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Hi
I adopted from Peru in 1991 when it was still a private birthmother/lawyer relationship and then it had to go through the gov't like Guatemala. Ours took six months and I had to live there the entire time. No running water for 23.5 hours a day, laundry by hand and walking 2 miles to the nearest grocery store..Ahh..memories..
Luckily things have changed since then..
It is all through the gov't and no more private attornies.
They do have strict age requirements and the length of stay now I believe is more like 3-6 weeks or 2 trips..etc..
Contact the Latin American Parents Association in your area to see if someone has adopted from there recently.
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Mom to 2 kiddo's
DS b/r 6/91 home 12/91 Peru
DD b/r 6/03 home 3/04 Guatemala
2/03 totally paper ready
Never told about Hague 
6/03 DD b/referral
6/03 agency claims they will "do our POA" 
1st visit 8/03
DNA 10/03
2nd visit 10/03
Found out POA never sent to Guatemala 
POA 11/03 (5 months after referral!)
FC 11/03
3rd visit 1/04
redid entire dossier and finger's
PGN 1/04
fostered in Antigua 3/1/04
Home 3/30/04 
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