SAN JOSE POAQUIL, Guatemala (AP) — At a school in Guatemala’s western highlands, children’s shyness melted away as they clapped and sang along with the words of a song in their Kaqchikel language.

SAN JOSE POAQUIL, Guatemala — At a school in Guatemala’s western highlands, children’s shyness melted away as they clapped and sang along with the words of a song in their Kaqchikel language.

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