Guatemala
Guatemala, the most populous country in Central America, is bordered on the north and west by Mexico, on the south and east by El Salvador and Honduras, on the south by the Pacific Ocean, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea and Belize. Once part of the great Maya civilization and later a Spanish colony, Guatemala was ruled by military officers allied with a few wealthy landowners for most of its post-independence history. Most of the southern half of the country consists of mountains and plateaus. Most of the population and urban centers are in the highland areas of the south. The articles included herein relate specifically to Guatemala tourism and travel.
Guatemala: Antigua: You’ll Be Greeted By Cobblestone Streets, Colorfully Clad Pedestrians, and Classical Architecture
Antigua, Guatemala enchants visitors who come to improve their Spanish, participate in adventure tours, or simply soak up the culture.
Destination: Guatemala: Historia de Guatemala
Those vacationers interested in a railroad tour of Guatemala can go to the World Wide Web for information on touring the country by train.
Fading Away By Lamplight - How Expert Help Could Have Saved Mother and Child
The vast majority of deaths in childbirth are avoidable, but Guatemala faces the biggest challenges.
US Seizes Migrant's Life Savings
Pedro Zapeta spent 11 years scrubbing pots in a Florida restaurant, dreaming of the day when he would have enough money to buy a small plot of land in his native Guatemala.
Child-trafficking Fears As Guatemalan Police Rescue 46 From House
· Mothers pressured to put babies up for adoption · Illegal agencies target sales to western parents
'Stolen' Guatemalan Children Freed in Raid
Police rescue 46 children from adoption home run by an American and his Guatemalan wife.
Delegation to Seek Justice for Guatemalan Trade Unionist
Pedro Zamora had just collected two of his children from a clinic in the docklands area of Puerto Quetzal, southern Guatemala, and was driving home when the gunmen opened fire, spraying more than 100 bullets into his pick-up truck.
£700 for a Child? Guatemalan 'baby Factory' Deals in Misery and Hope
US under pressure to curb trade as 1% of state's babies go abroad.
US Tries to Stop Chávez Stealing Bush's Thunder
George Bush was visiting a farm cooperative and ancient temple in Guatemala today as US officials tried to stop a five-nation South American trip becoming a de facto showdown between the president and his fierce critic Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president.
UN Standoff Ends in Panama Compromise
A highly politicised tug of war between Venezuela and Guatemala for the right to represent Latin America in the UN security council ended yesterday when both countries backed down and presented Panama as a compromise candidate.
Panama Emerges As Security Council Compromise
Panama is set to join the UN security council after Guatemala and Venezuela agreed to drop their bids for a seat at the world's top diplomatic table.
Artful Living in the Present - Intensive Retreat in Guatemala 2006
For the past two years we have been spending the end of our NYC summer on retreat at lake Atitlan in Guatemala, which Aldo Huxley termed the most beautiful lake in the world.
Guatemala: Death Toll Rises to 650 As Rescuers Dig for Corpses
The death toll in Guatemala following hurricane-related rains rose to 652 yesterday with the discovery of more than 130 bodies.
Guatemalan village wiped out as mudslides kill hundreds
Dozens of mudslides in Guatemala's highlands multiply feared death toll from a week of hurricane-related rain.
31 Killed in Rioting at Seven Jails in Guatemala
Gang members used cell phones and messages via visitors to launch nearly simultaneous riots at seven Guatemalan prisons, leaving 31 inmates dead.
Charlotte Denny @ Guatemala City
"Things are very tense in the city," says Yolande. Guatemala City is an edgy place even in normal times, but these days politics in Central America's largest capital is far from normal.
Ex-dictator to Run for President
A former dictator who is facing charges of genocide will be running for president of Guatemala this year.
Justice and military on trial in Guatemala
The conviction of a senior military officer for the murder of a British-trained anthropologist in Guatemala 12 years ago is being hailed as a major step towards bringing the military to justice for human rights abuses in Central America.
Brave sister scents victory in death plot trial
Twelve years ago, an internationally known anthropologist who trained in England was stabbed to death in a Guatemala City street. Now three senior members of the military alleged to have ordered her killing are finally on trial in what is being greeted by human rights groups as a major test for the country's justice system.
