Peter Canby

Peter Canby is a senior editor at The New Yorker and the author of The Heart of the Sky: Travels Among the Maya (HarperCollins).

A Volcano of Documents

A Volcano of Documents A Volcano of Documents

How the discovery of police archives has altered the memory of political atrocities in Guatemala.

Feb 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby

Retreat to Subsistence Retreat to Subsistence

Could the introduction of genetically modified genes into Mexico's landrace corns lead to their extinction?

Jun 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby

Getting Away With Murder Getting Away With Murder

The brutal murder of a bishop and its violent aftermath exemplify post-civil war Guatemala's descent into chaos

Sep 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby

Heat Wave Heat Wave

As the planet warms and global catastrophe beckons, what changes are we willing to make to adjust to a brave new world? Tim Flannery and Elizabeth Kolbert seek answers in two provo...

Jun 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby

Latin America’s Longest War Latin America’s Longest War

In May, Jan Egeland, the United Nations Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs, called a news conference in New York to declare publicly what he had been warning people about fo...

Jul 29, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby

More Bitter Fruit More Bitter Fruit

Six years ago, in 1996, the government of Guatemala and the guerrilla groups it had fought bitterly for thirty-six years signed an ambitious set of peace accords.

Oct 24, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby

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