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	Coffee Kids \| Community - San Pedro
		San Pedro la Laguna is a small community on the shores of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.
		The San Pedro Women’s Health Collective is funded through a Coffee Kids microcredit program, which is also enabling the families of San Pedro to better provide for their children.
		The San Pedro project will continue to be a tremendous source of community benefit providing health care, education, and economic stability for years to come.
	www.coffeekids.org /profiles/community/sanpedro.htm (1113 words)

	San Pedro Laguna Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		San Pedro's lands being untitled and its residents mostly farmers and fishermen made capital a scarce commodity, except for some belonging to wealthy families who were able to put up some business.
		San Pedro is one of the thirty (30) municipalities of the Province of Laguna.
		San Pedro lies within the quandrant formed by the latitude from 121 degrees 00' to 121 degrees 05' and longitude from 14 degrees 20' to 14 degrees 25'.
	www.sanpedro-online.coms.ph /feature/san_pedro_profile.htm (1816 words)

	Wesley Theological Seminary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		San Pedro is small, there was one phone where i could receive calls and three computers that had internet service.
		When I first arrived in San Pedro one of my first memories was of an evangelical church in which the members stayed up until the wee hours of the morning singing and praising Jesus.
		San Pedro is poor and has tons of problems, but there are aspects of life in San Pedro that a person from the first world cannot even touch.
	www.wesleysem.edu /news/immersion/KellyWestRay/2.asp (3668 words)

	San Pedro, Laguna - Definition, explanation
		San Pedro is a municipality of the province of Laguna in the Philippines and it is named after the Patron Saint, San Pedro Apostol.
		San Pedro became a town on January 18, 1725, when the Spanish King, Charles II, decreed that the town, formerly known as "tabuko", be a separate town from "Kabullaw", now known as Cabuyao.
		This struggle took almost 423 years of unsuccessful resistance to Colegio de San Jose, and in 1938, the government bought the homesites of the San Pedro Tunasan Hacienda from the Colegio for re-sale to its tenants.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sa/san_pedro__laguna.php (501 words)

	Photographs
		The photographs of the artists and their families are arranged by towns in which they live: San Pedro la Laguna, San Juan la Laguna, and Santiago Atitlán.
		Benjamin and Lois Paul lived in San Pedro la Laguna for a year in 1941.
		The border at left is from a section of a man's belt or faja in the style worn by the men of San Pedro la Laguna.
	www.artemaya.com /photo.html (346 words)

	San pedro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Population San Pedro is one of the largest and busiest deep-water ports in the nation.
		San Pedro La Laguna This girl is wearing the typical "traje" or native costume of San Pedro.
		San Pedro Alcantara is situated on the fertile plain of the same name, along the Costa del Sol, close to Marbella.
	supersearching.com /k/san-pedro.html (960 words)

	How to get to San Pedro la Laguna (2)
		Boats don’t go across the lake to San Pedro after 5:00 or 6:00 in the afternoon, and often the wind will come up in the late afternoon making the boat ride unpleasant.
		If it is late in the day take a taxi to a hotel and leave for San Pedro the next day.
		On a calm day the ride from Panajachel across lake Atitlan to San Pedro can be one of the delights of Guatemala.
	www.casarosario.com /tipsdir_int.htm (708 words)

	San Pedro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1571, the town was called San Pedro Tunasan and it was only a village, a part of the old town of Tabuko.
		The name San Pedro was in honor of St. Peter the Apostle while the appendage Tunasan came from the name of a place known for an abundant supply of "tunas", a medicinal plant.
		However, San Pedro was temporarily placed under the jurisdiction of Biñan on January 1, 1903, for a more efficient administrative control.
	www.laguna.net /laguna/data/getpage.cgi?spd-twn&twn (190 words)

