Words byIsabella Rolz Poor farmers in Guatemala eat little but maize. A first step out of malnutrition is a new seed bred to yield the vitamins and minerals they need Steep slopes, sweltering weather, poverty and malnutrition: this is Camotán, a town in south-eastern Guatemala, home to the brothers Luis and Antonio Mejía. They haveContinue reading “How a new seed gives Guatemalans a way out of hunger and bad health”
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A ballet of ‘living hell’: Ex-dancer recounts her battle with anorexia
By Isabella Rolz November 11, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. EST Anais Garcia, 21, anxiously stares at the menu of a Bob Evans restaurant in Baltimore. Her dark brown eyes gravitate toward the Fit and Healthy section, which lists calories per meal. She takes a long time figuring out what to order and decides to go withContinue reading “A ballet of ‘living hell’: Ex-dancer recounts her battle with anorexia”
Adventure awaits in Central America. Now it just needs tourists to return.
Havens for adventure travel such as Costa Rica and Guatemala have struggled to bring tourists back By Isabella Rolz and Giulia Cecilia Morpurgo January 25, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. EST YAXHÁ NATIONAL PARK, Guatemala — As the cloudless sky turned orange on an October evening, tourists admired the spectacle from Structure 216, the highest pyramid in theContinue reading “Adventure awaits in Central America. Now it just needs tourists to return.”