Luis Alfredo Arango Enriquez is one of the most important poets in Guatemalan literature.
They held important positions in the public administration and, while not rich, in relation to the Mayan population his family had more privileges than others.
Arango, emigrated to the capital city to obtain the Teaching Certificate at Instituto Nacional Central para Varones.
His first teaching experience was in San José Nacahuil, an indigenous town 20 km from the city.
After a year of teaching, Arango witnessed death, illness, starvation, a long list of adversities the rural population experience.