By Sophie Lavoie Day six involved quite a few hours of travel from El Estor, up through Río Dulce (the portal from Lake Izabal to the Carribean), and back down to Antigua. Luckily, our travel day was interrupted by a visit to Lucy Granados, a woman who was deported back [...]
By: Jen Wambolt Photo credit: Jenn Wambolt Our fifth day was a one of celebration and commemoration since it was Mother's day and German’s birthday. It was also the 40th day after the death of Hector, Angelica Choc’s nephew, which is the day of the soul’s ascension. As someone who [...]
By Anissa Aldridge On Tuesday, May 8th, the BTS delegation arrived in Rio Negro. The following morning, the group hiked to Pacoxom, where we gained a more in-depth understanding of the various massacres that took place in that area. Pacoxom was the site of the March 13, 1982 massacre in [...]
By Sophie Lavoie The BTS delegation started off May 7th with a lovely breakfast of what would come out to be a fitting symbol for the day, the cooked leaves of the amarynth plant. As a hearty breakfast was distributed to the still sleepy members of the group on the [...]
By Janette Fecteau “Like the small crocus I saw in my garden last week, pushing up through the snow,” said Anissa from our BTS delegation of the resilience and hope she sees in Isabel Osorio Tecu, who shared her story with us today. Isabel is a survivor of the March [...]
El Premio Topacio Reynoso Pacheco para Jovenes se presenta anualmente a un grupo juvenil guatemalteco que trabaja para proteger el medio ambiente y su comunidad, combinando arte, música y resistencia. Este premio fue creado en 2016 para honrar la vida y lucha de Topacio Reynoso Pacheco, artista y activista ambiental de Mataquescuintla, [...]
