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Para que nadie diga: ¡tierra mía!, con toda la decisión de la nostalgia: canto. indie guatemala oc

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Ixcanul | 2015 | Jayro Bustamante | Guatemala/France

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Markets in Guatemala.. 

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Ixcanul aka The Volcano, 2015, Jayro Bustamante

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Seated Ruler in the Guise of the Maize God

Guatemala, Southern Lowlands, Maya, AD 300-600

LACMA

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Mayan Elders from Guatemala Traveled to Standing Rock to Show Their Support for #NoDAPL

Mayan Ancestral Authorities sat down with members of the Standing Rock Tribal Council to show their solidarity with the struggle.

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María aesthetic Vol II / Ixcacul

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This Mayan-Language Film Is The Best Thing In Theaters Right Now

"Ixcanul" is an arresting story about two strong indigenous women. Go see it.

You’ve almost certainly never seen a film made by Guatemalans. But then, neither have most Guatemalans. Turns out we’re all watching the same stuff. “People here are obsessed with American blockbusters,” says Jayro Bustamante, writer-director of Guatemala’s most award-winning film. “All of the TV is American, all of the fashion is American, the cities are constructed like in the U.S. People think that Miami is the capital of our country!”

Bustamante’s film “Ixcanul” (which translates roughly to “volcano” in the Mayan dialect of Kaqchikel) presents something different. It is the story of two strong indigenous Mayan women, mother and daughter. Currently enjoying a 100 percent critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it arrived in U.S. theaters this month.

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Honduras/Guatemala: Attacks on the rise in world’s deadliest countries for environmental activists

An insidious wave of threats, bogus charges, smear campaigns, attacks and killings of environmental and land activists in recent months has made Honduras and Guatemala the most dangerous countries on earth for those protecting natural resources, Amnesty International said in a new report six months after the brutal murder of Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres.

We defend the land with our blood explores the increasing stigmatization, threats, attacks, killings and lack of justice faced by individuals and communities fighting to protect the environment from large-scale mining, logging and hydroelectrical projects.  

“Defending human rights is one of the most dangerous professions in Latin America but daring to protect vital natural resources takes these risky jobs to a whole new, potentially lethal level,” said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International.

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On one hand, the house is rather clean and they wonder what she expects them to do, but…well, she does have a point. “Alright; where are the dusters and what shall I clean first?” The house is unfamiliar to them, and they’re not quite rude enough to go waltzing into it to figure out the layout on their own.

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Of course she has a point, she doesn't speak unless she has a point, and she never stops talking...

"Here," She hands them one, where did it come from? "You can start on the top of the shelves." She gestures towards said shelves, of which she clearly never had a chance of reaching without a step ladder. "Mind the frames and clayware."

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Maria Mercedes Coroy for Look Magazine Guatemala

I watched the trailer of Ixcanul, of Jayro Bustamente, a director from Guatemala. I really enjoy those kind of films… Then I noticed the lead character, the young actress Maria Mercedes Coroy, went searching more about her. So inspiring and beautiful, somehow she remembered me of Frida Kahlo, but certainly she have an unique personality.

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They’re a little surprised by that, but Aaron feels any questions may be thought of as arguing. Well, they’ll come inside then; they also doubt she let them in simply out of the goodness of her heart. “Thank you.” Now they only wonder what they’ll have to do in return.

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“You will pick up a duster and aid me in tidying up.” Yatzil is not one for beating around any bushes, “You did not call, and so I did not have time to clean up before your arrival.” The house is spotless, but Yatzil is clearly unsatisfied with it.

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Aaron raises a brow, before giving a bow. “I sincerely apologize for any disturbance my presence here has caused or will continue to cause you, Guatemala.” They don’t mean it quite as sarcastically as it may appear.

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Yatzil is unconvinced, but realizes she needs help cleaning the tall bookshelves in her home--And Aaron is the perfect tree to help. “Hm.” She pretend to ponder over it, “Alright, then.” Ah, “You may enter.”

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