Monday May 04, 2009
De Guatemala a Guatepeor - or - Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Peter Costantini
Huffington Post
When I asked Juan Us Tiquiram, "How was the trip from Guatemala?" he replied: "Well, I made it. The idea is to get here to the United States. And it went well since I got here."
Us, a middle-aged construction worker from the Quiché region, had traveled north two years ago seeking work to support his family in Guatemala City. Behind the stoicism of his answer lies a brutal double gauntlet that Central Americans have to run on the road north.
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