Bien Hecho: Rigoberta Menchú To Run For Guatemalan President
Bien Hecho: Rigoberta Menchú To Run For Guatemalan President
Nobel Peace Prize winner and longtime Guatemalan activist Rigoberta Menchú has announced that she plans to seek her country’s presidency this month. This would be the second time she seeks […]
Latino Civil Rights Figures: Luisa Moreno
By Victoria Cepeda Latina civil rights activist, Luisa Moreno, is better known for having found El Congreso del Pueblo de Habla Española or the The Spanish-Speaking Peoples Congress back in December 1938. […]
Jocón
By Melissa Pitts This is classic green and rich Guatemalan dish made from tomatillos, pepitoria,and chicken (although you can use turkey or pork) and can be found on most Guatemalan […]
31.7 Million Mexicans, Millions More Latinos In The U.S.
The Pew Hispanic Center released an interesting report last year, finding based on 2009 and 2010 Census data that there are 31. 7 million Latinos of Mexican origin in the […]
Central America Increasingly Caught Up In Drug Wars
Drug violence that has plagued Mexico and Colombia for decades is moving into Central America as the U.S., as well as Mexican and Colombian governments, step up enforcement on drug […]
Guatemala’s First Couple Divorces, Wife To Run For President
Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom and his wife, Sandra Torres filed for divorce recently so that Torres could run for president later this year. According to the Constitution in Guatemala, one […]
