A Volcano of Documents.

The article presents a critique of the book "Paper Cadavers: The Archives of Dictatorship in Guatemala" by Kirsten Weld which addresses the political history of the nation, the Guatemalan National Police's archives, and the roots of Guatemalan violence during the Cold War. Counterinsurgency campaigns and then-investigator Edeliberto Cifuentes are mentioned, along with former Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz's regime. Weld's views regarding reivindicación (redemption) are examined.