Interesting pair of articles on Latin American military institutions. First Guatemala: They burned villages, killed children and, just a winding road away from here in 1982, the Guatemalan military also massacred hundreds of Mayan peasants, after torturing old men and raping young women. But now, all across these highlands once ravaged by a 36-year civil […]
Tag: Latin America
Colin Snider, my old blogging partner from Alterdestiny, has started a new blog dedicated to Latin American issues. It’s been up for a month or so now with many excellent posts. His frequent
I’m not sure if this is a very good idea. I know I look forward to them spreading across Honduras and Nicaragua. Maybe they can sell shirts emblazoned with images of the lifeless body of Augusto
Building on the discussion of indigenous poverty in Oaxaca from a couple of days ago is this Guardian piece on indigenous children not going to school in rural Oaxaca, thus plunging deeper into a never-ending cycle of poverty exacerbated by the global economy. Elena Gonzales folds yarn between her fingers. Her tapestry is woven in […]
This week, I want to highlight the excellent blog on Latin American affairs, Bloggings by Boz. Boz has provided seminal coverage of Latin American affairs for years. This is a blog with some readershi