Light green background with white lilies showcase the poster of the 2021 issue of La Ceiba.
Cover image for the 2024 issue of La Ceiba showing a blurred portrait of a person, creating a feeling of movement and emotion. The picture gives a sneak peek of the featured photo essays that portray life, taken by CSUN Student, Robert Lorenzo Andaluz.

Table of Contents

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
La Ceiba Editorial Team, Letter From the Editors

POETRY
Valeria Armijo, "Raíces Entrelazadas: Un Poema de Identidad, Hogar y Compasión"

Walter Gramajo, "Sanando Entre Dos Mundos/Renacimiento"

Daniela Alarcón, "Querida Guatemala"

Artwork
Kaylen Melendez, "La Chica"

Walter Gramajo, "​Kamik Papalotl"

PHOTO Essay
Robert Andaluz, "Higher Power," "Win," "Culture Clash," and "Untitled"

ESSAYS
Jose Muñoz, "The Eternal Spirit: The Resplendent Quetzal, Guatemala, and Indigenous Resilience"

Kyla Uribe, "The Effects Coerced Sterilization Has Against Latina Immigrant Women in the United States"

Dania Perez, "Evangelism in Guatemala: How American Evangelical Megachurches Have Impacted Guatemala"

Brandon Alvarado, "The Toxic Relationship that Became the Soccer War"

Jessica Penate, "Child Labor in El Salvador"

Ethan Skopp, "Dual Identity: Perceiving Roque Dalton’s Struggle as a Revolutionary"

Jocelyn Fujarte, "​Youth and Gang Violence: El Salvador and Policy"

Yaneth Garcia, "Loss of Biodiversity: Costa Rica"

Emily Tamayo, "Parallels Between the Mayan Popol Vuh and the Bible"

Michelle Barco, "How The Discrimination of Maya Individuals Affects Poverty in Guatemala"

Nicolas Gomez, "Remembering Roque Dalton and Ruben Dario"