Saturday, August 29, 2009

A tall order

Economist:

It is hardly one of Latin America’s poorest countries, but according to Unicef almost half of Guatemala’s children are chronically malnourished — the sixth-worst performance in the world. In parts of rural Guatemala, where the population is overwhelmingly of Mayan descent, the incidence of child malnutrition reaches 80%.

Well! It almost makes you wonder why rural Guatemalans aren't eating! What exactly are they growing in that country, if not children?

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