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The fight for Guatemala's lakes

Lake Amatitlan is badly polluted - but can a second lake be prevented from suffering the same fate? Locals and businesses tell us about the race to clean them up.

We’re in the Central American country to hear a tale of two lakes.

One, Lake Amatitlan, is badly polluted and there's concerns that the other – Lake Atitlan - once nominated as one of the seven new wonders of the world and - is in danger of going that way too.

We hear about the costs needed to clean up these important tourist attractions, and hear about the loss of income for local businesses.

Produced and presented by Jane Chambers

(Image: A worker picks up rubbish on the shore of Lake Amatilan, Guatemala, during a voluntary clean up day in August 2024. Credit: Getty Images)

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