CLAH Central American Studies

"The countries of Central America’s “Northern Triangle” — El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras — are already suffering from the effects of climate change, facing droughts and floods that threaten food and water security and catastrophic storms that jeopardize safety, health, and livelihoods. These impacts exacerbate a host of other factors driving mass migration within and from the region, including to the United States. More than two million people are estimated to have left El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras since 2014, many fleeing violence and economic hardship, and climate change increases vulnerability to these issues while amplifying the consequences of systemic issues such as a lack of education and employment opportunities, poor water management, and inequality and marginalization. These factors in turn hamper the ability of Northern Triangle countries and communities to adapt to climate change."

Climate Adaptation in the Northern Triangle: How the United States Can Foster Locally Led and Sustainable Change - The Dialogue This report, informed by the Dialogue's Task Force on Climate Change in the Northern Triangle, complements the recommendations of the previous report in the series, on themes such as agriculture, water, energy, and finance, with strategic recommendations for US assistance to foster effective and sus...

https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803268432/

The Black Christ of Esquipulas On the eastern border of Guatemala and Honduras, pilgrims and travelers flock to the Black Christ of Esquipulas, a large statue carved from wood depicting Ch...

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A libertarian ‘startup city’ in Honduras faces its biggest hurdle: the locals Próspera was supposed to be a privatized, Silicon Valley-funded paradise — but it’s a hard sell for the neighbors.

“ in 1931, Science News reports that Mayan glyphs are deciphered for the first time. “

Mysterious Maya Glyphs Are Deciphered for First Time Feature Mysterious Maya Glyphs Are Deciphered for First Time Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPocketRedditPrint By Science News Magazine Issue: Vol. 20 No. #543, September 5, 1931 Questions or comments on this article? E-mail us at [email protected] A version of this article appears in the Sept...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/01/us-state-department-central-america-corrupt-officials-list

US state department names more than 50 corrupt officials in Central America Among most prominent figures are ex-Honduras president José Porfirio ‘Pepe’ Lobo Sosa and his wife, Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo

“Sharing my new co-authored chapter, written last spring during COVID-19 crisis for Central American survival migrants | ” “I should write that I’m sharing *notice* of this chapter. Please contact me if you don’t have institutional or academic library access & I will send the PDF: “Setting a Death Trap: International Political Economy, COVID-19 Response and the Plight of Central American Migrants” https://twitter.com/cnolin/status/1407174066201497604?s=21 SEE HERE: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-70179-6_5

Catherine Nolin on Twitter “Sharing my new co-authored chapter, written last spring during COVID-19 crisis for Central American survival migrants | ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ https://t.co/d7F3Jc5Udj”

“ 1954, democratically elected Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz was deposed in CIA-sponsored coup to protect profits of United Fruit Co. Arbenz was replaced by decades of brutal U.S.-backed regimes who committed widespread torture & genocide.” Read

June 27, 1954: Elected Guatemalan Leader Overthrown in CIA-Backed Coup | Zinn Education Project Democratically elected Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán was deposed in a CIA-sponsored coup.

Nota: "Gracias por todos los comentarios y por las observaciones que han realizado, todas son muy valiosas, quiero hacer una anotación derivada a sus comentarios, la fecha del video está mal datada por un error mío, en lugar de ser de 1941 es de 1947, un punto importante a tomar en consideración en las imágenes es que el Palacio Nacional se terminó de construir el 10 de noviembre de 1943, al igual de algunos carros que se observan allí corroboran el hecho, de antemano les pido disculpas por el error."

Guatemala a colores 1941 impresionante video casero #1941 Un video aficionado en 8mm que documenta la luna de miel de una pareja norteamericana en Guatemala, 79 años después nos regala impresio...

"A new report by Citizen Lab Honduras reveals evidence of social media abuse by Honduran politicians on both Facebook and Twitter. Though previous reporting demonstrated fake engagement associated with the current president, Juan Orlando Hernández, this is the first investigation to allege malicious — and increasingly sophisticated — activity during the ongoing presidential elections to replace him, including coordinated bots with stolen identities on Twitter and manipulation of Facebook’s political advertising system."

New report reveals rampant social media manipulation in Honduras’ presidential elections The findings illustrate the ongoing failure of Facebook and Twitter police fake engagement in the Global South.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/possible-embassy-ancient-maya-city-illuminates-birth-empire

Possible ‘embassy’ in ancient Maya city illuminates the birth of an empire New excavations in Tikal hint it was conquered after an alliance fell apart

Thoughts? Recollections? https://www.wlrn.org/news/2021-03-23/a-brutal-story-we-missed-new-film-recalls-obscure-chapter-of-guatemala-genocide?fbclid=IwAR1GW8hNfvAyVDv_frFXX1hwsRWhZDU9WXwrQFA7072u7sIjrp8QNr7Hqs8

A Brutal Story We Missed? New Film Recalls Obscure Chapter Of Guatemala Genocide The Guatemalan film "1991," which just premiered in Miami, recalls horrific — but lesser known — racist violence that stalked the country's streets during its civil war.