Quetzaltenango Department
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Gun Toting Guatemalan Singer Arrested
GUN-TOTING GUATEMALAN SINGER ARRESTED Guatemalan singer DIEGO LOPEZ has been arrested after he fired a gun onstage during a concert. La Santa Cecilia rocker Lopez was performing with the band at a concert in Quetzaltenango on...
Eva Cayetana Tzoc : Guatemala
325 of $375 raised. Started raising funds on Oct 27, 2009 Ms. Eva is from the community of Chuipache, a beautiful place near the forests of San Miguel Totonicapán. Her main source of income is the selling, purchasing and...
Juan Carlos Moreira : Guatemala
0 of $1,100 raised. Started raising funds on Oct 22, 2009 Juan Carlos is married, 36 years old, and from Quetzaltenango. He has two minor children. His wife works for a company in sales and helps with the household expenses....
GUATEMALA: Only 10 Agents to Fight Human Trafficking Nationwide
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 13 (IPS) - In spite of a new law against human trafficking in effect since March, little has been done in Guatemala to fight the trafficking of children, and child sex tourism has begun to flourish, experts...
Fair Trade: What Price for Good Coffee?
Ever since Jesuit monks brought coffee to Guatemala three centuries ago, raising the beans has been a losing business for small farmers. Conditions are miserable — try lugging 100 lb. of fertilizer up a mountain — and even...
Jesus Eva Alvarez Lacan : Guatemala
25 of $725 raised. Started raising funds on Sep 18, 2009 Doña Eva is originally from the community of Paxtoca in the department of Totonicapan. She is married and has four children. Her main source of income is from producing...
Spending less to send more home
Willie, from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, is a graduate of one of the country's handful of universities. However, his degree in chemical engineering has largely gone to waste due to a shortage of jobs in his country. Next year,...
Antonio Ismael Alvarez Batz : Guatemala
50 of $925 raised. Started raising funds on Jul 28, 2009 Don Ismael is originally from area #2 of his district. He drives a van with shipping routes from Totonicapán to Quetzaltenango. Don Ismael has been doing this for over 10...
Ana Virginia León Lacan : Guatemala
250 of $750 raised. Started raising funds on Jul 27, 2009 Doña Virginia is originally from the community of Totonicapan. She operates a pig farm, which she first learned to do when she was 14 years old. She sells chicharrones...
Francisco Anselmo Tzul Rodas : Guatemala
25 of $925 raised. Started raising funds on Jun 30, 2009 Don Francisco Tzul una persona muy conocida en su comunidad su principal fuente de ingreso de prestar los servicos de bus de la ciudad de Totonicapan a la Ciudad de...
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