Great story. Ties in plenty of factual evidence with real on-the-ground reporting. Shows the impact AIDS has on the women, their villages and the country. Sourcing is diverse. Informative and humanizing, but not sentimental.

Informative report on the rise of HIV/AIDS in Guatemala, where poor Mayan women are increasingly turning to prostitution as a last resort to feed their families. The article tells the story of one such woman, Fabiola Sanchez, to exemplify this growing problem. This story is well-researched, fairly presented and provides useful context to help us see the big picture.

A story that connects the dots between poverty and the spread of HIV. There is some comparative information. The piece doesn't explain what has changed to drive women to prostitution now. Were they not poor before? Have taboos against the sex trade diminished?

The reality covered in this article is undeniable, yet this piece barely scratches the surface beyond making a vague connection between poverty, the sex trade, and the HIV risk incurred by prostitutes. Yes, there are a lot of Central America folks in the Miami area; yes, many of them are women; yes, some of them have to resort to prostitution just to survive. But where is the analysis of the true reasons for this degrading situation for the victims? It is as if now that the risk of contracting AIDS from a Guatemalan Maya prostitute suddenly makes their miserable condition, in the US as well as in their home country, somehow newsworthy. There is so much beneath the surface of this poorly written piece, and one would wish that the ... More »

I thought the article did a good job of presenting the information without editorializing about the sex trade which often happens in these type of articles.