from their Flikr page:
Comunidad Santa Anita La Unión is a community of survivors of Guatemala’s civil war – former guerillas and former refugees – who now collectively own an organic coffee plantation in rural Southwestern Guatemala. After the Peace Accords were signed in 1996 to end the 36-year internal armed conflict, refugees returned from years of exile in Chiapas, Mexico and guerillas who fought the oppressive regimes emerged from the mountains. As refugees and guerrillas reunited with their families, a group of them orgainized to form Comunidad Santa Anita La Unión.
The 38 families who now form the community purchased a fallow plantation – or “finca” – on which they now live and cultivate organic coffee for sale on the international fair-trade market. They are primarily of indigenous descent and more than one Mayan dialect is spoken by the people of Santa Anita. Though life on the finca is simple, they are an empowered community with a remarkable story.
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