La nueva INDEPENDENCIA

Guatemala

1000
Population
0
Households
0
Avg Family Size
0
Local Churches

Major Languages

Spanish

410 Partnership Since

2018

Community Name & History

La Nueva Independencia means "The New Independence" in Spanish. This community gained its independence from a neighboring community, Chiantla. It took them more than 10 years (1995-2005) to officially separate.

Life & Culture

Coffee is the main crop in the community. Some community members work as electricians and blacksmiths.

All families in the community are close and help each other. Most mothers work at the home.

The village of La Nueva Independencia in the municipality of Unión Cantinil, department of Huehuetenango located in the western highlands of Guatemala.

Stories from La Nueva Independencia

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