My Story

Cuatro Caminos "four roads", where your child lives, is an area located high on the side of a mountain in the state of Quiche, Guatemala. Life in this area is very difficult and very isolated from the outside world. It is a two hour walk to the nearest market town of Zacualpa. Cuatro Caminos is a farming area where corn and black beans, the staple elements in their diet, are the major crops. The Quiche Mayans who inhabit this area trace their ancestral roots to the ancient Mayan civilization. They normally speak a Mayan dialect called Quiche - however, Spanish is becoming more common. Very little money ever changes hands in this area as they live on a barter system. 

Hello! We want to introduce you to Vilda Ambrosia Morente Sontay, and her mother helped us with her information. She is 6 years old, and she was born on October 20, 2018. She is in good health, and she is apparently in 1^st grade in spite of her age. In her free time, she plays with dolls. Her favorite color is pink, and she likes dogs. She enjoys eating omelets. She has one brother and one sister, and they are happy because they have been registered at the feeding program this year. They walk for 20 minutes to arrive at the program.

Her father’s name is Cesar Edy Morente de la Cruz, and he works as a day laborer and goes to pick coffee beans at the coast for two months. Her mother’s name is Florinda Sontay Perez, and she is a housewife; she sometimes works as a maid with her neighbors. Thank God, the whole family is in good health. They are attending the Catholic Church. They live in a house that belongs to a neighbor, and thankfully, they do not have to pay him anything. The house only has one room, so they sleep and cook in the same room. It is made of adobe with a tin sheet roof and dirt floor. They have electricity service, and they get water from a well; they use jars to get the water. This is her information, and we hope you find it interesting.

Sincerely yours

Vilda Ambrosia Morente Sontay

Translated by: Loyda de Osorio, AAC Secretary-Antigua