. ▁ ▁The ▁executing ▁organization ▁for ▁the ▁research ▁is ▁the ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Anth rop ological ▁Research ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Studies ▁( FA RES ), ▁and ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Mes o amer ican ▁Research ▁at ▁Id aho ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁Hans en ▁is ▁the ▁Chief ▁Senior ▁Scient ist . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Mir ador ▁Bas in ▁occurs ▁in ▁close ▁co operation ▁and ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Gu atem al an ▁Institute ▁of ▁Anth rop ology ▁and ▁History ▁( ID AE H ), ▁the ▁Gu atem al an ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁and ▁Sports ▁( Min ister io ▁de ▁Cultura ▁y ▁Deport es ), ▁the ▁Gu atem al an ▁Institute ▁of ▁Tour ism ▁( ING U AT ), ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Prote cted ▁Are as ▁( CON AP ), ▁and ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Gu atem ala . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁projects ▁work ▁closely ▁with ▁community ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Pet én . ▁The ▁Inter - American ▁Development ▁Bank , ▁along ▁with ▁The ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Society , ▁the ▁Foundation ▁for ▁May a ▁Cultural ▁and ▁Natural ▁Heritage - ▁Fund ación ▁del ▁Pat rimonio ▁Cultural ▁y ▁Natural ▁May a ▁( P AC U NA M ), ▁the ▁Global ▁Heritage ▁Fund , ▁and ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Natural ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Heritage ▁of ▁Gu atem ala ▁( AP AN AC ), ▁the ▁Carlos ▁Nov ella ▁Foundation , ▁among ▁other ▁private ▁spons ors , ▁have ▁given ▁economic ▁support ▁to ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁Bas in . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