PASACO, 1996

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A multidisciplinary project that seeks to document an abduction that occurred in the year 1996 in Guatemala. - PASACO, 1996On the 18th of April, 1996, my father and I were abducted from our home and held captive for thirty-three days by an organized crime group known as ‘Los Pasaco’. In the early 90s, ‘Los Pasaco’ were known as the most feared and notorious group of criminals.  During this captivity, my father was physically tortured and eventually had his left ring finger amputated and sent to my grandfather to pressure him into sending more money for ransom.  ...

Read More ;Eventually, my father was released on the 30th day and told to gather more ransom money in order to have me released. Three days later, I was released in the small town of Monjas, Jalapa.In the year 1998, the members of ‘Los Pasaco’ were captured, arrested and sent to trial. In this year, the death pena

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