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New Dawn Community

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June 24th 2006
Last weekend I visited this wonderful community of former refugees who have created a community called New Dawn. One member was a refugee because a member of his local credit union he had worked to education people on human rights and agriculture and that was enough to label him a guerrilla. He was tortured for days and ended up being one of the few who was released after they forced him to sign ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more