With Trump threatening to introduce tariffs on Mexico and public protests mounting over the use detention facilities for Central American asylum-seekers, Guatemala has been pulled into public ...
Supporters of Guatemalan candidate for the National Union of Hope party and former first lady, Sandra Torres, attend a campaign rally in Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala, on June 17. (Johan Ordonez | ...
Background: The Mayan civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821 ...
Today is the 20th anniversary of the signing of the peace accord that ended Guatemala’s civil war. Most Americans don’t know much about this 36-year conflict. We should. It’s one of the most brutal in ...
In his 1934 travel book Beyond the Mexique Bay, Aldous Huxley compared Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan to Italy’s Lake Como. The Italian body of water, he wrote, “touches the limit of the permissibly ...
Listed by UNESCO as Intangible World Heritage, the country's Holy Week is one of the world’s most exuberant Easter celebrations — here’s what you can expect. Semana Santa celebrations in Guatemala are ...
Aquetzali B’e Noj, a 26-year-old drag queen from Huehuetenango, Guatemala, wears a long skirt and a woven huipil, a blouse typical in Guatemala’s indigenous communities. For her, drag is a way to ...
Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. GUATEMALA CITY — Voters in ...
GUATEMALA CITY — Voters in Guatemala will take to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, vice president and Congress. With almost two dozen presidential candidates to pick from, a runoff is ...
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