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Some think that being here is like being in paradise, the truth is that it is a very quiet place.

You Can not find all the material things you need but you may find yourself. 

Here the boats, the mountains, the hills, the houses, and the waterfall are so quiet, that you can get lost deep in your thoughts. 

Here indigenous people are friendly and you have a unique view. 

See and get lost in the clouds and colors in this beautiful place, a place that you will not find anywhere else in the world, Santa Cruz la Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala is my home. 

written by: Estela Simaj

Who

When I was on the boat a man sat next to me, I was busy and did not see who it was.
Can I read with you? he asked me.
When I saw he! He was really cute and handsome, his smile was great.
Are you from around here? he Asked .
I said No and i do not know you.
At that moment he looked at me and said: do you want to eat with me?
I think he knew that I realy liked to eat, then i answered: "sure, tomorrow I'll tell you the place to eat.
After that talk I never saw him again.
I wake up every morning with the illusion that I w
ill see  the person I met yesterday.
wrritten by: Estela Simaj 

Girl

Lucia was a very intelligent girl. She liked school, she always imagined that she would continue studying.
 Lucia wanted to be a great teacher.
Education in the village of Lucia was not good, she married when she was 15, she finished primary school but not secondary.

Lucia´s mother thought that women were only good for serving the husband. Lucia was sad, when she had her first child,

She understood that history had to change.
Lucia and her husband thought that education was important because it would change society.
This story is the story of many women in Santa Cruz.

Wrriten by: Estela Simaj