Tag: <span>Maya</span>
February 2, 2016 > Staff
Landmark Sexual Slavery Trial Begins in Guatemala
Top Story — Two former soldiers in Guatemala went on trial Monday for the alleged rape, sexual enslavement, forced disappearance and murder of indigenous men and women in a 10-month […] Read More >
December 24, 2012 > James Rodriguez
Oxlajuj Baktun: Maya Era Ends, As Longstanding Tensions Remain
HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala — Events here during the much-awaited end of the Oxlajuj Baktun, a 5,129-year period in the long Mayan calendar, provide a clear reflection of the divisions and challenges faced […] Read More >
March 12, 2012 > Staff
Mexico: 167 Bodies Discovered In Mayan Mass Grave
Today in Latin America Top Story — The remains of 167 people discovered in a cave in Chiapas on Friday were buried in a pre-Colombian cemetery, according to Mexico’s main […] Read More >
June 24, 2011 > James Rodriguez
Ex-Guatemalan General Appears In Court On Charges Of Orchestrating Massacres
GUATEMALA CITY — Former General Héctor López Fuentes made his first court appearance on June 20, three days after police arrested him on charges of orchestrating genocide against Guatemala’s Ixil […] Read More >