Guatemala City (CNN) — In the bracing morning air, workers leave their homes in the outer suburbs and hurry toward the industrial buildings lining the Guatemalan capital’s highways. Some go by foot.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A Guatemala-born designer combined Indigenous weaving technique, modern clothing design and colorful history from her native country in a recent Texas runway showcase. The display ...
A trend where developed nations frame the export of secondhand clothing to developing countries as a sustainable (and perhaps charitable) act has been ongoing for decades. The idea is to send garments ...
Guatemala has long been a cheap supplier for US companies. But maquilas took on an increasingly central role during the Covid-19 pandemic, when lockdowns meant many containers sat idle in East Asian ...