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In 'The Boca Costa de Solola' area of Southwestern Guatemala. A group of medical clinics, both regularly scheduled and team based, maintained and staffed by medical missionaries, Jim and Dianne Thompson, serve the Indigenous people of this area. We have been working in Guatemala since February 4, 2003. The base clinic, in the village of Paquila, near Mazatenango, is about 1 ½ hours south of Quetzaltenango and about 2 ½ hours west of Guatemala City.
The clinic in Paquila is open every Thursday and Friday. A new clinic in Xojola is open two days each month starting 2009. The other clinic locations are open when we host medical teams. The clinics draw from some 45 small villages. The population is indigenous Mayan. The primary language is Quiche although Spanish is also spoken.
The area, Boca Costa de Solola, is one of the poorest areas of Guatemala. It has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in Guatemala. The climate is warm, with coffee and banana trees, sugar cane, corn and rubber trees. It is one of the most needy and the most beautiful places you haven't yet fallen in love with.
If you have a willingness to loose your heart and enjoy a wonderful medical experience then please contact Jim/Dianne Thompson, Boca Costa Medical Mission, at jodmthompson@hotmail.com for more information.
Through Christ We Serve,
Jim and Dianne. |
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