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 United Nations in conjunction with government of Bolivia, “rec...
Who is your “stranger”?
Story and photos by Saulo Padilla, Coordinator, Immigration Education, MCC US
I am a “Stranger”
In 1993 and 1995, I led a youth group to a conference in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Both times, when we crossed the ...
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 welcoming into the reality of the Ixil people when the town was occ...
Communities Affected by Mining in Mexico call for Alternatives
By Adrienne Wiebe, MCC Latin America
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Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras are prominent in the international news about mining issues in Latin America. However, there are extensive minin...
Interested in Working and Learning in Colombia? Tienes interés en trabajar y aprender en Colombia?
Seed group 2011-2013
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We are very pleased to announce that Seed-Colombia has begun accepting
applications for a new group of participants.
Seed is a 2-year program for young adults betw...
Nicaragua: How to heal a multiply-wounded country
By Adam Shank, MCC Nicaragua
Nicaragua is a“multiply wounded country” according to Nicaraguan psychologist, Martha Cabrera.
Indeed, anyone over the age of 40 has experienced both man-made and natural di...
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 medicine. How does this indigenous practice fit with the curre...
El Salvador: Gold, Suspicion, and International Arbitration Courts
Potential mining Projects in El Salvador's Gold Belt
By Tobias Roberts, MCC Guatemala
El Salvador, despite being the smallest country of Central America, almost always seems to find its way into the center o...
Three Years After the Earthquake: A Golden Opportunity for Haiti?
By Kristen and Wawa Chege, Policy Analyst and Advocacy Coordinators, MCC Haiti
Saturday, January 12th, marked three years since the 2010 Haiti Earthquake that caused horrendous destruction, including an estimat...
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 always a highlight of the year, not only for the presents b...