Word: guatemala
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...June, I had the honor of visiting the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City to discuss humanitarian aid programs. While there, I was shocked by the comments made by an assistant to the ambassador. He made several disparaging remarks about the Guatemalan people, and he was not helpful in furthering the interests of culturally sensitive aid organizations in the country. The shortcomings of our diplomats perpetuate a highly negative image of America in the developing world...
Weary of sun, shopping and sightseeing, tens of thousands of Americans are venturing abroad as "reality tourists." Got no appetite for that pastrymaking jaunt to Provence? For $1,665, including room, board and air fare from the U.S., you can spend a week in Guatemala to "learn about the history of repression and political violence," courtesy of the Center for Global Education in Minneapolis, Minn. Does scuba diving in Hawaii leave you cold? For $3,299, plus airfare, you can travel through Southeast Asia to meet with land-mine victims and "learn how the secret CIA war on Laos affected...
...Weary of sun, shopping and sightseeing, tens of thousands of Americans are venturing abroad as "reality tourists." Instead of that pastrymaking jaunt to Provence, for $1,665, including room, board and air fare from the U.S., travelers can spend a week in Guatemala to "learn about the history of repression and political violence," courtesy of the Center for Global Education in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If scuba diving in Hawaii doesn't appeal, for $3,299, plus airfare, Americans can travel through Southeast Asia to meet with land-mine victims and "learn how the secret CIA war on Laos affected the people...
...Weary of sun, shopping and sightseeing, tens of thousands of Americans are venturing abroad as "reality tourists." Got no appetite for that pastrymaking jaunt to Provence? For $1,665, including room, board and air fare from the U.S., you can spend a week in Guatemala to "learn about the history of repression and political violence," courtesy of the Center for Global Education in Minneapolis, Minn. Does scuba diving in Hawaii leave you cold? For $3,299, plus airfare, you can travel through Southeast Asia to meet with land-mine victims and "learn how the secret CIA war on Laos affected...
Sometimes as many as 15 buses a day head for the Guatemalan border. Guatemalan deportees are left to their own devices. Other Central Americans board a second bus to Guatemala City. There, yet another bus carries them to their own countries. "El Salvador accepts people from everywhere, including Mexico," complains Ana Carolina Herrera, 27, from Usulutan, El Salvador, who is waiting to board a bus south. "So why can't we enter Mexico...