{"id":3467,"date":"2025-07-03T01:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/?p=3467"},"modified":"2025-07-03T01:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:47:09","slug":"caliaj-solola-una-comunidad-que-cuida-su-salud-y-construye-su-futuro-desde-los-huertos-familiares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/caliaj-solola-una-comunidad-que-cuida-su-salud-y-construye-su-futuro-desde-los-huertos-familiares\/","title":{"rendered":"Caliaj, Solol\u00e1: una comunidad que cuida su salud y construye su futuro desde los huertos familiares"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6489-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3468 lazyload\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6489-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6489-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6489-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6489-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6489-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6489-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6489.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En Caliaj, una comunidad rural de San Andr\u00e9s Semetabaj, Solol\u00e1, la familia P\u00e9rez ha encontrado en la agroecolog\u00eda una oportunidad para transformar su vida. Florencia P\u00e9rez, junto a su hija Cristina Soledad P\u00e9rez, su esposo y otra de sus hijas, han implementado pr\u00e1cticas sostenibles que no solo les han permitido mejorar su alimentaci\u00f3n, sino tambi\u00e9n fortalecer sus lazos familiares y su resiliencia ante los desaf\u00edos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florencia, de 52 a\u00f1os, es el pilar de su familia. Como ama de casa, divide su tiempo entre las tareas del hogar, el tejido y el cuidado de un huerto que ha mejorado su forma de vida. Su esposo, quien padece hipertensi\u00f3n y colesterol alto, enfrenta limitaciones en su trabajo agr\u00edcola, lo que ha llevado a la familia a buscar alternativas para sostenerse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A trav\u00e9s de C\u00e1ritas Di\u00f3cesis de Solol\u00e1 y Chimaltenango, apoyado por Jotay Guatemala, Florencia conoci\u00f3 un proyecto que le brind\u00f3 capacitaciones, semillas y herramientas para iniciar un huerto familiar y medicinal. Su hija Cristina, de 26 a\u00f1os, se uni\u00f3 al esfuerzo familiar a pesar de haber enfrentado una cirug\u00eda de emergencia que la ha mantenido alejada del tejido, su principal actividad econ\u00f3mica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6486-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3477 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6486-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6486-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6486-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6486-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6486-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6486-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6486-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">En medio del ma\u00edz y el huerto, la familia P\u00e9rez recoge con alegr\u00eda los frutos de su esfuerzo: alimentos frescos, saludables y cultivados con amor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAprendimos juntas a preparar tablones, hacer abono org\u00e1nico y cultivar hortalizas. Ahora cosechamos rabanitos, repollo, cilantro y hierba mora, que son frescos y saludables\u201d, comparte Florencia con entusiasmo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bienestar familiar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El huerto no solo ha reducido los gastos en alimentos de la familia, sino que tambi\u00e9n ha mejorado su salud. En el espacio destinado al huerto medicinal, han cultivado plantas como la hierba blanca, el amaranto y el ajenjo, que utilizan para tratar dolencias comunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEs una tranquilidad saber que tenemos plantas medicinales al alcance y no dependemos de medicamentos qu\u00edmicos para cada enfermedad\u201d, explica Cristina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La familia tambi\u00e9n valora el uso de semillas criollas, que pueden reutilizarse para futuros cultivos, lo que garantiza un ciclo sostenible y reduce la dependencia de insumos externos. \u201cEstas semillas son esenciales para mantener nuestro huerto productivo\u201d, comenta Florencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6504-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3479 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6504-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6504-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6504-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6504-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6504-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6504-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6504-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Los \u00e1rboles tambi\u00e9n forman parte de este ecosistema familiar. Aqu\u00ed el aguacate crece fuerte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retos y sue\u00f1os compartidos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pesar de los logros, la familia enfrenta desaf\u00edos, como el acceso limitado al agua y la necesidad de cercar el huerto para protegerlo de los animales. Sin embargo, est\u00e1n decididos a superar estos obst\u00e1culos y seguir ampliando su espacio de cultivo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cQueremos sembrar m\u00e1s variedades de verduras y plantas medicinales para garantizar alimentos frescos y saludables para nuestra familia,\u201d comparte Cristina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florencia, por su parte, sue\u00f1a con ense\u00f1ar a otras familias de su comunidad lo que ha aprendido en el proyecto. \u201cEsto no solo nos beneficia a nosotros, sino que tambi\u00e9n puede cambiar la vida de otras personas,\u201d reflexiona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6539-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3481 lazyload\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6539-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6539-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6539-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6539-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6539-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6539-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6539-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cristina lava los rabanitos reci\u00e9n cosechados.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proyectos que empoderan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El impacto de C\u00e1ritas en la vida de la familia P\u00e9rez es un ejemplo de c\u00f3mo los proyectos agroecol\u00f3gicos pueden transformar comunidades enteras. A trav\u00e9s del apoyo t\u00e9cnico y humano, Florencia y Cristina no solo han encontrado soluciones sostenibles para su hogar, sino que tambi\u00e9n han fortalecido su v\u00ednculo familiar y su deseo de trascender en la vida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como Jotay Guatemala, seguimos comprometidos con iniciativas que promuevan el desarrollo sostenible en comunidades rurales como Caliaj. Historias como las de Florencia y Cristina nos inspiran a continuar trabajando junto a socios como C\u00e1ritas para sembrar esperanza y bienestar en las familias que m\u00e1s lo necesitan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6469-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3476 lazyload\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6469-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6469-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6469-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6469-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6469-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6469-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6469-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Florencia, Cristina y su esposo comparten con orgullo las semillas criollas que han sido el punto de partida para cultivar salud y autonom\u00eda en su hogar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6524-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3480 lazyload\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6524-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6524-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6524-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6524-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6524-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6524-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6524-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cristina y su mam\u00e1 Florencia sostienen con orgullo su cosecha de r\u00e1bano y aguacate: s\u00edmbolos de esfuerzo compartido y bienestar familiar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6550-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3482 lazyload\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6550-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6550-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6550-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6550-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6550-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6550-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_6550-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cada alimento que llega a la mesa es el resultado de un proceso que une a la familia y fortalece su salud.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En Caliaj, una comunidad rural de San Andr\u00e9s Semetabaj, Solol\u00e1, la familia P\u00e9rez ha encontrado en la agroecolog\u00eda una oportunidad para transformar su vida. Florencia P\u00e9rez, junto a su hija Cristina Soledad P\u00e9rez, su esposo y otra de sus hijas, han implementado pr\u00e1cticas sostenibles que no solo les han permitido mejorar su alimentaci\u00f3n, sino tambi\u00e9n [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activando-raices-de-esperanza","category-historias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3467"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3483,"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3467\/revisions\/3483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jotayguatemala.org.gt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}