In Guatemala’s western highlands, a range of factors are driving migration. The area reports high rates of violence against women, and there are few resources for victims or avenues for legal ...

A child's death at the U.S. border put a spotlight on the peaceful highlands, where more people than ever are fleeing for the United States. In Yalambojoch, Catarina Gomez Lucas makes her family's ...

In 2022, 44 percent of children in Guatemala fell outside of the normal height-for-age range, according to UNICEF. When food runs out, Rodriguez, 30, asks neighbors for what they can spare.

One of Guatemala's most frequently visited sites is Lake Atitlán. To the naked eye, it is stunning. Its teal-colored freshwater sits just over 5,000 feet above the ocean in the highlands of ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In October 2013, I traveled to Guatemala’s western highlands to report on the ...