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Jonathan Blitzer on a group of volunteers who construct before and after maps of earthquake-hit zones in order to aid recovery in those areas.

ATLANTA -- MAP International, a global health nonprofit based in Georgia, has staff on the ground in Ecuador to help victims of last weekend's devastating earthquake in Ecuador.