This seven-week spring semester course will examine the history and culture of Guatemala, as well as its economic and political development, environment, agricultural crops (with a primary focus on coffee), use of cooperatives and social justice issues. During spring break, students will travel to Guatemala and visit several locations, including Antigua, Tecpan, Archeological Site Iximche, Lake Atitlan, San Juan and the Los Andes Nature Reserve and Coffee Plantation. This Guatemalan experience will include visits to artisan markets, a coffee cooperative, coffee plantations, a women’s textile cooperative, a Mayan archeological site, volcanoes, the rainforest, health clinics, schools, a hydroelectric plant and more.
This trip is offered during spring break of odd years; the next trip will be March 2025.
Questions? Contact Caroline Macke (mackec1@nku.edu) or Jessica Averitt Taylor (taylorj28@nku.edu)
You can also visit our Office of Education Abroad's website!
-Samantha Mason, BSW '23
