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The first time she spoke with Betita about travel, in 1976, she told her that there was magic in New Mexico. She was planning a vacation to Colorado and New Mexico with her husband and her recently born daughter. She remembers thinking that anyone who could point them in that direction would be a wonderful traveling companion. Little did she imagine that in future years she would have the privilege and the pleasure of traveling with Betita and learning from her while on vacation. From their other travels in Mexico, what stands out is pure fun: encounters with mutual friends, a trip with her daughter Rebecca to Taxco, relaxation at the Cuernavaca house of Betita's cousin Manena -- and the presence of Betita's long-time, larger-than-life close friend from New Mexico, Rini Templeton. For decades, Betita has been changing the world, one reader, one conversation, and one listener or audience at a time. Adapted from the source document.

An examination of the impact of the Guatemalan peace process on democratization & social justice focuses on what gains have/have not been achieved, & the expansion of political space. The Guatemalan experience from the early 1980s to the present is analyzed in relation to theoretical debates about democratization & social justice in Latin America. It is argued that situations involving long civil war/society upheavals cannot be completely understood from the viewpoint of the literature on democratic transitions. Rather, Central American countries that experienced revolutionary convulsions must also be examined within the context of the literature that emphasizes participatory & procedural dimensions of democratization. The evolution of the Guatemalan peace process is traced & key elements of the accords are described to contend that they have created a new political scenario. It is maintained however that democracy will remain weak & unconsolidated until the many resistances are overcome. The crucial issue of socioeconomic equity & its relation to political democracy are considered along with prospects for the future. 136 References. J. Lindroth

An examination of the impact of the Guatemalan peace process on democratization & social justice focuses on what gains have/have not been achieved, & the expansion of political space. The Guatemalan experience from the early 1980s to the present is analyzed in relation to theoretical debates about democratization & social justice in Latin America. It is argued that situations involving long civil war/society upheavals cannot be completely understood from the viewpoint of the literature on democratic transitions. Rather, Central American countries that experienced revolutionary convulsions must also be examined within the context of the literature that emphasizes participatory & procedural dimensions of democratization. The evolution of the Guatemalan peace process is traced & key elements of the accords are described to contend that they have created a new political scenario. It is maintained however that democracy will remain weak & unconsolidated until the many resistances are overcome. The crucial issue of socioeconomic equity & its relation to political democracy are considered along with prospects for the future. 136 References. J. Lindroth

The Guatemalan peace process provides an excellent opportunity to revisit a number of discussions about political democratization & social justice in Latin America. It is the premise here that fulfillment of the peace accords, particularly on demilitarization, is the necessary precondition for full development of political democracy in Guatemala. The article first summarizes how, beyond ending the war, the peace process has contributed to Guatemala's democratization, & then analyzes the Guatemalan experience since the early 1980s as a means to address some of the broad theoretical debates. 80 References. Adapted from the source document.