The group has found that where the Maya nut tree disappears, 50 to 80 percent of local species are wiped out in six months to a year.

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The biggest single ethnic group is the Mestizos, who are of mixed Maya Indian and Spanish ancestry.

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" Adds Manit Sriwanichpoom, of the Artists Group for Democracy and the Environment: "Before you go to Maya Bay, be sure and get a postcard.

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