
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