The Benito-Juarez Clinic was opened in 1999 in the Lacandon Rainforest of Chiapas. This clinic serves 5,000 from 12 communities made up of four ethnic groups: Tzetzal, Chol, Tojolabal, and Tzotzil. Spanish is spoken to bridge the language differences, although it is not their native tongue. Basic services such as roads, schools, and health services are rare or non-existent. The clinic is a regional project run by elected officials from local communities. It consists of three buildings; a surgical unit, a dormitory for patients, and a pharmacy/consultation room.

The water system has a 7,000-litre tank capacity, five outdoor taps, an outdoor shower and laundry basin, and an indoor sink in the surgical unit. There is an electrical system running on a 2500-watt gas generator and battery array. All of the 12 communities have a small Casa de Salud (health center) and local health promoters who have been trained at the hospital in San Carlos, Altamirano.

Citta has been a major supporter in the development and maintenance of the Benito-Juarez Clinic, and we hope to see it grow to capacity in providing these Mayan communities of Mexico with a long-term stable and efficient health care system.