In 2010, 12 international cruise ships called at Quetzal. This year, around 100 are expected.
2010年,12艘国际邮轮到访格查尔,今年到访的邮轮预计将达到100余艘。
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Their cargo is destined for tecun uman's bustling market, which overflows with crackers and bread made affordable by the recent depreciation of Mexico's peso against the Guatemalan quetzal.
Such admirers continue a long history of adoration for the quetzal. The bird was sacred to the ancient Maya and Aztec peoples, and royalty and priests wore its feathers during ceremonies.