Geopolitics from below

Geopolitics from below · 02. Juni 2026

SAN RAYMUNDO (GUATEMALA). Located 45 kilometers from Guatemala City, in the rural village of Cerro La Granadilla, extreme poverty forces about half of the population to live on less than one dollar a day. A historical legacy of 36 years of civil war (which caused approximately 200,000 casualties) hinders the country's stability. Despite the 1996 peace accords, indigenous populations have historically been relegated to areas like the highlands: regions forgotten by the state.