On 18 April 1996, six-year-old Luis Corzo and his father, Juan Corzo Jr., were abducted from their home by seven intruders armed with rifles. The kidnapping was organised by Los Pasaco, Guatemala's most feared criminal group in the early 1990s. During a month of captivity, Juan was physically tortured to pressure the family into paying a ransom. He was released on the thirtieth day and told to raise more money to secure Luis's release. Three days later, Luis was freed in the small town of Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa.
 
Pasaco, 1996 is Luis Corzo's investigative photographic project, combining archival materials with new documentation of the places, people and objects involved. Through the work, Luis seeks to open conversations about this history and about violence, corruption, capital punishment and criminal rehabilitation.
 
"...And this is precisely the value of the book in your hands. It is an exact record by the most direct witness: his decision to revisit this chapter of his life is an act of truth-seeking. And truth produces peace and justice. The weaving of his story takes up the threads of violence in his country; but what matters most is the strength of the steps carrying him forward. His journey into that past is an exercise in seeking reconciliation. It is an exercise we Guatemalans should observe, moved only by the silence of astonishment, the stillness of attentive looking and the impulse to follow his example." —Claudia Méndez Arriaza