In my 20 years living here in Guatemala, I haven’t encountered a single moment where my life or my kid’s life was in danger. Life in Guatemala for the average citizen is a lot different from expats since most expats are away or isolated from the average Guatemalan concerns. That’s w...
Fiction also trivializes fact. There is no romance in the life of street children, only pain and hopelessness, hunger and fear, disease and death. Real street children do not sport beguiling smiles. They are prone to misbehave. They often stink. All could use a bath. But under the grime,...
This disproportionately youthful population is indicative of high birth rates and low life expectancies, factors which correlate with socio-economic development (Miladinov, 2020). Although we did not collect information on the age of all household members, our survey results revel an average household...
As shown in Table3, the total field costs of Project activities over the four years of implementation were $1.515 million. The average cost per beneficiary for one year of Project operations was $14.05, and the average cost per capita for one year of Project operations was $5.80. Birthing c...
moisture-ladentrade windsfrom the Caribbean yield rainfall throughout the year on north- and east-facing slopes. An average of 40 to 80 inches (1,000 to 2,000 mm) of precipitation is received in southern and eastern Guatemala, but this is doubled in areas located nearer the Caribbean shore...
An average of 40 to 80 inches (1,000 to 2,000 mm) of precipitation is received in southern and eastern Guatemala, but this is doubled in areas located nearer the Caribbean shoreline. Severe tropical storms, especially during the months of September and October, often deluge the country with...