We arrived in Guatemala City to a great commotion; not for us, but for the inauguration of the new president! We found beautiful weather and friendly faces waiting to greet us. After a lovely lunch w [ ... ]

Sunday was a very special day in Guatemala. It was the feast of Christo Negro; the black Christ, a tradition which started almost half a century ago in a parish of Indigenous people in northern Guatem [ ... ]

  While at home Monday was a day off to honor Martin Luther King Jr., in Guatemala today was quite the opposite. The first day of school brought all of the bustle we associate with it to Chiquim [ ... ]

  Another bright beautiful clear day in Chiquimulilla, and today we started with a visit to the market. Every conceivable product was on sale - the normal (fruits, meats ,vegetables and clothing [ ... ]

        We awoke on Wednesday to another beautiful day, temperatures continuing to be in the 70’s. After breakfast, we were headed back to Chiquimulilla for a final meeting with [ ... ]

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