UPAVIM building

In front, 1st floor - Montessori I, 2nd floor - Montessori II, and a health clinic, 3rd floor - fair trade Guatemalan crafts factory, 4th floor (roof) volunteers quarters. Second building in back - 1st floor - soy dairy and bakery that sells high protein, low-cost food to the public, a small school library, a tutoring center where children learn English, 2nd and 3rd floors an elementary school that goes to 6th grade.

A Montessori School in La Esperanza, Guatemala City

June 26th 2014
So here I am sitting on the roof of the UPAVIM building, looking at the beautiful view of the volcanoes off in the distance, and eating a dinner of black beans, a roll, and fried plantains. I can hear several evangelical preachers around the neighborhood blaring their amplified sermons and songs. Ladies are in the street calling out the wares they are selling… “¡Aguacate!” (Avocados), “¡ ... read more

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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

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