Guatemala Contacts 3/05

 

Here are some useful communication points. Bring a copy of this with you.

 

A xerox copy of your passport and air ticket--placed in a separate spot-- is also an idea that will not hurt anyone and could be helpful in a pinch.

 

INSIVUMEH <insivume@ops.org.gt> <sismo@gbm.gt.net>

telephone 502 2331 5005 fax 502 2332 4741 office (Oto Matias)

Eddy Sanchez 2331 5944 cellular Eddy 502 5204 0427 home 2251 6234, 2253 2766

Enrique Molina <emolina@insivumeh.gob.gt>; emolinacr@yahoo.com

Oto Matias <vulcanologia@insivumeh.gob.gt> 2478-0522- home

Gustavo Chigna 597 8888 <gchigna@yahoo.com> 5203-9192 cell

Manuel Mota <mmota_gt@yahoo.com>

Luis Arriola <larriola@insivumeh.gob.gt>, laarriola@yahoo.com

Fuego Observatory Cellphone: 5206 8380

Santiaguito Observatory Cellphone: 5206 8257

 

CONRED Av Hincapie 12-72 Z 13

502 2385 4144 502 385 4162 fax 502 3082033 mobile 502 641 8163 home

Otto Galicia

Rudiger Escobar Wolf email: mauzimauzi@yahoo.es

37 calle A 19-09 z12 home tel 2476 6763 or Xela 7761-2217

Myra Gutierrez Bernard 2385 4164 <mgb@conred.org.gt>

 

Héctor Monzón <hmonzon@terra.com.gt> tel: 502 2339 2824 2339 2828 fax diagonal 6 10-01 z 10

 

Jose Ferreti (student of Jose Viramonte, now at CONOR) 502 360 3033, 3043

<geopetro@terra.com.gt>

  

Napoleon Rodriguez <nrodriguez@cempro.com> Sociedad Geologica de Guatemala

 

Sam Bonis email: sbonis@uvg.edu.gt 502 23690927 home phone 23 Av 7-76 Z 15 (Vista Hermosa I, near Metro 15) alternate email: sbonis1920@yahoo.com   old email: bonis@bigfoot.com

 

Alfredo Mackenney 4a Av 6-9 z10 tel 502 2332 6047 home 2232 1561 clinica

Fernando Lopez, Consulting Hydrological Engineer

 

Maps: Instituto Geografico Nacional; Av Las Americas 5-76, Z13 502 2331 3548 <ign@quetzal.net>   http://www.ign.gob.gt/

 

Universidad del Valle, Guatemala 18 Av 11-95, Z 15 VH III Guatemala 01015

Dr Edwin J Castellanos Lopez--Centro de Estudios Ambientales y Depto Biologia

Univ del Valle <ecastell@uvg.edu.gt> 502 2364 0336-0340 X595 y 555 y 318; 502 2364 0112 fax  2365-3799 home  5899 4127 cell

office J 207 and lab J215

Franklin Matzdorf, Director Dept Civil Engineering J-106; 2364 0336 fmatzdor@uvg.edu.gt

Oscar Salazar

Hugo Masaya Univ de Valle <masayama@uvg.edu.gt>

Michael Dix  and Margaret Dix (biologist) 2364 0530; 0531 <mdix@kirika.uvg.edu.gt>

Jack Shuster, Ecotourism

 

Universidad de San Carlos

Centro de Estudios Superiores de Energia y Minas Ciudad Universitaria, Zona 12 Edificio T1, 3er nivel

Facultad de Ingeneria; Comision de Desastres de la USAC

Ing Julio Roberto Luna Aroche usacesem@usac.edu.gt 502 2476-0423 Grad school director

Omar Flores Belteton, Civil Eng, omar_floresb@yahoo.com

Ing Carla Gordillo de Marchena, mining geologist, cgordillo.de.marchena@hotmail.com

502 2476-0423

Archaeology Department

Juan Antonio Valdes jvaldes@spectum.com.gt  also at Museo Miraflores 7a Calle 21-55, Z 11; tel 502 2475-4615

Lucretia de Batres  ldebatres@hotmail.com

Marlen Garnica   marlengarnica@yahoo.com

 

Guatemala Peace Corps Director Cindy Threlkeld  cthrelkeld@gt.peacecorps.gov)

 

