Guatemala: the void left by empty classrooms
Sunset over Guatemala City marks another day of widening inequality and increasing despair as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. With the country’s informal economy...
Learning K’iche’: “Guatemala, utz awech?”
Learning a language always opens
our eyes. Communicating in another language does not mean just translating
word-by-word ideas and concepts, but rather this journey forces us...
PODCAST: what is happening to migrant children at the US border
A podcast from The Guardian. Published in the 'Today In Focus' series, 11 July 2019. To download or listen, click here.
Elora Mukherjee is a...
Immigration: trials and tribulations
Immigration is contentious both in US internal politics and in its relations with Mexico. Soon, however, US demand for labour may outstrip the supply of immigrants.
Guatemalan Feminist Hip Hop Artist Raises Voice Against State Femicide
Rebeca Lane is a self-described “artivist” who uses music and poetry to expose and condemn state violence in Guatemala from the genocidal internal armed conflict in the 1980s to today.
NICARAGUA: ‘ROYA’ SCOURGE DEVASTATES COFFEE HARVEST
Several strains of the fungal disease 'Roya' are devastating coffee bushes across Central America with disastrous consequences for harvests and farmers
Central America: a new alliance against mining
This article was first published by NACLA on 24 May 2017
Miguel López took cover in the shade at the entrance to the hilltop cemetery....
Violence in Mexico and Latin America
Latin America still has the highest rate of crime in the world. Drug traffic, corruption and the United States have all played a vital role in this drama.
Central America: The myths and realities of gold mining
A new report from Caritas highlights the four grand myths peddled by gold mining companies in the Isthmus.
Banana Link
Banana Link is working towards fair and sustainable banana and pineapple production and trade in close partnership with banana workers unions and small farmers organisations.