With the holiday season around the corner and plenty of shopping on the horizon, why not buy some beautiful crafts from Guatemala? For some of these you don’t need to go farther than the keyboard on your laptop.

Maya Works offers lovely products, and they are only a click away. Part of the Fair Trade Federation, this organization is all about empowering women and strengthening communities.

And if you are the person who has everything, suggest that your loved ones buy you a ticket to go on a Maya Works tour.... more

The title of this blog is a tad controversial, but I personally feel that the country of Guatemala has given me something that no monetary value, however great, could cover: an amazing daughter. I have been wondering how I can give something back to this struggling little country through an organization that doesn't have so much "overhead" that only a small amount eventually trickles down to the people who truly need it; an organization that has not become "an end in itself" as opposed to a "means to an end."

Recently an e-pal (Carla, who I interviewed about... more