{"id":2897,"date":"2025-12-13T14:51:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T13:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacionelenabarraquer.com\/?p=2897"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:06:20","slug":"guatemala-2025-una-sensacion-afridulce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacionelenabarraquer.com\/en\/guatemala-2025-una-sensacion-afridulce\/","title":{"rendered":"Guatemala 2025 \u2013 A Bittersweet Feeling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>End of the last campaign of the year: 99 cataract surgeries performed<\/p>\n<p>We leave Solol\u00e1 with the painful feeling of not having been able to offer even a small part of everything we had prepared. 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