This summer there were some large forest fires near our land in Chichicastenango. The fires were likely started by someone burning brush after clearing their corn fields. Unfortunately, the best time of the year for clearing fields is also the driest and windiest time of year. We were happy that the fires went out after a couple of days because there are very limited firefighting resources here. In the whole municipality, there are only about four fire trucks and a couple of water tank trucks.
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| This photo was taken out behind our land. |
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This photo was taken along the drive to
our land. |
