Juan José Hurtado Paz y Paz
Juan José Hurtado Paz y Paz has been General Director of the Asociación Pop No’j since 2015 and was previously its Technical Coordinator and one of its founding members. Through his studies, work, and lifelong commitment to social development, he has developed deep knowledge of the economic, social, political, and environmental realities of Guatemala and Mesoamerica. He has worked in several development and human-rights organizations, both Guatemalan and international, and has been part of social movements and social organizations.
Dr. Paz y Paz holds a doctorate in education from La Salle University in Costa Rica and a BA in communications from the Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala City, where he has also taught.
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Desde principios de la década de 2010, la migración irregular de Guatemala a Estados Unidos ha aumentado drásticamente. Huehuetenango, un departamento en el Altiplano Occidental de Guatemala, se encuentra entre las principales fuentes de esta emigración. Este estudio examina los patrones y factores impulsores de la emigración de Huehuetenango, así como las posibles estrategias para abordar factores de empuje y creación de alternativas a la migración irregular.