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Taiwan, Guatemala leaders reaffirm ties at Mayan site

GUATEMALA CITY – Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and her Guatemalan counterpart, Alejandro Giammattei, on Saturday took in the jungle ruins of a Mayan civilization...

Taiwan’s Tsai heads to US, Central America to shore up ties

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States on Wednesday, a stop on her way to firm up ties with Guatemala and Belize...

As pandemic fades, Guatemalan motorcyclists resume religious pilgrimage

Thousands of motorcyclists on Saturday roared 140 miles across Guatemala in a rolling procession to venerate a religious crucifix, the Black Christ of Esquipulas. Thumping...

Guatemala to charge Colombia minister

The Guatemalan prosecutor’s office said Monday it aims to file charges against Colombia’s current defense minister for alleged illegal actions when he served as...

Guatemala volcano eruption eases after forcing airport closure

One of the most active volcanoes in Central America erupted over the weekend, spewing lava and ash and forcing Guatemalan authorities to briefly close...

Guatemala arrests migrant smugglers wanted in US

Guatemala dismantled a major migrant trafficking network Tuesday, arresting 19 people including four wanted for extradition to the United States, the attorney general's office...

Guatemalan corruption at one of ‘worst’ levels, says ombudsman

By Henry Morales Arana Corruption in Guatemala is at unprecedented levels under an "authoritarian" government that punishes prosecutors and judges investigating organized crime, the country's...

Saving Guatemala’s poisonous ‘Sleeping Child’ lizard

By Henry Morales Arana With its sharp claws, scaly skin and venomous bite, Guatemala's "Sleeping Child" lizard has earned itself few human friends.  One of them, forest...

Guatemala shelves abortion, LGBT law

Guatemala’s conservative-dominated parliament on Tuesday shelved a controversial law that ramped up prison sentences for women who choose to have an abortion and banned...

Pok ta Pok: Mayan ball game is serious business

With little regard for joints or bones, bare-chested men hurl their bodies at a hard floor and contort their limbs to strike a heavy...

State of emergency for Guatemalan town battling nickel mine 

Guatemala has decreed a state of emergency in El Estor, an eastern town of mainly indigenous people in conflict with a Swiss-owned nickel mine...

Guatemalan police find 54 Haitian migrants in truck trailer

Police in Guatemala have found 54 Haitian migrants, including 14 children, traveling toward Mexico in a truck trailer with the hope of reaching the...

Guatemala appoints controversial new anti-corruption prosecutor

The Guatemalan attorney general on Tuesday appointed a new anti-corruption investigator in a controversial move that comes after the United States said it had...

Guatemala cancels order for Russian vaccines

President Alejandro Giammattei announced Tuesday that Guatemala has canceled its order of a second batch of eight million Russian-made Covid-19 vaccines due to a...
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