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Xecubal

Community Life: Xecubal is a village located 2 miles from the municipal seat of Santa Apolonia. 95 families are part of this community, approximately 570

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Xeabaj

Community Life: Xeabaj is located four miles away from the county seat of Santa Apolonia. The entire population is Kaqchikel and is comprised of 250

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Vista Hermosa

Community Life: Vista Hermosa is located 22 miles from the municipal seat of Tecpán, Chimaltenango, and is made up of 65 families. “Vista Hermosa” means

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Saquiyá

Community Life:  About 100 Maya Kaqchikel families live in Saquiyá. Its total population is approximately 525 people, more than half of whom are children and

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San Vicente

Community Life:  San Vicente is a village located 10 miles from the municipal seat of Tecpán, with a population of 87 families. It was founded

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San Lucas

Community Life:  San Lucas is located three miles from the municipal seat of Santa Apolonia and has a population of 60 families. The primary productive

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Parajbey

Community Life: The community of Parajbey is made up of 200 Maya Kaqchikel families. The village was founded by two families-the Tubacs and the Ajtzacs-in

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Panatzan

Community Life: Panatzan was founded 80 years ago by four Maya Kaqchikel families. Now, the village has grown to include a mixture of 235 Ladino

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La Trompeta

Community Life: La Trompeta was founded 55 years ago by four Maya Kaqchikel families. Since then, the village has grown to 175 families. The community

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El Garabato

Community Life: El Garabato is a small Maya Kaqchikel village nestled in the mountainous highlands of Guatemala. The village is located nine miles from the