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A resident of one of the first Guatemalan villages to be hit by Hurricane Stan.
Credit: Hugo Guerra.

By Diego Cevallos

Stan Was a Blow to the Poor, but Not the GDP

Experts are taking stock a month after Hurricane Stan blew through Central America: although thousands of people lost everything they had, the larger economy is set to come out just fine.

From our archives:

Indigenous Peoples Left Vulnerable to Disasters

In this section, Tierramérica shares letters from our readers. If you'd like to send us your comments, please write to: cartas@tierramerica.org.

Credit: Mauricio Ramos.

Kareen Kohn.

Kids find virtual path to nature... Chilean candidate opposes forest law... Environmental horseback ride through Mexico... Venezuela's Guácharo cave crumbling... Cuba uses horses for therapy... Fomenting fruit in Guatemala... Development of Honduran border areas... Brazilian conference on eco-policies...

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