Aiding Central Americans is the Ethical Thing to Do The U.S. has a duty to compensate the people of Central America whose tragic circumstances it helped create. By César Chelala, July 2, 2021 Takeaways It was in Quetzaltenango, home to many indigenous Mayans. There, where I learned a lesson. One dollar I had gone to visit the town’s historic cathedral when I saw an old Mayan woman. She was dressed beautifully, kneeling and praying on the steps in front of the church. I instinctively grabbed my camera and was ready to shoot when the woman turned towards me and said, “One dollar!”