My Story

Zacualpa is a small but busy village in a mountain valley. The village is inhabited by both Quiché Indians and Ladinos (those with mixed European ancestry). The prevalent language is Spanish. Families in this village live in one or two room homes generally constructed of either wood or adobe. Although many of the people are farmers, the village contains several small specialized stores, a body repair shop for buses, mechanics, plumbers and many other small-town tradesmen. It also has a large open-air market which serves much of the area. Even with all of this, the poverty level is very high, and the children are very needy.

I hope you have a wonderful day! I am so excited to introduce myself in this opportunity. I am Katherine Yanely Cux Morente. I was born on April 23, 2019 in Joyabaj, Quiche, Guatemala. I live in Zacualpa village alongside my family. My current age is 6 years old. My father is Francisco Cux Ajanel; he makes a living as a merchant. My mother is Juana Esperanza Morente Gutierrez. She mostly stays busy with the household work and watching over my siblings and me. I have one brother and one sister. I am so happy to say that my family and I are in good health.

I will share with you a little about me. I am in first grade this year. My hobby is to play football, and I love cats. Purple is my favorite color. I love eating pizza. My father owns the house in which we live, and my paternal grandparents and some uncles also live there. It is a block house with a ceramic floor; there are three rooms, and the kitchen is separate. There are running water and electricity services. My father and relatives contribute to paying for those services monthly. For now, we do not attend any church. I am very happy to be enrolled in the feeding program and I get there by walking in 20 minutes. Thank you very much for reading my information and I hope you find it interesting. May God bless you!

Lots of love,

Katherine Yanely Cux Morente

Translated by: Violeta Hernandez / A-A-C Secretary-Antigua Guatemala