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Fondo Nacional para el Fomento de las Artesanías, the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, the Universidad Veracruzana and the Instituto de Artesanías e Industrias Populares de Puebla have been working on ways to make amate paper making more sustainable. One aspect is to manage the collection of bark.
Phallichthys amates is the largest and most widespread species in the genus Phallichthys.It was originally thought to consist of three species, P. amates from the Motagua River in Guatemala, P. pittieri from the Reventazon River in Costa Rica, and P. isthmensis from Colón, Panama. [2]
Los Amates is a municipality in the Izabal department of Guatemala. At the 2018 census, the population was 60,914. The mayor is currently Marco Tulio Ramirez Estrada. Los Amates is located on the Motagua River, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Quiriguá.