Zacualpa

Manuel sought help from the migration project after his daughter was injured in a car accident on her way north to the US.

The Migration Project helps Guatemalan families find missing loved ones

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In Zacualpa, Guatemala, some residents can’t resist the gamble of taking out a loan and heading north. But they don’t all make it and some go missing. Now help is at hand.

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