In 2016 the FARES Foundation and the Mirador Basin Project with help from National Geographic and some other private donors finished our LIDAR mapping of the majority of the Mirador Basin. To get the maximum image penetration we had to wait till the majority of leaves had fallen off of the trees. This isn't easy due to the 5 different forest zones in the basin. There is only one week out of the year where we have ideal conditions to fly the airplane for best results. The cost of this technology, which is done through a special outfitted aircraft is $350.00 per square kilometer, or approximately $380,000 for 1100 sq kilometers of the west, east, and south of El Mirador, Nakbe, and Tintal. We invite you to reach out and get involved by visiting our FARES Facebook page and making a donation. We also encourage you to visit and see for yourself these amazing discoveries.

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