Domingo holds a photograph of his father, massacred in 1982. Nebaj, 2000
The remains of Domingo’s father, mother and wife. He buried seven family members here during the night after soldiers killed them as they were fleeing into the mountains in August 1982. Nebaj, 2000
A Mayan ceremony at the site of an exhumation. Nebaj, 2000
Walking through the mountains towards the site of a clandestine cemetery where an exhumation is underway. Nebaj, 2000
Uncovering the first remains. Nebaj, 2000
By the open grave. Nebaj, 2000
In an effort to positively identify the remains, Chico inspects a belt that he believes belonged to his wife. Nebaj, 2000
Soldiers shot Chico's wife down as she fled into the mountains, shattering her skull. Nebaj, 2000
Preparing lunch at the site of an exhumation. Amidst so much pain and grief, at times there is still joy and laughter. Nebaj, 2001
Samuel surveys the area in the forest where he had buried his four children, two who were killed by the army and two who died of hunger and illness while they were in hiding in these mountains fifteen years earlier. Nebaj, 2000
The grandmother mourns, and remembers. Nebaj, 2000
The remains of two men, one who had been shot and the other hung by a paramilitary patrol. Nebaj, 2001
Next to the open grave. Nebaj, 2000
Relatives and curious villagers watch as the remains of a man killed by guerillas are exhumed. Nebaj, 2000
A prayer during the exhumation of a man killed and buried here by the guerillas in 1983. Nebaj, 2000
In the small village chapel, Maria tends to the plastic covered boxes that contain the remains of her massacred family members. Nebaj, 2000
Heading home after a long day at the site of an exhumation. Sacupulas, 2000
The exhumation of the remains of a woman and her daughter who were killed in a mortar attack launched by the army against civilians in hiding. Nebaj, 2000
Vicente’s wife placed this photograph of him on the wall of the open grave as his remains were being exhumed. Nebaj, 2000
The remains of a sixty-six year old woman killed by the army. Nebaj, 2000
Carrying home the crosses that had been used to mark some of the clandestine graves. Nebaj, 2000
A Mayan priest prays over the coffins containing the remains of his loved ones. Nebaj, 2001
After the mass in the Church, relatives and supporters carry the remains of 121 people who had been massacred in the 1980s through the streets of Nebaj. 2001
Some of those who died violently and were left abandoned in the mountains are finally given a proper burial. Nebaj, 2001
Ixcán, Quiché, 1994
Ixcán, Quiché, 1994
A temporary camp for Guatemalan refugees who have just returned to Guatemala from camps in southern Mexico. Ixcán, 1994
Communities of Population in Resistance (CPR) of the Sierra, 1993
The wedding of Juan and María, Communities of Population in Resistance of the Sierra, Quiché, 1993
Communities of Population in Resistance of the Sierra, 1994
The photographer - activist Jonathan “Jonás” Moller with friends. Cabá, CPR of the Sierra, 1993