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12. Orphanage in San Lucas Tolimán, 1987

Heather Holm | Writing Posted on October 2, 1987 by HeatherApril 27, 2022

In San Lucas Tolimán I visited an orphanage. As a child, I’d always wondered what growing up with many other kids and no parents would be like. This one has about 120 boys and girls from ages 3 to 19. … Continue reading →

Posted in Central America, Guatemala | Tagged la violencia, Lake Atitlan, orphanage, San Lucas Tolimán

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

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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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