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Activists vow to fight the Cerro Blanco mine, which threatens a water supply for millions in Guatemala and El Salvador.

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Adelaide has provided the first anatomical description of the female snake clitoris, in a first-o

Heavy-metals pollution threatens indigenous agriculture throughout the region, reports Edgardo Ayala. By Edgardo Ayala in San Salvador Inter Press Service Like an octopus, metals mining has been spreading its tentacles throughout Central America and dealing a blow to the region’s agriculture an

Palm oil producers across several Latin American countries have been the subject of complaints about their environmental practices, an analysis of official records has found, but these complaints rarely result in meaningful change in the industry. Five Latin American countries are among the 10 largest palm oil producers in the world: Colombia ranks fourth, Guatemala […]

  Silvia Rodriguez is originally from las sierras of Chihuahua, México, a southern continuation of our Rocky Mountains. Her work as a seamstress began at the age of 8 and introduced her to a love of theater. Rodriquez now owns and operates Madre Selva in Carbondale, repairing, altering and creating clothing. She has produced several puppet theater productions locally and participated once in the Carbondale Arts’ Green is the New Black fashion show. Q: How did you first begin sewing, Silvia? A: It began at the age of 8. My family is very large. My mother gave birth to 13 children, a...