For ever, Antonio

On 9th February our dear brother Antonio Vílchez Chávez, coordinator of the José Sabogal, San Marcos area, passed away.

Don Antonio was a faithful companion, dedicated to books and a lover of reading who spent whole days walking to visit the more than twenty rural libraries under his care. He organised many reading circles in various places in his homeland and was also a member of the team that rescued the Encyclopaedia Campesina. Many people still remember the meetings and offerings to the land that don Antonio held on behalf of the Rural Libraries Network.

Antonio Vílchez was a teacher, healer and storyteller, librarian and coordinator at heart. It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to a great friend and brother. He will always be in our memory and in our hearts. May he rest in peace.