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, Afro-Caribbean, Maya 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.
[edit] Transport
Boats run several times a day from Puerto Barrios, and twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays from Punta Gorda, Belize. Boats also run every morning from Livingston to Punta Gorda. However, due to collusion between boat owners, the fares are much higher than passage from Puerto Barrios. Another boat communicates Livingston with the town of Río Dulce, and runs every day. All access is via watercraft since there is no road link to the rest of Guatemala.
[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.
[edit] Notable people
- Guillermo Ramírez, Rojos Municipal
- Marvin Avila, Shaanxi Neo-China Chanba F.C.
- Ricardo Trigueño Foster, Deportivo Petapa
Coordinates: 15°49′48″N 88°45′00″W / 15.83°N 88.75°W
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