The Mayas, our grandparents, always said; every human being occupies a small piece of time. Time itself is much longer, and because of this they alwa….

We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism..

Not even anthropologists or intellectuals, no matter how many books they have, can find out all our secrets..

What I treasure most in life is being able to dream. During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more ….

Today the governments of Latin America should be ashamed of not havingexterminated the indigenous, at the end of the twentieth century, because weexi….

It is said that our indigenous ancestors, Mayas and Aztecs, made human sacrifices to their gods. It occurs to me to ask: How many humans have been sa….

In the case of my country, Guatemala, 65% of the inhabitants are indigenous. The constitution speaks of protection for the indigenous. Who authorized….

In Guatemala, the gap between rich and poor must be eliminated, or we will continue to be the example of conflict in America..

Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist withou….

...instead of giving a rifle to somebody, build a school; instead of giving a rifle, build a community with adequate services. Instead of giving a ri….

We can only love a person who eats what we eat..

... together we can build the people's Church, a true Church. Not just a hierarchy, or a building, but a real change inside people..

For me, to celebrate the twelfth of October is the absolute expression of triumphism, occupation and presumptuousness, and I think that history will ….

I think that nonviolence is one way of saying that there are other ways to solve problems, not only through weapons and war. Nonviolence also means t….

We say no to the peace that keeps us on our knees, no to the peace that keeps us in chains, no to the false peace that denies the values and contribu….

I am deeply gladdened that 1993 has been delcared the International Year of Indigenous Peoples by the United Nations. It is the first year we have ha….

The media and politics have never allowed our people to speak through them. The absolute marginalization of the indigenous peoples is a fact, as is s….

The human being is to be respected and defended, not protected like a bird or a river..

The culture of death is imposed by economic and political interests, the arrogance of power, corruption. I blame the first world for having taken our….

The problem in Guatemala is that there is no solution to the issue of human rights. The problem is militarization, it is the injust distribution of w….

The people are the only ones capable of transforming society..