In rural Guatemala, poor mostly indigenous farmers scrape a living off the nation’s poorest soils while wealthy plantation owners reap the benefits of an agricultural system based on international exports and the
On May 22, 1987, Guatemalan guerillas hijacked the frequency of a state-approved radio station to broadcast their popular revolutionary message. Voz Popular, the voice of Guatemala’s guerilla party, the URNG, transmitted from
Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond By Kevin P. Gallagher | September 17, 2004 Americas Program, Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC) www.americaspolicy.org During the NAFTA negotiations, proponents of the