guatemala

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guatemala

Out of the dump

writings and photographs by children from Guatemala
1995
A compilation of poems with photographs by children who live in the municipal dump in Guatemala City.

Journey for peace

the story of Rigoberta Mench?
1996
The story of Rigoberta Mench? and her struggle to keep wealthy landowners and Guatemalan soldiers from taking away the land from her village and other Indian communities.

Guatemala

a natural destination
1995
Guide for nature-oriented travelers to the country of Guatemala, providing information on the individual regions of the country, with practical travel tips, and listings of hotels and restaurants, adventure travel outfitters, fishing and diving services, archaeological expeditions, and conservation groups.

Rigoberta Mench? Tum

activist for indigenous rights in Guatemala
2007
A profile of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum, discussing her life in a small Guatemalan village, the deaths of her mother, father, and brother at the hands of the military, and her efforts to protect the human rights of the country's indigenous people.

Guatemala

2008
A guide to the culture and society of Guatemala, providing information about the country's land and people, values and attitudes, religion, customs and traditions, and home life, and including advice on making friends, communicating, conducting business, travel and entertainment, and health and safety.

Rigoberta Mench? T?m

champion of human rights
1997
A biographical account of the Quich? Indian woman from Guatemala who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 in recognition of her work for social justice.

I, Rigoberta Mench?

an Indian woman in Guatemala
1984
Recounts the life of Rigoberta Mench?, a young Guatemalan peasant woman who turned to catechist work as an expression of political revolt and religious commitment after her brother and parents were murdered by the Guatemalan military; and sheds light on everyday life in Latin America's Indian communities.

Among the volcanoes

1991
When her mother becomes ill, Isabel, a Mayan girl living in contemporary Guatemala, must care for her and continue her search for her own identity in a world fraught with upheaval and change.

A family from Guatemala

1998
Describes the activities of a family living in Guatemala, with brief information about daily life and customs.

Journey of dreams

2009
Tomasa and her family struggle during a time of war in Guatemala before setting out on a journey to find Mama and Carlos, who have gone into hiding, and brave various dangers before eventually making their way to the U.S.

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