The Sunday Colombia Chooses Its Future
Andrés Rodríguez is twenty-three years old and lives in El Poblado, Medellín. Four years ago, when he turned eighteen and was able to vote for the first time in his life, he confidently cast his ballot for Gustavo Petro. He did not do it on a whim. He did it because he believed in the […]
Geography Gave Us Wings, but the Future Landed in Panama
For much of the twentieth century, Pan American World Airways aircraft regularly touched down on the runway of La Aurora Airport. For thousands of American travelers, Guatemala was neither a secondary stop nor a remote destination lost among volcanoes. It was a frequent stop within the air network that connected the continent’s major cities. The […]
Should Guatemala Follow Mexico? A Mirror We Cannot Ignore
Do you remember Demetrio? The man from the Alka-Seltzer commercials of the 1980s who, after a night of excess, would return home feeling miserable. Well, when Demetrio wanted to buy his Corolla in the year 2000, he needed twenty-seven months of salary to pay for it. That same year, a Demetrio in Guadalajara needed only […]