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A Guatemalan journalist, writer & foodie. Fascinated with traveling and meeting new people and cultures around the world.

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Artisan Stories January 31, 2019 January 31, 2019

Making a Mark: Jalapa Girl Jewelsmiths Embody Female Empowerment

Ours are the hands that create lovely items to sell and we manage our own micro-business. With the profits, we help ourselves and our…

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Artisan Stories January 15, 2019 January 16, 2019

Weaver of Dreams: The Magic of Mayra Hernandez

“We suffered not only the grief from my father’s death, we also suffered hunger and sickness… but all of this made me stronger and, thanks to…

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