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 [...]
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 [...]
A Coffee That Cries for Justice: Solidarity with Guatemala’s Campesinos It is Monday, November 3, and the air is thick with the aroma of coffee, not just any ordinary coffee, but one that cries for solidarity and justice. Our group is here to visit the Campesino Committee of the Highlands [...]
Day 2 of the BTS Delegation Today, we left Guatemala City first thing in the morning and headed for Lake Atitlan. The drive in our mini bus was fast and furious while taking in 4 hours of breathtaking views and sneak peeks into the life of Guatemalans. We drove by [...]
