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After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.
  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Coffee seedbeds planted by the community of Nueva Esperanza. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Coffee seedbeds planted by the community of Nueva Esperanza. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Coffee seedbeds planted by the community of Nueva Esperanza. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Coffee seedbeds planted by the community of Peniel-Paijá. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Coffee berries. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Two local campesinos collect soil to be analyzed. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A local campesino harvests coffee berries. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local campesinos select and analyze recently picked coffee berries. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local campesinos store coffee berries. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A local campesino rakes sun-dried coffee beans. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A local campesino rakes sun-dried coffee beans. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Coffee beans sun dry. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Coffee beans sun dry. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A local campesino analyzes coffee beans. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Coffee beans. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Locals gather for a meeting of the coffee co-op. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A campesino clears the land in preparation for the sowing of beans, corn and other crops. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A campesino sows corn along the hillside. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A campesino sows corn along the hillside. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A campesino sows beans along the hillside. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Black bean sprouts begin to produce leaves. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Wild plants are often used to supplement dietary needs in Guatemala (pictured: a so-called Mayan Artichoke). After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Boy carries beanstalks using a traditional mecapal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Boy carries beanstalks using a traditional mecapal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Former home of the owners of the Cuchil landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Former home of the owners of the Cuchil landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Former home of the owners of the Cuchil landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Former home of the owners of the Cuchil landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Former home of the owners of the Nueva Esperanza landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Former home of the owners of the Nueva Esperanza landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Former home of the owners of the Nueva Esperanza landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Former home of the owners of the Nueva Esperanza landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Former home of the owners of the Nueva Esperanza landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A local woman cooks dinner in the kitchen of the abandoned home of the former owners of the Cuchil landholding. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women prepare a communal meal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women prepare a communal meal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women prepare a communal meal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Achiote seeds. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Achiote seeds. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A boy displays cocoa paste. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women prepare a communal meal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women prepare a communal meal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women prepare a communal meal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women prepare a communal meal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women prepare a communal meal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women prepare a communal meal. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women study primary level education. The program, implemented by the Dutch NGO Solidaridad, supplements the agricultural and technical advise granted to the communities as part of a larger development project. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local Q'eqchi' Mayan women study primary level education. The program, implemented by the Dutch NGO Solidaridad, supplements the agricultural and technical advise granted to the communities as part of a larger development project. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local women from Nueva Esperanza have developed a bread co-op to supplement the community's income. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local women from Nueva Esperanza have developed a bread co-op to supplement the community's income. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Local women from Nueva Esperanza have developed a bread co-op to supplement the community's income. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • The night before the sowing of corn, beans, and other crops, community members from Peniel gather to ask Mother Earth forgiveness for they are about to tear her skin open. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • The night before the sowing of corn, beans, and other crops, community members from Peniel gather to ask Mother Earth forgiveness for they are about to tear her skin open. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • The night before the sowing of corn, beans, and other crops, community members from Peniel gather to ask Mother Earth forgiveness for they are about to tear her skin open. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • The night before the sowing of corn, beans, and other crops, community members from Peniel gather to ask Mother Earth forgiveness for they are about to tear her skin open. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Community members from Santa Teresa gather for a Mayan Ceremony previous to the opening of a local school. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Community members from Santa Teresa gather for a Mayan Ceremony previous to the opening of a local school. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Community members from Santa Teresa gather for a Mayan Ceremony previous to the opening of a local school. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Community members from Santa Teresa gather for a Mayan Ceremony previous to the opening of a local school. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Community members from Santa Teresa gather for a Mayan Ceremony previous to the opening of a local school. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Community members from Santa Teresa gather for a Mayan Ceremony previous to the opening of a local school. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Community members from Santa Teresa gather for a Mayan Ceremony previous to the opening of a local school. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • Marimba sticks made with local wook and rubber. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A boy tries to pick a mango with a bamboo stick. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • A boy holds a poisonous barba amarilla snake. After the global coffee crisis in the early 2000's, dozens of landowners, mostly of European descent, abandoned their coffee landholdings in the Polochic River valley. In San Miguel Tucurú, several local Q'eqchi' and Pocomchí Mayan communities, often considered slave labor and part of the property's goods, took over the abandoned landholdings and began a process of legalization while attempting to continue coffee production and surviving on sustainable agriculture methods.

  • San Miguel Tucurú, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.

  • Panorama of the Polochic River Valley as seen from the Cuchil Landholding. San Miguel Tucurú, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.

  • Panorama of the Polochic River Valley as seen from the Peniel-Paijá Landholding. San Miguel Tucurú, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.

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