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Tag Archives: Ixil

8. Army Presence and Civil Patrols, Guatemala in 1987

Heather Holm | Writing Posted on September 26, 1987 by HeatherSeptember 26, 1987

“Rio Azul – where the people and the army work together,” the sign said.  We were four squeezed into the cab of a cigarette distributor’s truck.  My Swiss friend and I were taking advantage of the drive in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Central America, Guatemala | Tagged Antigua Guatemala, Chajul, cigarettes, Cotzal, Ixil, model villages, Nebaj, San Lucas Tolimán, Santiago Atitlán

7. Lost Village, Ixil Triangle, El Quiche, Guatemala, 1987

Heather Holm | Writing Posted on September 25, 1987 by HeatherSeptember 25, 1987

My horse managed the last switchback of the steep narrow rocky trail, and stopped to look at the view – or to let me look while his black sides heaved in and out.  Below us was a valley in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Central America, Guatemala | Tagged Cocob, Cocop, genocide, Ixil, Nebaj

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Heather Holm, B.Sc. (Honours Chemistry), M.A. (Sociology), PDC, QHHT, IH, BQH, lives, designs websites, gardens, writes, plays music, navigates between the physical and spiritual worlds, and cares for her family near Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Read more…

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    • Costa Rica
    • El Salvador
    • Guatemala
    • Honduras
    • Mexico
    • Nicaragua
  • Death
  • Family life
  • Light and Love
  • Lunenburg Foreign Protestants
  • Nova Scotia
  • Pets
  • Poems
  • Science and Medicine
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