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In Guatemala’s western highlands, a range of factors are driving migration. The area reports high rates of violence against women, and there are few resources for victims or avenues for legal ...
The AMN mission to Guatemala is also a life-changing experience for nurses. One nurse recalled people lining up outside the hospital at 4 a.m. on the first day, having traveled by bus or by foot ...
In 2022, 44 percent of children in Guatemala fell outside of the normal height-for-age range, according to UNICEF. When food runs out, Rodriguez, 30, asks neighbors for what they can spare.
The Chol Q’ij or Tzolk’in Maya calendar ceremony is held in the highlands of Guatemala every 260 days. Pictured above are calendar keepers preparing the altar for the ceremonial fire. Credit: Isabel ...
One of Guatemala's most frequently visited sites is Lake Atitlán. To the naked eye, it is stunning. Its teal-colored freshwater sits just over 5,000 feet above the ocean in the highlands of ...