8a Calle 6-55 Z 9; 502 2334 8263-9 tel 502 2334 4121 fax

James G. Adriance, Program & Training Director Peace Corps Guatemala

tel:   (502) 2334-8265 cell:  (502) 5208-0279 fax:   (502) 2334-4121

e-mail: jadriance@gt.peacecorps.gov

Flavio Linares, APCD Ecotourism, communities; flinares@gt.peacecorps.gov cell: 5201-4324 flinares@gt.peacecorps.gov

Basilio Estrada, APCD Agroforestry

 

 

USAID Guatemala Brian Rudert,

Anne M Dix, Natural Resource Officer <adix@usaid.gov> 2332 0624

 

Liquid N2 in Guatemala:  Fabrigas 41 Calle 6-27 Z 8  2421 0400 x 213

Sergio Fuentes

 

Nature Conservancy, Guatemala z14 367 0484

 

HOTELS we have used recently

 

Marriott Hotel G City 502 2339 7777; Casa Grande 502 2231 0907; 502 2236 5723; 332 0914 fax Biltmore Express 502 2338 5000

IRTRA San Martin Zapotitlan 502 7772 5613 502 7772 5614

Hotel Modelo 14 Av 2-31 Z 1 Quezaltenango 502 7761 2529 502 7763 1376; 7763 0126

Villa Real Internacional- SanLucasToliman 7722 0102

HOTEL AURORA 4a. Calle Oriente No. 16 Antigua Tel: 7832-5155 Fax: 7832-0217;

Cloister B&B near the arch, Antigua 7832 0712 (for Mom’s)

Hotel Maya Kanek, Panachel 7762 1104; Hotel Punta del Oro, San Pedro de Laguna 7802 8977

Hotel El Carmen, Antigua 7832 3850,1,2

Posada del Hermano Pedro, Antigua 7832 3926

 

 

 

El Salvador Contacts 3/05

 

SNET http://www.snet.gob.sv/ Kilometro 5.5 Calle a Nueva San Salvador Av Las Mercedes

Carlos Pullinger Head, Servicio Geologico <cpullinger@snet.gob.sv> pulga@salnet.net 503 263 4925 home 261 2958 office 890 3893

Demetrio Escobar Volcanology coordinator SNET 503 283 2285 <descobar@snet.gob.sv> home 216 3555 (Aracely Castillo) 1ra Av N Col Ermita 1 Pol G #4 Apopa <olivino2002@yahoo.es>

Walter Fernandez, Dolores Ferres

Giovanni Molino Masferrer GIS guru at SNET <gmolina@snet.gob.sv>

 

Embassy:

Elizabeth Gonzalez USAID Embassy egonzalez@usaid.com 503 298 1666; 298 0885 fax

 

Peace Corps

Michael Wise Director, Peace Corps, Amembassy APO AA 34023. US Mail address

office location, near the Princess Hotel in Zona Rosa

< mwise@sv.peacecorps.gov> FAX 503-263-8420.

PC Office: (503) 263-8603 Home phone: (503) 263-9474 Cellular phone: (503) 700-3590

Dr Jose Rolando Barillas APCD Agroforestry/Env Education <rbarillas@sv.peacecorps.gov>

Angelina M Zamboni APCD Water Quality/Health <azamboni@sv.peacecorps.gov>

Mayra M Chavarria APCD Municipal Development <mchavarria@sv.peacecorps.gov>

 

Geotérmica Salvadoreña LAGEO S. A. de C.V.      @lageo.com.sv

Km 11.5 Carretera de La Libertad, Desvio a Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador

Luz Barrios, Salvador Handel

 

Continental Airlines 260 2180; 283 4037 Mariott, Zona Rosa

Mariscal Apts <hotel_mariscal@hotmail.com> 503 223 4048; 283 0220; 298 2844

503 223 5889 fax Paseo Gral Escalon #3658 Col Escalon

 

 

Nicaragua Contacts:

 

INETER

Wilfried Strauch INETER wil.gf@ineter.gob.ni 249 2761

Marta Navarro INETER 249 2747

 

Nicaragua Peace Corps Director Susan Pezzullo (spezzullo@ni.peacecorps.gov)

U.S. Embassy Managua, Nicaragua KM 4 1/2 Carretera Sur Phone: (505) 266010 Fax: (505) 2663861

Maria Antonia Mallona APCD Environmental Education <mmallona@ni.peacecorps.gov>

 

Hotel Mercedes: 505 263 1011-28

Posada Angel:

Hotel Regis, Masaya 522 2300