	San Pedro, Laguna -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The town is Laguna's gateway to (Click link for more info and facts about Metro Manila) Metro Manila since it just lies on the southern border of the metropolis.
		This position has given San Pedro a suburb status ang many residents commute daily to (The capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon) Manila or (Click link for more info and facts about Makati City) Makati City to work.
		By virtue of the last will of (Click link for more info and facts about King Philip) King Philip, Rodriguez de Figueroa or "Don Esteban", a group of Augustinian Fathers gained the ownership of the Tunasan Estate.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/san_pedro,_laguna.htm (344 words)

	Volcan San Pedro/Planeta.com
		The two hour cruise to San Pedro La Laguna revealed several startling changes to the landscape: new clearcut tracts high up on the mountain slopes and what looked like an accellerated burning of forests turning the tropical verdure into charcoal.
		Antonio informed me that 64 Tzutujil volunteer laborers from San Pedro were engaged in constructing a road to Santiago Atitl·n on the lake side of Volcan San Pedro.
		The Tzutujil speaking Maya of San Pedro are and have always been fiercly independent - effectively locking out the federal police, army and outside business people from their village.
	www.planeta.com /planeta/95/1195parent.html (899 words)

	San Pedro La Laguna in Lake Atitlan Guatemala
		Lying at the foot of the San Pedro volcano, San Pedro de la Laguna is the destination of backpackers from around the world who are looking for a relatively undiscovered spot to kick back for a while.
		Uxlabil is built on 2 acres of land, and it is surrounded by vegetable cultivated fields and coffee plantations.
		Night Life: Enjoy the San Pedro nights at Nick's bar, is the place to hang out and is very popular.
	www.thegringosguide.com /Pana/SanPedroHistory.htm (534 words)

	Reports Submitted to FAMSI - Servando Z. Hinojosa
		Tz’utujiil Maya bonesetters of San Pedro, however, consider their practices to be innately tied to the divine.
		In the San Pedro tradition, the huesos or baq are discovered by persons as the bonesetter role is revealed to them.
		Whereas the divinely-defined vocation is the norm among San Pedro bonesetters, among Comalapan bonesetters it is not.
	www.famsi.org /reports/99018 (2357 words)

	The Native Costume of San Pedro
		San Pedro is one of the two Tzutujil speaking villages on the lake (or anywhere for that matter), the other being Santiago Atitlan.
		The women of San Pedro no longer weave their "huipils" or blouses, but make them out of machine woven cloth.
		Unlike many Mayan villages the men of San Pedro are still wear "traje".
	atitlan.com /sanpedro (264 words)

	Hotel Listings & Destination Guide for Central America & Caribbean - Central ...
		Crack cocaine arrived in San Pedro in the early 1990s and the locals got so fed up with wasted gringos that they wrote to a national newspaper demanding that the freaks get out of town.
		San Pedro has also started to establish itself as a language school centre in recent years, the beautiful location drawing increasing numbers of students, though the quality of tutition is pretty variable at present.
		Again, the setting is spectacular, with Volcán San Pedro rising to the east and a ridge of steep hills running behind the village.
	www.eztrip.com /dg_viewLocation_locationId-35727.html (825 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		San Pedro on fiesta day was bursting with color and activity, as local women plied their crafts, baked goods, and textiles to locals and foreigners alike.
		Although the students had to return to the mainland before the day was through, they felt privileged to be able to observe the local rituals and partake in the festivities occurring that day in San Pedro.
		But interested by the political, social and historical realities of the country, and possessing a desire to develop his language skills, he was inspired to join the group for their two and a half week trip and soak up as much as he could of the country and its culture.
	members.aol.com /ykcex/tour1.htm (1422 words)

	Corazon Maya Spanish School, Contact
		We have an excellent location in a nice, quiet part of town which allows for a more authentic learning experience, yet we are only a 10 minute walk from the restuarants and hotels in the town's center.
		San Pedro La Laguna is a little town on the shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala.
		Lake Atitlán has been called the most beautiful lake in the world, and during your time here you will be able to swim or kayak on the lake, hike Toliman Volcano, explore the various towns surrounding Lake Atitlán, or go on horseback and mountain bike tours of the region.
	www.corazonmaya.com /about.htm (169 words)

