Mayan women support families in the absence of remittances from the US. United States.

Mayan women in Guatemala support their families while their husbands, hidden from raids in the US, cannot send money. 3 out of 4 remittances are men, which leaves them at the forefront of survival. Guatemala is the second country in Latin America to receive remittances. A story of our correspondent Andrés Suárez Jaramillo.

Published on RocksNews

23 Sept 2026, 13:15 UTC

Updated

23 Sept 2026, 13:16 UTC

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English (Original language: Spanish)