Cover Story:
Laws, economic privileges and vicious circles. To fight against privileges, discrimination and misery, in order to foment development are three goals clearly established by president Alvaro Arzú when taking office. Aware that it would be impossible to completely solve centuries-old problems in a four-year term, the president promised to establish grounds for possible solutions, breaking the vicious cycles that have sapped our nation's energy. By Christa Bollmann.