Peña Blanca, Guatemala Explained

Peña Blanca is a small village in the municipality of Camotan, Chiquimula, Guatemala, known for its poor population. It is located at .[1] Another village, also named Peña Blanca in the department of Sololá, is where the organization Living on One Dollar lived for 56 days, filming much of the village life.[2] Much of the population of Pena Blanca must work as day laborers to earn a living.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pena Blanca Map . maplandia.com . December 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162454/http://www.maplandia.com/guatemala/chiquimula/camotan/pena-blanca/ . January 16, 2017.
  2. Web site: Living On One Empowers U.S. Students To Fight Global Poverty . Huffington Post . Cashen . Julia . March 4, 2012 . December 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116171805/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-cashen/living-on-one-poverty_b_1479664.html . January 16, 2017.

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