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The communities in which we work are situated in the hills and on the shores of Lake Atitlán, one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. The stunning beauty masks the region’s troubled and violent history, which still impacts the indigenous people who make up approximately 75% of the population, 76.41% of whom continue to live below the poverty line. Specifically, the impoverished conditions are a direct consequence of oppression brought about by both Spanish colonization and by the more recent armed conflict that took place between 1960 and 1996.
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DeGennaro, D. (2016). Situating Guatemala and Our Initial Communities. In: Designing Critical and Creative Learning with Indigenous Youth. Bold Visions in Educational Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-307-0_4
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