…ve the structure was used during two periods of the Mayan civilization from 600 AD. The Mayan civilization saw its peak in the territory of present-day Mexico before Spain conquered the area. It is deduced that this building was used by local rulers and priests and that the buildings in its perimeter were altars and residential buildings. This discovery is key to understanding the past lives of the Mayan civilization. Alfredo Barrera, and archeolo…

…onald Trump via Twitter, “if we don’t separate them, many more people will come.” La Jornada of Mexico City reported on the Head of State’s border separation policy and other controversies surrounding the Trump Administration. Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” immigration policy received negative backlash last April, and resulted in “countless separations of parents and children, of which he had to recant shortly thereafter.” However, evidence suggests tha…

…he same national roads on which Colombia’s top cyclists were forged have become the routes of many foreign tourists who come to practice adventure tourism on “bici,” i.e., on bicycles. According to an analysis by Procolombia (a Colombian international tourism agency), each international tourist spends up to $257 US per day on bicycle tourism—which is nearly $1,800 per week, $600 more than the traditional traveler’s expenses. Thus, Procolombia want…

…nezuelan migrants with special permanent residence permits (PEP), more than 600,000 Venezuelan migrants are waiting to be processed. According to Betts, the migration is actually an opportunity for development, and he urged the Colombian government to implement a unified national development strategy involving the support and resources of NGO’s and international organizations. Betts referred to the employment model that Jordan adopted in 2016, in…

…re, and López shelters—will be held. Organized by Andino Bariloche, the Subcommittee of Adventure Races, and the Auxilio (Help) Commission, this race is one of the most demanding in Patagonia. The main hiking season is between December and March, when thousands of backpackers—local and foreign—arrive. The shelters offer refuge and amenities for weary backpackers. Emilio Frey Shelter (Toncek Lake – Cerro Catedral), 1,700 meters above sea leve…

…n guerrilla groups controlling a certain area harass stations to emit only communications that the group wants emitted. Another common censure tactic is inflicted by government officials in the form of legal threats, criminal accusations and civil lawsuits, which give them influence over a journalist’s editorial line. While the government has already existing mechanisms in place to protect journalists, FLIP says that they aren’t sufficient in thei…

…e nation’s Association of “Dignitaries” received a generous contribution of 600,000 quetzales, clearly “a prize” for allowing Congress to act against the CC. Presumably, the associates were not informed of any plans for the complaint. A recent public statement given by Commissioner Velásquez did not provide any reason to believe the attack on CICIG was logical or rational, validating the idea that “the only objective was to ensure impunity.”…

…n (EZLN), which took place between the 27th and 30th of December 2018. Over 600 people of different Mexican organizations and other nations were present. According to Romero, one of the central themes of the meeting was the analysis and assessment of current world affairs. Such topics include the threat to life on the planet, as in the case of ecocide, which relates to the destruction of ecosystems in order to meets the needs of capitalism. Other…

…s’ ability to produce honey. Mexico’s almost 2,000 species of native bees are vital to ecosystems and biodiversity because of their function as pollinators. But they are also an important component of the culture of Mayan communities and their histories. Because of this, their loss is considered irreparable in these territories.  …

…ug addiction amongst the group. Education is often disrupted when a girl becomes a mother, limiting its opportunities in the labor market. The project focuses on orienting teens towards their future goals by grounding them in the present and the decisions they take. By giving teenagers access to sexual education, the goal is not to tell them whether their actions are right or wrong, but to teach them how to take care of themselves, and how to conf…