Bitter Cup of Coffee: Coffee & Capitalism in Guatemala and El Salvador

For many, coffee is a staple in every day life, but few know of the dark history involved in the creation of the coffee industry in the Americas. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the history of the coffee industry. A history that includes enslaved labor, stealing land from indigenous people and lots of blood.

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Music credits-

Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX

Bossa In My Heart- SergeQuadrado

Sources:

Coffeeland One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug By Augustine Sedgewick · 2020

https://theconversation.com/the-dark-side-of-coffee-an-unequal-social-and-environmental-exchange-46838

https://fairworldproject.org/starbucks-has-a-slave-labor-problem/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_900\

https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/4413555/mod_resource/content/1/TXT%2012%20William%20Gervase%20Clarence-Smith%2C%20Steven%20Topik%20-%20The%20Global%20Coffee%20Economy%20in%20Africa%2C%20Asia%2C%20and%20Latin%20America%2C%201500-1989%20%282003%29-211-228.pdf