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Dear Friends, I had told you, and so many others, that I would have the complete story of my kidnapping ordeal posted here on this...

December 7th each year is called, "Day of the Devil" or "Burn the Devil Day". 📷On this date, people ceremoniously burn a figure of the...

It was a normal sunny morning in San Rafael as Anita and Dr. Martinez were examining a patient in the bus. Suddenly, a young woman...

8 November 2004  Well, Hannah has come a long way since we rescued her from her little mountain shack two years ago.  She's...

When Gail first showed us photos of 16-day old baby Carlos, we gasped. The photos showed a baby with a tiny head and large reddish...

Tragedy in Zaragoza, Chimaltengo, Guatemala 📷A tragic fire broke out at a malnutrition and recuperation center....

Updated February 2, 2002, below We met M and J on the streets of Antigua, sleeping on the sidewalk in front of the doorway they called...

(Greg says he didn't meet his wife this way) Just a little cultural insight for the day... In a tiny village, in the mountains near...

Gregory Giagnocavo November, 2001 I learned something new yesterday. Again. We had been on a scavenger hunt to find the things we need to...

Speaking of tamales.... Here is something interesting we learned in San Lucas, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. (near Antigua) After the first...

We heard about them, but we weren’t sure we believed it was true. Did the villagers actually believe in witch doctors and special powers...