The laughter coming from a humble home echoed in one of the empty streets of Yaxunah, a small town of about 800 in the state of Yucatán, 25 kilometers southeast of one of Mexico's most important ...

PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets of this rural village of Tojolabal people in southern Mexico. They walk in silence. Some are headed to ...

Last week, a historic trial began in Guatemala. It's believed to be the first time any national court has held a trial to prosecute sex slavery during an armed conflict. Two former military officers ...

Indigenous women leaders play a key role as defenders of their territories, biodiversity and ancestral knowledge. From their communities, they lead environmental restoration, collective health care, ...

Many anthropologists have studied the culture of the Maya, Mexico’s indigenous people. Crystal Sheedy ’08 is one of the first women to do it in the ancient Maya language. In doing so, she found that ...

Seventy years ago, Mexican women won the right to vote, and today the country's on the verge of electing its first woman president. PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MARÍA VERZA (Associated Press) PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico — At 4:30 a.m., girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets of this village of Tojolabal ...