The community lived in the mountains behind Huehuetanango, Guatemala, northwest of Guatemala City. Driven out of Guatemala, they sought refuge in refugee camps in Chiapas, Mexico. There are three refugee zones shown. Later, they were able to purchase land in Escuintla Province near Guatemala City, and move back to La Trinidad. The Guatemalan state of Huehuetenango is in red; Chiapas, Mexico in purple; and their current province, Escuintla, in green. The rest of Guatemala is light purple, Mexico dark green at the top left. The Pacific Ocean is to the south.