Talking in Spanish with the kids

Big smiles at El Mango

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July 13th 2009
We were greeted by Karina from ActionAid and Mario from Oxlaju, when they picked us up at our hotel in Flores. We had been corresponding with Karina to organise our visit to El Mango and the surrounding communities supported by ActionAid, so it was nice to finally meet her. Mario, who is an indigenous man from San Benito, helps the communities that we were to visit and besides being our driver for ... 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