In reply to Rene'.

Yeah, we have been hearing about it too, but it has not affected our municipality so I don't have any firsthand accounts. We were meeting with the director of the Health Ministry in our state (Huehuetanango), and he mentioned in passing that there were people dying of starvation in some of the towns to the southwest of here. Likewise, when I was translating for the American doctors, I spoke with a soldier that mentioned their gymnasium was full of food pallets the army was scheduled to deliver the following week. I don't know much more than that, since reliable, accurate news doesn't get around very well here.