I wish that a conscious sense of peace and a feeling of human solidarity would develop in all peoples.

Not even anthropologists or intellectuals, no matter how many books they have, can find out all our secrets.

There is not one world for man and one for animals, they are part of the same one and lead parallel lives.

In the case of my country, Guatemala, 65% of the inhabitants are indigenous. The constitution speaks of protection for the indigenous. Who authorized a minority to protect an immense majority? It is not only political, cultural and economic marginalization, it is an attempt against the dignity of the majority of the population.

We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism.

The Bible has been used as a way of making us accept our situation, and not to bring enlightenment to the poor.

The problem in Guatemala is that there is no solution to the issue of human rights. The problem is militarization, it is the injust distribution of wealth. It is intolerance of the indigenous, it is discrimination and marginalization.