Volcano Pacaya

My last days in Antigua

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June 30th 2006
6/29/06 Last night, my school showed a movie ¨La hija de la puma¨about a Mayan girl who because of the army massacring her pueblo and surrounding pueblos, doesn´t know what happens to her brother when the survivors of her village flee to a Mexican refugee camp. She travels back into Guatemala and risks her life to find her brother. This movie takes place in 1982. 1982! Horrible events happ ... 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