Guatemalans for Nutrition: A Ray of Freedom for the Forgotten
Amid cliffs and rugged mountain ranges, in a remote valley of one of Guatemala’s most isolated and malnourished corners, an oasis of hope is emerging. It’s the small community of El Injerto, in the municipality of La Libertad, Huehuetenango, near the Mexican border. There, the project “Guatemalans for Nutrition”—an initiative by Castillo Hermanos—has begun to […]
The Debt of Failure: Who Will Rescue Guatemala from Its Own Government?
Imagine a country where every family contributes over $5,000 a year to the government—only to receive broken roads, stagnant schools, and understocked hospitals. That’s Guatemala in 2025. With a national budget of 148 billion quetzales (around $19.2 billion), the government allocates between 65% and 70% to operating expenses—salaries, contracts, and administration—leaving mere scraps for real […]
The Country That Settles for Less: How Lack of Ambition Has Crushed Our Competitiveness
On a March afternoon, with the sun tinting the jacarandas purple and the palo blanco trees golden, Guatemala looks like paradise. The song of blackbirds and the flutter of hummingbirds remind us that we live in a privileged land. But the danger of paradise is complacency. We’ve clung to stability, to the “we’re fine as […]