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Guatemala Day 4: Rio Negro

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Jun 072012

Rio Negro is a community more isolated than any I’ve ever been to before. Located on the Chixoy Flood Basin (formerly a river), it is a tiny community of approximately 19 families that has suffered beyond belief. The, I guess I should call it an adventure, to Rio Negro started early in morning by meeting [...]

Guatemala Photo of the Day: Sebastian from Rio Negro

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Jun 022012

Guatemala Photo of the Day: Sebastian from Rio Negro

This is Sebastian. He is one of the few survivors of the four Rio Negro Massacres of 1982. He survived living in the mountains and running from the army for two years and three months. Then he survived prison and torture. This was in addition to losing the majority of his family in the aforementioned [...]