By Mabel Szekely-Farrol Our first full day in Guatemala was super eventful and informative. We started out our day with a delicious breakfast at Casa San Benito, consisting of corn tortillas, eggs, beans, fruit, and an assortment of jam and salsa, which was a great start to the morning. We [...]
By Sophie Purcell Our final day in Guatemala was a meaningful way to close out the experience. We traveled to the Xinka territory where we learned about the impacts of Canadian mining on local communities. Hearing directly about these realities made the issues feel much more personal and reinforced the [...]
By Amy Lam, Corey Culligan, and Tiara Ramsay Perez We started off our day with breakfast around 7:45 a.m., our final meal at IMAP. We packed our things and said our goodbyes to everyone before our driver Martin picked us up around 8:30 a.m. We took a different route back [...]
By Cali Cordeau and Nellie Campbell We started the morning with a really good breakfast, omelets, fruit, refried beans, fresh watermelon, and papaya juice. It felt like the kind of meal that sets the tone for a full day ahead. After breakfast, we had a 30-minute lesson on the Cosmovision [...]
By Katie Murphy and Sophie Purcell Today started early at the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute (IMAP) with a sunrise swim in the lake. After that, we went back up for breakfast, which included pancakes, yogurt, fruit, and cantaloupe. Once everyone was together, we loaded into the truck and drove to Santiago. [...]
By Amy Lam and Claire Haussmann Today our first full day of adventures at the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute (IMAP) commenced! Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. was a delicious combination of scrambled eggs, pancakes with honey, refried beans with blue corn tortillas, and papaya. After breakfast, BTS Guatemala Coordinator, Javier gave a [...]
By Corey Culligan and Tiara Ramsay Perez We started off with breakfast at 7 a.m. We had beans, tortillas, eggs, and fresh fruit. We packed up our stuff and we left Casa San Benito at 8 a.m. Martin picked us up with the van and we picked up Javier up [...]
By Cali Cordeau and Nellie Campbell After eating breakfast, we gathered to share our hopes, fears, and group norms, grounding ourselves before stepping into deeper conversations. We were joined by BTS Guatemala Coordinator, Javier and Ingrid, who guided us through the historical and political realities of Guatemala. Javier began by [...]
BTS Delegates visiting our partners in Rabinal. Join us for the BTS 2027 Delegation to Guatemala! From Saturday, March 6th to Friday, March 19th, you'll have the opportunity to build international solidarity and learn from our partners in Rabinal: the New Hope Foundation's (FNE) culturally relevant, bilingual Maya [...]
After several days spent with IMAP (the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute) learning about permaculture, traditional and ancestral agricultural practices and how food sovereignty is being developed at the community level in Guatemala, our visit to the CCDA (Campesino Committee of the Highlands) was a chance to situate our learning within the [...]
