Hospitalito

Hospitalito is a hospital with foreign doctors. In 2005, Hurricane Stan sent tropical rains to the Santiago Atitlan area, damaging 100s of houses, killing ~200 people. Reconstruction is still on-going.

Guatemala

July 12th 2007
Went to Guatemala on a human rights delegation, "For Women's Right to Live." It was so intense! We met with family members who had lost a daughter, women's organizations that are fighting for women's rights - despite threats, and politicians and lawyers who blame women's death on women themselves (they didn't obey their husband, they cheated, they were prostitutes or gang members or their increasi ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala

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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