The Torn Pocket of Father State
The Salvadoran state is like a father who has many children. It is in debt, has limited wages, has maxed out its credit cards and overdrawn its checking account, and [...]
Region central-america
Welcome (back) to Intipucá: economía de consumo y migración fallida en El Salvador
Abstract: Intipucá is a very small, dusty and hot town in rural El Salvador. However, it used to be one of the richest towns in the country. Said richness, however, [...]
Economic Immigrants: Cultural Conservation through Food
As economic immigrants, where do we find our cultural identity? The answers are probably as unique as every immigrant that arrives into a new country. So I decided to ask a few of my Latin American friends who have also migrated and ask them about the ties that connect them to their home culture.
The lady in the pictures: distant mothers, successful professionals and burnout syndrome
My friends find it hard to believe that I have no childhood memories of my mother. Sure there are pictures in her photo albums that prove that she was indeed [...]
Exportando nostalgia: productos salvadoreños en los Estados Unidos
Abstract: The big amount of Salvadoran migrants living in the USA has become a business opportunity for small and medium enterprises, which have organized themselves to export certain products that [...]
La fuga de cerebros: una salvadoreña en la NASA
Abstract: Rita Laura Melgar is a 27 year old Salvadorean, who became a mother when she was 16. As a brilliant student, she managed herself to finish her secondary and [...]
“Vivir bonito” en Nicaragua
Abstract: The government of Nicaragua announced in January of this year a campaign that is being called, in short, “Vivir bonito” (“Living pretty”). The initial 14 point plan doesn’t specify [...]
Las “mujeres mantenidas”
Abstract: The stay-at-home women around the world make a big contribution to global economy. The unrecognized work of women engaged in unpaid domestic work can equate to 40% of Gross [...]
La pronta justicia como base del contrato social: el caso del juicio por genocidio en Guatemala
Abstract: Guatemala is to hold the first genocide trial in Latin America in March 2013. A former president and some other high-rank Army generals and colonels will be also facing [...]
El bolsillo roto de papá Estado
Abstract: At the end of 2012, the debt of El Salvador reached $13,480.1 million, about 56.5% of the Gross Domestic Product. The Government has a limited income but a growing [...]
Journey in the quest for a dream
Every year, the lack of employment opportunities in Central American countries pushes thousands of individuals to embark on a journey through Mexico all the way to the United States in order [...]
The Drought Strikes Back: Power Production in Central America
Abstract: Hydroelectric power is very much like petrol: no one thinks we’ll ever run out of it until we do. Water is bountiful in Central America, you may think; we have [...]
And Then the Earthquake: In Central America, Earthquakes Topple More Than Buildings
On Wednesday, November 7th, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook the San Marcos Department along the Guatemalan Pacific Coast. The largest such quake in Guatemala since 1976, the tremors were felt from [...]
La carísima paz
You can live in relative peace in El Salvador, if you have the resources to afford it. There’s a direct relation between how poor people are, and how vulnerable they are in front of the country’s violence and insecurity.
A minority, the same portion of the population with de higher income, can buy “peace”, in the form of private security services, bodyguards, armored vehicles or extra secured houses.
But the rest, the people with lower income, have to deal with robbery, violations, extortions, and other types of violence.
Artistas Saludan y Apoyan la Lucha de los Estudiantes
Latin American famous artists send messages defending the right to education in Puerto Rico.
The Hard Task of Protecting People’s Health Against their Will
Anti-Smoking laws benefit the population: those who smoke may quit, those who have never smoked may never start, and people who work in restaurants, bar and other establishments are guaranteed a smoke-free work environment. However, these laws have faced the resistance of the community when they’ve passed, despite the fact that it is a law meant to protect their health.
Minería y agua: caso Cerro Blanco (Guatemala-El Salvador)
Abstract: In El Salvador, where access to potable water is yet to be acknowledged by the law as a guarantee to all citizens, therefore forcing the government to ensure it [...]
The Arts in the Developing World’s Job Markets
Growing nations need industry, and this industry needs employees. To give the industry the employees it needs to make the nation grow, citizens must be trained to fulfill these positions. Is there room for the arts in the developing world’s job market?
En búsqueda de la supervivencia laboral en El Salvador
Abstract: In El Salvador, there aren’t many options for students after they finish their high school or university studies. Unemployment or underemployment is quite common, especially for young, fresh graduates [...]
Small farmers in El Salvador and the recurrent nightmare of the rainy season
For us Salvadorans, Durban, South Africa is a long way from home. Many of us could not even locate it on a map. However, as Durban is currently holding the [...]
The Greater WE: Paving the Road for Youth Participation
Youth are rising to demand their rights and to make adults accountable for the state of the economy: how can youth be involved in the greater decisions of the world, so they become part of the solutions?
Trolling, Threatening, Hacking: Pre-election Online Behavior in Nicaragua
(All links in Spanish unless stated otherwise.) Central America is not a region where politics can be discussed in a casual manner. Granted, nowhere in the world really is. However, [...]
Milking the Cash Back Cow: Youth Unemployment and Labor Migration in Central America
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A Very Green Public Consultation in El Salvador
Should Central America actually worry about climate change and its consequences? I ask this because in case you didn’t know, the seven countries of the region together (Guatemala, Belize, El [...]
