Maria

The Comedronas

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July 20th 2006
AKA the Guatemetecan Midwife. These brightly coloured ladies are the fear of all medical students in Guatemala. It is the responsibility of the students during their public health rotation (which is what I doing), to monitor and meet with these woman twice a month in at their local outreach clinics, and once a month juntos in a school in San Juan. The students also have to monitor mala ... 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