Exploring Huehuetenango: Eric, Elias, Barbara
Episode description
Welcome to our final episode. Today we continue talking to Eric, Elias and Barbara. Together we'll discuss immigration, the impacts it has on the family members remaining in Huehuetenango as well as the impacts it has on the communities that lose their most valuable resource, its people.
Our guests:
Eric Galvez: Program Coordinator for the Ixtatan Foundation in Huehuetenango
Elias Alonso: Director of Development for the Ixtatan Foundation. He was born and raised in San Mateo Ixtatan, a town north of the city of Huehuetenango, and about a 3.5-hour drive away. To learn more about his personal story you can listen to episode 1 of the second season of the Guatecuenta Podcast.
Barbara Mariel Recinos Morales: An English teacher, born and raised in Huehuetenango. However, her family is originally from San Antonio Huista, a town, approximately 3 hours west of the city of Huehuetenango.
Contact us:
IG: Guatecuenta_podcast
Credits:
Graphic Designer & Illustrator: Diego Sac
Interview Coordinator: Elias Alonso (Director of Development, Ixtatan Foundation)
Producer / Editor / Writer: Lilian Cruz