The New Humanitarian | Indigenous refugees in Guatemala caught between COVID-19 and a volcano
15 DE OCTUBRE LA TRINIDAD, Guatemala Recent eruptions on the Caribbean island of St Vincent have led to fears of COVID-19 spreading among evacuees. But in Guatemala, a community of Indigenous civil war refugees has chosen to return to the foot of an active volcano rather than endure similar concerns. “We are not here because we want to be,” Estuardo Lorenzo told The New Humanitarian of his family’s return to 15 de Octubre La Trinidad. “The COVID-19 virus forced us back here. We honestly don’t know if we’re going to get out of here alive because of the volcano, but we’re here bec...
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