Category: Guatemala
September 23, 2014 > Staff
State of Emergency in Guatemala Town After Clashes
Top Story — Guatemala declared a “state of prevention” Monday in a municipality outside Guatemala City after eleven people died in violence last week, the Associated Press reported. The emergency measures […] 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 >
August 6, 2012 > Staff
Erick Barrondo Becomes Guatemala’s First Olympic Medalist
Top Story — Erick Barrondo on Saturday became Guatemala’s first-ever Olympic medalist by winning a silver medal in the 20-km race walk in London. Barrondo finished 11 seconds behind the first-place finisher from […] Read More >
July 3, 2012 > Staff
50 People Injured In Guatemalan Student Protests
Top Story — At least fifty people, including students, journalists, and Guatemala’s ministers of education and the interior, were injured in a Guatemala City park as students protested education reforms on Monday. […] Read More >
June 19, 2012 > James Rodriguez
Guatemala: Exhumation Inside Cobán’s Garrison
COBAN, GUATEMALA — On February 27th, 2012, The Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) began an exhumation inside the former Military Garrison of Cobán, one of Guatemala’s largest cities. Three months […] Read More >
June 15, 2012 > Staff
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit By Guatemalans Infected In U.S. Experiments
Top Story— U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton granted a motion by the U.S. federal government to dismiss a lawsuit by Guatemalan victims infected with STDs while U.S. researchers tested the effects of […] Read More >
May 3, 2012 > Staff
Guatemala Declares State Of Siege After Riot
Top Story — The Guatemalan government sent troops to the province of Huehuetenango after declaring a state of siege when 200 people took over an army outpost on the border with Mexico. The […] Read More >
April 23, 2012 > Staff
Remains Of 99 People Found In Guatemalan Mass Graves
Today in Latin America Top Story — Forensic anthropologists working at a former military outpost in Guatemala have unearthed the remains of at least 99 people who were massacred in […] Read More >
April 9, 2012 > Staff
Evidence Suggests Zetas & MS-13 Pact To Control Drug Trade
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guatemalan authorities say there is evidence that Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel and Central America’s Mara Salvatruchas (MS-13) have formed a pact to control drug-trafficking routes […] Read More >
April 5, 2012 > James Rodriguez
Guatemalan Protesters March 9 Days For Indigenous Rights
GUATEMALA CITY — After 9 days and more than 120 miles, members of the Indigenous, Peasant and Popular March (Marcha Indígena, Campesina y Popular) arrived at the center of Guatemala […] Read More >