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Project:
Intercultural, Bilingual, Mixed College (High School / Teacher's College
Location:
Cunen, El Quiche, Guatemala
Diagnosis
of the Project: Santa Maria Cunen is one of 21 municipalities of El Quiche
230 km northwest of the capital of Guatemals. It received its municipal status
by legislative decree in 1872. Over 30,000 peple (95% of k'iche ethnic) live in
some 40 communities within its 177 km square territory. The people confront serious
problems such as: illiteracy, poverty, infantile deaths, malnutrition, and a lack
of appropriate technological services... 
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Inauguration photos,
January 2008 | 
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