During the latest Conferencia de las Fuerzas Armadas Centroamericanas, a meeting of the joint armed forces of Central America, officials debated ways to mitigate the increased flow of migrants into Central America, many of whom look to continue north to Mexico and eventually the USA.

With his roots in a small town called San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán, located along Guatemala’s Motagua River, Melvin Ronaldo Falla is an excellent example of the strength of perseverance and determination.