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Legacy of Bloodshed Hangs Over Guatemala

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A hug. Image by Carlos Javier Ortiz. Guatemala, 2013.
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In an interview with Elissa Curtis and Amanda Sakuma from MSNBC, Carlos Javier Ortiz explores the causes of migration from Guatemala to the southwest border of the United States.

"The violence is everywhere," said photographer Carlos Javier Ortiz, who has documented the poverty and crime in the region with his project El Sueño. "It's something that hasn't really escaped the country since the civil war."

Read the full interview.

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