Livingston, Guatemala
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| Coordinates: 15°49′48″N 88°45′00″W / 15.83°N 88.75°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Izabal Department |
Livingston is the name of a town in Izabal Department, eastern Guatemala, at the mouth of the Río Dulce at the Gulf of Honduras. The town (whose name is occasionally adapted into Spanish orthography as Lívingston) serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. It was Guatemala's main port on the Caribbean Sea before the construction of nearby Puerto Barrios.
Livingston is noted for its unusual mix of Garífuna, Maya, Indian and Ladino people and culture. In recent decades Livingston has developed a large tourist industry.
Livingston is named after American jurist and politician Edward Livingston who wrote the Livingston Codes which were used as the basis for the laws of the liberal government of the United Provinces of Central America in the early 19th century.
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[edit] Transport to and from
A launch boat of approximately 15 seats runs several times a day from Puerto Barrios. The cost is 150 quetzales (June 2008). Another launch boat of about the same size runs from Punta Gorda (Belize) twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. Another launch boat communicates Livingston with the town of Rio Dulce, and runs every day.
It is impossible to travel in and out of Livingston by car since there are no thoroughfares to the rest of Guatemala.
[edit] Famous People From Livingston
- Guillermo Ramirez, Rojos Municipal
- Marvin Avila, Shaanxi Neo-China Chanba F.C.
- Ricardo Trigueño Foster, Deportivo Petapa
[edit] Languages
The Mayan language Q'eqchi' is spoken in Livingston, as is the Garifuna language. The school "Luba Awanselula" located near the cemetery gives classes in English and Garifuna.
Coordinates: 15°49′48″N 88°45′00″W / 15.83°N 88.75°W
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[edit] Famous People From Livingston
Soccer Players:
- Guillermo"Pando" Ramirez Rojos Municipal
- Marvin"Titiman"Avila Shaanxi Neo-China Chanba F.C
- Ricardo Foster Deportivo Petapa
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