function initialize() {

  if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
    var mapGuide = new GMap2(document.getElementById("mapguide"));
    mapGuide.setCenter(new GLatLng(9.936331,-84.092878), 16);
    mapGuide.setUIToDefault();

    // Create a base icon for all of our markers that specifies the
    // shadow, icon dimensions, etc.
    var baseIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
    baseIcon.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";
    baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);
    baseIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
    baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);
    baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);

    // Creates a marker whose info window displays the letter corresponding
    // to the given index.
    function createMarker(point, index, txtInfoWindow) {
      // Create a lettered icon for this point using our icon class
      var letter = String.fromCharCode("A".charCodeAt(0) + index);
      var letteredIcon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
      letteredIcon.image = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/marker" + letter + ".png";

      // Set up our GMarkerOptions object
      markerOptions = { icon:letteredIcon };
      var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);

      GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
        marker.openInfoWindowHtml(txtInfoWindow);
      });
      return marker;
    }

      mapGuide.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng(9.935273,-84.093926), 0,"<div class=\"mapinfo\"><img src=\"http://www.sextourcostarica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/club-elite.jpg\"/><b>Elite Night Club</b><br/>Fixed Price: $200<br/>Bar Sevice and Nude Dancers<br/><a href=\"/sex-guide/paseo-colon/elite/\">Review</a></div>"));
      mapGuide.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng(9.938776,-84.096415), 1,"<div class=\"mapinfo\"><img src=\"http://www.sextourcostarica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kama-sutra.jpg\"/><b>Kama Sutra</b><br/>Fixed Price: $20<br/><a href=\"/sex-guide/paseo-colon/kama-sutra/\">Review</a></div>"));
      mapGuide.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng(9.936721,-84.093727), 2,"<div class=\"mapinfo\"><img src=\"http://www.sextourcostarica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/oasis.jpg\"/><b>Oasis Massage</b><br/>Fixed Price: $20<br/><a href=\"/sex-guide/paseo-colon/oasis-massage/\">Review</a></div>"));
      mapGuide.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng(9.936092,-84.09016), 3,"<div class=\"mapinfo\"><img src=\"http://www.sextourcostarica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sala-prisma.jpg\"/><b>Sala Prisma</b><br/>Fixed Price: $30<br/><a href=\"/sex-guide/paseo-colon/sala-prisma/\">Review</a></div>"));
      mapGuide.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng(9.932699,-84.093599), 4,"<div class=\"mapinfo\"><img src=\"http://www.sextourcostarica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sala-vilma.jpg\"/><b>Sala Vilma</b><br/>Fixed Price: $30<br/>Licensed Massage<br/><a href=\"/sex-guide/paseo-colon/sala-vilma/\">Review</a></div>"));
      mapGuide.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng(9.935151,-84.095353), 5,"<div class=\"mapinfo\"><img src=\"http://www.sextourcostarica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/veronicas.jpg\"/><b>Veronicas</b><br/>Fixed Price: $20<br/><a href=\"/sex-guide/paseo-colon/veronicas/\">Review</a></div>"));
      mapGuide.addOverlay(createMarker(new GLatLng(9.935917,-84.088701), 6,"<div class=\"mapinfo\"><img src=\"http://www.sextourcostarica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/vip-massage.jpg\"/><b>VIP Massage</b><br/>Fixed Price: $30<br/><a href=\"/sex-guide/paseo-colon/vip-massage/\">Review</a></div>"));
  }
}