Guatemalan militia to get massacre reward
The Guatemalan government is planning to reward the paramilitaries who took part in the massacre of tens of thousands of villagers during the country's civil war.
Widow Blames Us Officials for Guatemala Dirty War Death
The American widow of a Guatemalan leftwing leader who was tortured and killed by a CIA "asset" 10 years ago is seeking the right to sue the then secretary of state Warren Christopher and two national officials for his death. Jennifer Harbury's application to bring a case against former...
The vast majority of deaths in childbirth are avoidable, but Guatemala faces the biggest challenges.
US Seizes Migrant's Life Savings
Pedro Zapeta spent 11 years scrubbing pots in a Florida restaurant, dreaming of the day when he would have enough money to buy a small plot of land in his native Guatemala.
Child-trafficking Fears As Guatemalan Police Rescue 46 From House
· Mothers pressured to put babies up for adoption · Illegal agencies target sales to western parents
'Stolen' Guatemalan Children Freed in Raid
Police rescue 46 children from adoption home run by an American and his Guatemalan wife.
Delegation to Seek Justice for Guatemalan Trade Unionist
Pedro Zamora had just collected two of his children from a clinic in the docklands area of Puerto Quetzal, southern Guatemala, and was driving home when the gunmen opened fire, spraying more than 100 bullets into his pick-up truck.
£700 for a Child? Guatemalan 'baby Factory' Deals in Misery and Hope
US under pressure to curb trade as 1% of state's babies go abroad.
US Tries to Stop Chávez Stealing Bush's Thunder
George Bush was visiting a farm cooperative and ancient temple in Guatemala today as US officials tried to stop a five-nation South American trip becoming a de facto showdown between the president and his fierce critic Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president.
UN Standoff Ends in Panama Compromise
A highly politicised tug of war between Venezuela and Guatemala for the right to represent Latin America in the UN security council ended yesterday when both countries backed down and presented Panama as a compromise candidate.
Panama Emerges As Security Council Compromise
Panama is set to join the UN security council after Guatemala and Venezuela agreed to drop their bids for a seat at the world's top diplomatic table.
Artful Living in the Present - Intensive Retreat in Guatemala 2006
For the past two years we have been spending the end of our NYC summer on retreat at lake Atitlan in Guatemala, which Aldo Huxley termed the most beautiful lake in the world.
Guatemala: Death Toll Rises to 650 As Rescuers Dig for Corpses
The death toll in Guatemala following hurricane-related rains rose to 652 yesterday with the discovery of more than 130 bodies.
Guatemalan village wiped out as mudslides kill hundreds
Dozens of mudslides in Guatemala's highlands multiply feared death toll from a week of hurricane-related rain.
31 Killed in Rioting at Seven Jails in Guatemala
Gang members used cell phones and messages via visitors to launch nearly simultaneous riots at seven Guatemalan prisons, leaving 31 inmates dead.
Charlotte Denny @ Guatemala City
"Things are very tense in the city," says Yolande. Guatemala City is an edgy place even in normal times, but these days politics in Central America's largest capital is far from normal.
Ex-dictator to Run for President
A former dictator who is facing charges of genocide will be running for president of Guatemala this year.
Justice and military on trial in Guatemala
The conviction of a senior military officer for the murder of a British-trained anthropologist in Guatemala 12 years ago is being hailed as a major step towards bringing the military to justice for human rights abuses in Central America.
Brave sister scents victory in death plot trial
Twelve years ago, an internationally known anthropologist who trained in England was stabbed to death in a Guatemala City street. Now three senior members of the military alleged to have ordered her killing are finally on trial in what is being greeted by human rights groups as a major test for the country's justice system.
Guatemalan militia to get massacre reward
The Guatemalan government is planning to reward the paramilitaries who took part in the massacre of tens of thousands of villagers during the country's civil war.
Widow Blames Us Officials for Guatemala Dirty War Death
The American widow of a Guatemalan leftwing leader who was tortured and killed by a CIA "asset" 10 years ago is seeking the right to sue the then secretary of state Warren Christopher and two national officials for his death. Jennifer Harbury's application to bring a case against former...