· The IP's registered latitude and longitude are 14.6313, -90.5277 .
GPS Coordinates (14.738667, -91.158386)
· These coordinates correspond to the area of the Comunidad 15 de Febrero, located in the Municipio de Champerico, Departamento de Retalhuleu, Guatemala .
· The community is situated approximately 220 km southwest of Guatemala City .
· The community was officially granted land on February 15, 2018, through the Fondo de Tierras (Land Fund), a state agency created to provide land to Indigenous peoples, campesinos, and demilitarized guerrillas .
· The community consists of 30 to 37 families who cultivate maize, beans, sesame, and fruits, and raise cattle .
Street (Calle 15 de Febrero)
· The street name "Calle 15 de Febrero" is directly associated with the Comunidad 15 de Febrero .
· The community is located on the South Coast of Guatemala, in the Departamento de Retalhuleu .
· Access to the community requires a one-hour drive from the municipal seat of Champerico, with the final half-hour on an unpaved road; there is no public transportation .
· The community is situated adjacent to a water-intensive sugar plantation, which has contributed to groundwater depletion and crop failures . ← Back to Fiveo1