Coffee Not Coughing Up Enough in Guatemala
Times.com reports that small-production Guatemalan coffee growers can’t make ends meet, even with higher Fair Trade prices. Living in La Antigua Guatemala, I can’t escape the enticing aroma of “cafe.” Here, most of the cafe is supplied by major local producers whose farms carpet the hills surrounding the Panchoy Valley. Producers like the R. Dalton [...]
Bodysurfing at El Paredon Beach
Okay, getting life set up (as well as keeping up with the non-stop social life) in La Antigua Guatemala has left me with few spare moments. I’m still hoping to catch up on what I can remember from Barcelona as well as chronicle my adventures from the nearly 5 months I’ve already spent back in [...]
AKA: Filthy Rich Clothing Companies Still Want Dirt Cheap Labor
Clothing manufacturers in the U.S. are apparently becoming a bit uneasy as the country’s political fiasco continues. ChinaView.com reports in its article “U.S. clothing companies request normality in Honduras” that U.S. manufacturers are “concerned.” The article claims these companies are concerned about violence. I would argue that these companies are more concerned about losing their [...]
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