The False Narrative of "Peace"

This past weekend, Los Hermanos Flores made history by becoming the first Central American musical group ever to perform at Coachella. As expected, a…

Apr 22 • Dichos de un bicho

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The Gentrification of the Historic Center of San Salvador

Who is it really for?

Apr 22 • Dichos de un bicho

December 2025

Nayib Bukele: Road to Dictatorship

A short guide to how Bukele became the "Coolest dictator in the world."

Dec 23, 2025 • Dichos de un bicho

July 2025

Let's Learn About Due Process in El Salvador!

...Or the Lack Thereof

Jul 9, 2025 • Dichos de un bicho

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May 2025

The Invisible Salvadorans

How the North American Narrative Ignores the Victims of the Bukele Regime

May 26, 2025 • Dichos de un bicho

June 2024

CENTRAL AMERICA: Bogeyman, Shithole Country, & Convenient Scapegoat

A Brief History

Jun 30, 2024 • Dichos de un bicho

November 2023

A Letter to My Central American Community for Día de los Difuntos

Updated for 2026: Well, shit.

Nov 26, 2023 • Dichos de un bicho

August 2023

Worst Case Scenario

A Brief Analysis on Bukele's End-Goal Straegy for Detainees

Aug 3, 2023 • Dichos de un bicho

September 2019

Channeling & Challenging the Salvadoraness of my Artwork: An Interview

Earlier in the year, a Salvadoran student from UC Davis named Sophia Escobar reached out to me to conduct an interview for a paper they were writing for…

Sep 20, 2019 • Dichos de un bicho

Happy Independence Day Guatemala! – A Critique

By Sandra Xinico Batz (sxinicobatz@gmail.com)

Sep 14, 2019 • Dichos de un bicho

February 2019

Thoughts on Indigeneity, from the Perspective of an Indigenous Person

By Romario Bautista

Feb 24, 2019 • Dichos de un bicho

October 2018

Centro Ambulando: Interview with Guatemalan-Salvadoran Artist Kiara Machado

As I was checking my Instagram stream back in February of 2018, I came across an image that absolutely captivated me: it was a vibrantly colorful…

Oct 19, 2018 • Dichos de un bicho