Our mission is to end the pollution of Lake Atitlan to benefit the health, culture, and economy of the people who live on its shore.
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Person 1: How are you, friend? I see you are sad.
Person 2: That's right. What do you think of our beautiful lake?
Person 1: It's our future... for our families.
Person 2: Our Mayan ancestors lived together, giving them respect and love.
Person 1: Now, it's our job to live with it and take care of it from wherever we are.
Person 2: We have to ensure that sewage does not reach the lake.
Person 1: Let's talk to the mayor.
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Person 1: Do you know that this is a very important election year?
Person 2: Yes. But I think it's not worth` voting. And you plan to vote?
Person 1: Absolutely! And I'm going to vote for the candidate who will work to rescue our beautiful Lake Atitlán.
Person 2: Really? How will you know?
Person 1: We have to ask each candidate what they plan to do and listen to what they say before deciding who is going to receive our vote.
Person 1 (continues with emphasis): If the lake is ugly with cyanobacteria blooms, there will be no tourists; if there are no tourists, there is no work.
Person 2: Ah! I think you're right.
Person 1: It's important to vote. Our vote is our voice!
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Person 1: Do you know that this year, we have to vote for our authorities?
Person 2: Yes, but I don't think it's worth voting
Person 1: How is it NOT worth voting! in our municipality we must ALL vote for the candidate who has the best plans for our people.
Person 2: Really? And what plans are those?
Person 1: Welfare plans for the people and especially that they act quickly so that our lake does not continue to be polluted.
Person 2: Right! if the lake continues to get ugly and polluted there will be no tourists and if there are no tourists there will be no more work. Institutional voice: All candidates for popular election have an obligation to let us know their plan. If among their plans they do not have the commitment to TAKE CARE of our beautiful Lake Atitlán, then they are not the ones we should vote for. It is important to vote. Our vote - our voice!
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Psst... friend Can we talk about sewer water? I know it's not a pretty topic, but this is very important. Scientists say those waters are killing Lake Atitlan. It's true. Black water comes out of our toilets and into the lake. To save our lake, we need a treatment plant in every village to prevent sewage from reaching the lake. Let's tell our mayors and other officials that we support good treatment plants. Please, friend, for our beautiful lake.
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Friend 01: Friend, you know that I complain about all the tourists on the streets, but have you noticed that the towns of our beautiful department of Sololá prosper a lot when they come to see our lake?
Friend 02: Exactly, tourists bring investment for all of us and come because they like to enjoy the beauty of our beautiful lake.
Friend 01: But what will happen in a few years when our lake dies? It will be ugly and smell very bad.
Friend 02: Yes, you're right... jmm ! I hadn't thought about that!
Friend 01: Yes, Friend, if we no longer have a beautiful lake, tourists will no longer come
Friend 02: And if tourists don't come, there will be no more work.
Friend 01: Then we will no longer be able to support our family.
Announcer: We have to act so that the sewage from our homes stops polluting and killing our lake. Ask your mayor, municipal corporation, COCODE and the institutions in charge of the well-being of the lake, to put the treatment plants to work now. This is very important so that our children and an entire generation do not inherit a dead lake from us.
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