023-12-13T16:02:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/defensores.org.gt\/?page_id=2253"},"modified":"2024-02-21T09:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:36:26","slug":"refugio-de-vida-silvestre-bocas-del-polochic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/defensores.org.gt\/en\/refugio-de-vida-silvestre-bocas-del-polochic\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bocas del Polochic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1wp2m1p-2607f906d5a380ee205b9c923ce20641\">\n.avia-section.av-1wp2m1p-2607f906d5a380ee205b9c923ce20641{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/defensores.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/header-bocas-polochic.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='header-page'  class='avia-section av-1wp2m1p-2607f906d5a380ee205b9c923ce20641 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2253'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1vd4czh-336f3faf8bf4572673290ad91bc45be5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1vd4czh-336f3faf8bf4572673290ad91bc45be5{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1vd4czh-336f3faf8bf4572673290ad91bc45be5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1vd4czh-336f3faf8bf4572673290ad91bc45be5 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1vd4czh-336f3faf8bf4572673290ad91bc45be5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1vd4czh-336f3faf8bf4572673290ad91bc45be5 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><span>Refugio de Vida Silvestre<\/span> Bocas del Polochic<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1t6acrx-15f2dc2b6e251dc4fbc580b31717979d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2253'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lq4bgmib-614cee96679fd70268c0413f3a974e52\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lq4bgmib-614cee96679fd70268c0413f3a974e52 .avia_textblock{\ntext-align:justify;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lq4bgmib-614cee96679fd70268c0413f3a974e52 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bocas del Polochic is a wetland formed by the mouth of the Polochic River in Lake Izabal (the largest lake in Guatemala) that since 1996 was declared a wetland of global importance by the International Ramsar Convention. Since then, the protected area has been co-managed by Fundaci\u00f3n Defensores de la Naturaleza and the Consejo Nacional de \u00c1reas Protegidas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1scntpp-544e52b1254ea80c4cf925cb3446f955\">\n.avia-section.av-1scntpp-544e52b1254ea80c4cf925cb3446f955{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='cards-grids-icon'  class='avia-section av-1scntpp-544e52b1254ea80c4cf925cb3446f955 main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2253'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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