Tourism, Labour and Gender Roles in the Highlands of Guatemala
Read about two towns in the highlands of Guatemala where tourism is both challenging and reinforcing traditional gender roles for Maya women.
Angelina Aspuac, a tribute to the struggle of Guatemalan weaving women
By Marta Salvador, Alba Sud The characteristic that joins the women in this article, and many others to whom we raise our voices this March 8, is their ability to constantly fight. This perseverance perfectly defines our protagonist: Angelina Aspuac. Angelina was born in 1977 into a Kaqchikel family of farmers in southern Guatemala, a […]