	San Pedro la Laguna travel guide - Wikitravel
		San Pedro la Laguna is located in Guatemala.
		Get off at the turnoff to San Pedro, Kilometro 148, where there are minibuses and chicken buses that go the rest of the way.
		San Pedro la Laguna has began to establish itself as another language school center around the Atitlán Lake as the beautiful location drawing more and more students each year.
	wikitravel.org /en/San_Pedro_la_Laguna (1301 words)

	SAN PEDRO LA LAGUNA and SANTIAGO ATITLAN:Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
		As a cosmic intermediary among the indígenas, he is similar to San Simón in Zunil.
		Many come to him for assistance in their lives, whether it be in health issues, personal or community issues.
		Also like San Simón, he is housed in a one-room building in a residential section of town, rather than a church.
	www.thresholds.net /atitlan/sanpedro (648 words)

	ADB Relocation Site for Muntinlupa Railway Shanty Dwellers Inaugurated - ADB.org
		SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (8 December 2004) - About 427 former informal settlers living along the Muntinlupa railways, Manila, will move into their own homes and gain new livelihood opportunities through a scheme inaugurated today in Dreamland Heights, San Pedro, Laguna.
		The relocation site of about two hectares in Barangay United Bayanihan, San Pedro, Laguna, was selected by the communities themselves.
		The project was also made possible in partnership with the National Housing Authority, Habitat for Humanity, and the Municipal Government of San Pedro, Laguna, in coordination with the HUDCC, Department of Education and Department of Finance.
	www.adb.org /Documents/News/2004/nr2004167.asp (690 words)

	Histories
		Benjamin Paul and William Demarest's article about how the death squads operated in San Pedro between 1980 and 1985, the period of the worst violence in Guatemala.
		Poco después que Pedro Rafael empieza a pintar óleos, su primo Mariano González Chavajay también empieza.
		Inspired by the artists in San Pedro and San Juan, Victor Vasquez takes up painting and discovers that he has a truly unique talent.
	www.artemaya.com /artist.html (489 words)

	Arte Maya Young Artists home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Those communities are Cakchiquel speaking San Juan Comalapa, and the Tz'utuhil speaking towns of Santiago Atitlan and San Pedro la Laguna.
		When I returned to San Pedro a year later just by chance I passed a house where he was sitting out front putting the finishing touches on the second one.
		The first painter in San Pedro, Rafael Gonzalez y Gonzalez started painting in 1929 by mixing aniline dyes with the sap of a local tree and made a brush from his own thick hair.
	www.papaink.org /gallery/home/artist/display/126.html (2553 words)

	BootsnAll.com - San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In San Pedro, the price of a private hotel room overlooking the San Pedro volcano is about $2 or Q15 a night.
		For the cheapest eats in San Pedro, visit the many comedores near the Santiago dock on the west coast of the village.
		San Pedro is just small enough so that you probably won't miss anything as long as you make the rounds.
	www.bootsnall.com /camericatravelguides/mar00sanpedro2.shtml (870 words)

	Pictures from Guatemala, Feb. 2000
		Most travel on the lake is by motor launch, and the village of San Pedro la Laguna is quiet and friendly, not a tourist nightmare like Panajachel on the other side of the lake (called "Gringotenango" locally).
		On Saturday morning in San Pedro I was up before dawn and took a series of pictures in the wonderful light.
		I spent the rest of the day there, visiting the cathedral, a shrine to Maximón (a cross between a Mayan deity and a Catholic saint), and talking with the children of the town.
	www.timshome.com /guat (3299 words)

