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# Rob Mercatante

Look for beauty. Be kind.

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://elcanche.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [](https://elcanche.com/fortune-cookie-fail/) - A fortune cookie promised me joy and happiness in August. I'm still waiting.
- [Oh, These Sleepless Nights](https://elcanche.com/searching-for-sleep/) - A week of sleepless nights, a restless mind, and the search for calm — maybe tonight I’ll finally find the peace to sleep.
- [A Smaller World, Still Worth Noticing](https://elcanche.com/a-smaller-world-still-worth-noticing/) - Life doesn’t always get bigger. Sometimes it narrows, slows, and asks you to pay attention to the small details. This is one of those moments for me.
- [Guatemala's Fight Against Corruption: A Moment of Hope](https://elcanche.com/guatemalas-fight-against-corruption-a-moment-of-hope/) - Frustrated by corruption and impunity, Guatemalans have taken to the streets in protest. Led by rural indigenous communities, they demand the resignation of the Attorney General.
- [Guatemala: Peaceful Protests Face Violent Reprisals](https://elcanche.com/guatemala-peaceful-protests-face-violent-reprisals/) - Guatemala's anti-corruption protests are festive, creative, peaceful, and patriotic. But they are increasingly facing threats, attacks and violent reprisals.
- [Guatemala in Crisis: the Death of Justice](https://elcanche.com/guatemala-in-crisis-the-death-of-justice/) - I’ve been back in Guatemala for a short while, but it’s already become clear to me that the country is in crisis. Terrible crisis. Failed-state-kinda crisis.
- [El comedor - finding great food in Guatemala](https://elcanche.com/el-comedor-finding-great-food-in-guatemala/) - An aspect of Guatemalan life that I missed while in NY was the food, especially the family-run places that serve delicious dishes on the cheap: 'el comedor’.
- [We're back... and there's pepián!](https://elcanche.com/were-back-and-theres-pepian/) - After a three year absence from Guatemala due to COVID and family responsibilities in NY, I've finally returned, albeit for a quick visit. Stories and photos to come!

## Pages

- [About me](https://elcanche.com/about/) - So, yeah, eventually this page will be full of fun and fascinating (mostly true) facts about me, the author of this here blog. For now, here's my resume.
- [My 35+ Years of Human Rights Work in Guatemala](https://elcanche.com/my_work/) - A resume of Rob Mercatante's human rights work in Guatemala — accompanying defenders, documenting abuses, strengthening solidarity, and seeking justice.
- [Yes, it’s a work in progress. Much like myself.](https://elcanche.com/home/)
- [Contact](https://elcanche.com/contact/) - Right now I’m feeling kinda antisocial. So I’ll accept kind thoughts and warm vibes, but no messages. I’ll probably change that in the future. Probably.
- [Podcasts](https://elcanche.com/podcasts/)
- [Sample Page](https://elcanche.com/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger

## Categories

- [Guatemala](https://elcanche.com/category/guatemala/)
- [Food](https://elcanche.com/category/food/)
- [News](https://elcanche.com/category/news/)
- [Personal](https://elcanche.com/category/personal/)
- [Humor](https://elcanche.com/category/humor/)

## Tags

- [Pepian](https://elcanche.com/tag/pepian/)
- [Guatemala](https://elcanche.com/tag/guatemala/)
- [food](https://elcanche.com/tag/food/)
- [Comedor](https://elcanche.com/tag/comedor/)
- [flautas](https://elcanche.com/tag/flautas/)
- [El Shalom](https://elcanche.com/tag/el-shalom/)
- [justice](https://elcanche.com/tag/justice/)
- [corruption](https://elcanche.com/tag/corruption/)
- [Protests](https://elcanche.com/tag/protests/)
- [Anticorruption](https://elcanche.com/tag/anticorruption/)
- [Patriotism](https://elcanche.com/tag/patriotism/)
- [Noticing](https://elcanche.com/tag/noticing/)
- [Writing](https://elcanche.com/tag/writing/)
- [Photogrpahy](https://elcanche.com/tag/photogrpahy/)
- [insomnia](https://elcanche.com/tag/insomnia/)
- [monkey mind](https://elcanche.com/tag/monkey-mind/)
- [anxiety and sleep](https://elcanche.com/tag/anxiety-and-sleep/)
- [personal reflection](https://elcanche.com/tag/personal-reflection/)
- [fortune cookie](https://elcanche.com/tag/fortune-cookie/)