Rancho Viejo
Guatemala
About Rancho Viejo
Before Rancho Viejo was developed, the entire area was used to plant coffee. Over time, people began to build their personal homes here and formed a community.
The small old shack remained for a while and the community was named Rancho Viejo meaning “old shack.”
The community is known for the production of coffee. However, because of their climate, fruit trees do well here – oranges, lemons, mangoes, avocados and bananas. Some people have begun to produce honey also.
The Rancho Viejo river runs through this community and eventually connects to other rivers to form the Selegua River which flows into Mexico as a very important water source for the irrigation of their crops.
Rancho Viejo has partnered with 410 Bridge since 2017.
Their Community Goals
- Education Supplies and Training to Help Their Children
- Children’s Bible Camp for Continued Spiritual Development
- Continued Leadership Council Training on How To Best Serve Their People
- Continued Support of Our Special Needs Children
Where is Rancho Viejo located?
The village of Rancho Viejo in the municipality of San Antonio Huista, department of Huehuetenango located in the western highlands of Guatemala.
Sponsor the Community of Rancho Viejo
When you sponsor the Rancho Viejo community through 410 Bridge, you support programs and projects that allow the people to fix their own unique set of barriers. Every chance we get, we want to empower and lift up people to recognize that God has given them giftings and skills to move their communities forward to a better and more self-sustaining place.
Sponsoring the Rancho Viejo community, whether for $18, $23, $35, or more a month, allows for this to happen.
Stories from Rancho Viejo
Building Community: My Journey with a Savings Group
Meet Manacesi Lopez Garcia de Herrera, a 34-year-old resident of Rancho Viejo, Guatemala who recently shared her story with one of our team members.
She is the mother of three children – Kimberly, 17 years old, Ashly, 12 years old, and Dilmar, five years old. Her love for them serves as the driving force in her life. She recently became a member of 410 Bridge’s Savings Group Program along with other women in her community.
The Rancho Viejo Health Clinic is complete!
We are excited to announce that the Health Clinic in Rancho Viejo, Guatemala is finally complete! Please read this awesome update from Carlos Soto, our
Exciting Wins in the Rancho Viejo Community
We are excited to share some recent updates from the Rancho Viejo community. As a country, Guatemala has been locked down since March of 2020.
