The woman on the 25-cent coin and other voices from Guatemala’s genocide
Photo: Concepción Ramírez, the woman on the 25-cent coin. By Natali Kepes Cárdenas, Founder and…
The dangerous odysseys of the children who seek the “Gates of Paradise”
By Diana Pastor and Antonio Hernández Something has gone very wrong in a country whose…
Guatemala’s teen mothers: behind the shocking statistics
In 2014, 71,000 pregnancies were registered in girls 10-19 years old. Photo: Girl at the…
The fight for water on Guatemala’s southern coast
By Matthew Burnett-Stuart For over a decade, 13 communities of the La Blanca municipality in…
Guate in Graphs: Last in the world in public spending?
The World Bank rated Guatemala last in the world in public spending and government revenues…
War in five letters: WOMAN
By Keren Escobar It's said that when war breaks out you hear a child’s crying…
Guatemala’s low government debt
Some countries decide not to fund social programs or social investments so they don’t accumulate…
Guatemala’s poverty statistics compared to the region
Rates of poverty and extreme poverty in Guatemala have both been increasing, while the rates of…
Why is Guatemala’s low social investment a problem?
Why is Guatemala’s extremely low spending on public programs and social investment a problem? In…