	From ‘HOME ALONG DA RILES’ to ‘DREAMLAND’ - PhCO - ADB.org
		SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (19 December 2004) — She used to live in a “home along da riles,” just like the popular Philippine sitcom, but 49-year old Vilna Rafal and her family, along with 426 other families who were former informal settlers living near the Muntinlupa railways, are now in “dreamland.”
		They no longer risk life and limb and hear the incoming screech of trains but have their own homes and livelihood in Dreamland Heights, San Pedro, Laguna, made possible through a US$1 million grant from the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, financed by the Government of Japan.
		The relocation site of about 2 hectares in Barangay United Bayanihan, San Pedro, Laguna, was selected by the communities themselves.
	www.adb.org /PHCO/gallery/story04.asp (959 words)

	Caltex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, August 27, 2004 — CALTEX (Philippines) Inc. today inaugurated its biggest station to date, the Caltex SLEX Superstation on a 2.2-hectare area on the Manila-bound lane of the Southern Luzon Expressway in Barangay San Antonio, San Pedro, Laguna.
		A non-government organization based in San Pedro, Laguna that provides shelter for street children, Bahay Parola received financial assistance from Star Mart and a one-year supply of LPG from Caltex LPG.
		Caltex, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ChevronTexaco, and its associated brands are sold in approximately 30 countries across Asia-Pacific, southern Africa and east Africa.
	www.caltex.com /press/Philippines_SLEX.htm (440 words)

	Lake Atitlán: San Pedro la Laguna
		In San Pedro la Laguna is generally a quiet town.
		The people of San Pedro have worked hard to give their children a good education.
		Feliciano Pop, a former mayor of San Pedro, has devoted his retirement to helping those less fortunate than himself.
	www.casarosario.com /lakesped.html (532 words)

	Viaje a Guatemala - Prensa Libre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Sololá, San José Chacayá, Santa María Visitación, Santa Lucía Utatlán, San Antonio Palopó, Nahualá, Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Santa Clara La Laguna, Concepción, San Andrés Semetabaj, Panajachel, Santa Catarina Palopó, San Lucas Tolimán, Santa Cruz La Laguna, San Pablo La Laguna, San Marcos La Laguna, San Juan La Laguna, San Pedro La Laguna and Santiago Atitlán.
		Among its other points of interest are the volcanoes of Atitlán (3,557 meters), Tolimán (3,158 meters) and San Pedro (3,020 meters) that are located on the south shore of Lake Atitlán, Santo Tomás or Pecul (3,505 meters) and Zunil (3,542 meters), that rises from the Chuatroj mountain range, dividing Sololá and Quetzaltenango.
		There is also the panoramic road between San José Chacayá and Santa Clara La Laguna, the route to Ixtahuacán and the panoramic route to María Tecún.
	www.prensalibre.com /suplementos/RYS/vgt/english/comm/solola.htm (911 words)

	Arte Maya Tz'utuhil, Oil Paintings by Mayan Indians
		Those communities are Cakchiquel speaking San Juan Comalapa, and the Tz'utuhil speaking towns of Santiago Atitlan and San Pedro la Laguna.
		Estas comunidades son San Juan Comalapa, donde se habla Cakchiquel y las ciudades de Santiago Atitlán y San Pedro la Laguna donde se habla Tz’utuhil.
		One article called The Maya Bonesetter as Sacred Specialist is about the curanderos of San Pedro la Laguna who were famous throughout Guatemala; the other written with William Demarest is called The Operation of a Death Squad in San Pedro la Laguna.
	www.artemaya.com (1366 words)

	Molasses
		This is the world of San Pedro La Laguna.
		San Pedro La Laguna is a retreat; a place to cleanse your inner spirit, a gathering place for symbiotic existence and the release of negativity, absorption of energy, and sharing of compassion.
		San Pedro La Laguna is a place of magic and unrestrained conviction.
	www.cs.mcgill.ca /~cbatko/central/molasses (1040 words)

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