I. Some writers working for the state have clandestine dreams of smuggling out a manuscript to the presses of the capitalist world. Others just rearrange the same adjectives around the words revolución and Fidel because Customs has long forbidden the importation of new words into Cuba, so the remaining writers are like everyone else in[…] See more ⇒

Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, México Querido Mundo, I’m headed off into the unknown and won’t be posting anything or replying to any emails for the next three weeks. Todo me espera. Don’t worry, it will be worth it, I promise good cuentos. Todo es possible, nada es seguro. Now go and don’t stop going. logan

Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, México ENDING ONE LEG OF THE JOURNEY, PLANNING THE NEXT THING. We all get on the bus before the sun gets on the earth. It’s four fifteen A.M. in the dusty Guatemalan city of Santa Elena in El Petén, best known as being the service city to the Tikal tourist trade.[…] See more ⇒

Palenque, Chiapas, México From the Mexican Solidarity Network: Family remittances from Mexican immigrants working in the US topped US$20 billion in 2005, according to the Bank of Mexico, an increase of 21% over 2004. Family remittances represent an important source of income for about one-quarter of Mexicans families. Remittances are Mexico’s second most important source[…] See more ⇒

Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala TAKE UP THE WEAPON OF REASON AND CONVERT IT INTO A FORCE TO TRANSFORM THIS COUNTRY, WHICH IS GOVERNED BY THIEVES AND CRIMINALS. Delegado Zero, (aka Subcomandate Marcos) Enero de 2006, Yucatán As Mike 360 said, as Leslie Marmon Silko said, as Rigoberta Menchú Tum said, as Miguel Angél Asturias said,[…] See more ⇒

San Pedro la Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala I wear striped pants Numero cuarentasiete La milpa ama a la orilla Numero diecinueve they all shout and clap fill the afternoon hammock on the cieling los sonidos del pueblo llora llora la bebe el grupo empieza a tocar los chavos a bailar numero cincuenta sies the bus’s pistons[…] See more ⇒