The Quinoa Question: Part 1
By Kyle Navis, MCC Bolivia.
2013 has been declared the International Year of the Quinoa, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the Un...
Corporate Rights over People’s Rights: The Expansion of ENEL in Latin America
By Tobias Roberts, MCC Guatemala
About a month after my wife and I arrived to the small, Mayan-Ixil town of Nebaj, Guatemala, we received our welcomi...
Bolivia, Coca Leaves and the “War on Drugs”
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Coca, the raw ingredient for cocaine, has been used in the Andes for thousands of years as a mild stimulant and sacred herbal me...
Advent Reflections from Central America
By Adam Shank, MCC Nicaragua
The Advent/Christmas season has become an important time of year for me in recent years. Growing up Christmas time was...
Living in Amazement: One Year in Colombia
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In their latest bulletin, the 10 young people in the MCC Seed Program in Colombia examine their relationships, learning, refle...
Reflections from the Bus
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By Cassie Zonnefeld, MCC Nicaragua
The second poorest nation in Latin America, Nicaragua faces challenges in addressing chroni...
Honduran Elections: Is change possible?
While the upcoming election in the US dominants the news in much of the world, the small, often forgotten country of Honduras is also gearing up for N...
Life in the campo
Fruit Kevin helped pick while in the campo.
Kevin Zonnefeld, MCC Nicaragua.
Kevin experienced several aspects of life related to living in rural N...
An old pair of jeans
By Cassie Zonnefeld, MCC Nicaragua. This post corresponds to a previous post that reflected on workers who are employed in free trade zones in Nicarag...
How many slaves are working for you?
By Kevin Zonnefeld, MCC Nicaragua
Cassie and I rode a bus through one of the many “zona francas” (free trade zones) here in Nicaragua. It was a Satur...