Three different traditions come together in today's Guatemala: a pre-Columbian world of the Maya, a Spanish colonial heritage, a modern, forward-looking society. This diversity is central to the country's great appeal as a tourist destination.
Guatemala City, for instance, is a cosmopolitan capital in every way. Yet, there are remembrances from the 17th century and even Mayan ruins just at the edge of the city.
It is still possible to experience the clamor and color of an outdoor Indian market where handicrafts are made and sold in the same manner as in days gone by.
Belts tighten in Nicaragua Los Angeles Times There is no shortage of good things to eat in the open-air Wholesale Market here in Nicaragua's capital. Canvas sacks groan with rice and lentils. White eggs are stacked...
Guatemala to review pending adoptions Examiner News ) - Guatemalan prosecutors said Wednesday that they will conduct a legal review of all of the country's pending adoptions, after an initial probe turned up...
El Salvador: Suspects arrested for leftist mayor Green Left Online El Salvador’s National Civilian Police arrested Isabel Cortes and Marvin Antonio Rodriguez on and charged them with January’s double murder of Algeria mayor Wilber Funes and...
Ashmore to build $600 mln power plant in Guatemala General Sources Guatemala CITY: A subsidiary of Ashmore Energy International Ltd said on Tuesday it has won a tender to build a $600 million coal-fueled power plant in Guatemala.
Hottest beaches of Central America MSNBC Central America , the spindly isthmus that spans the gap from the bottom of Mexico to the top of South America, was long known as home to a handful of bucolic Banana Republics offering coffee...
There is no such thing as General Sources An increasing number of mayors in Guatemala are of Indian origin. Dutch researcher Elisabet Rasch went to find out what this development means and discovered that there is much more to building a...
Nicaragua calls for Central American food plan Breaking News.ie Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says Central American countries need to draw a plan to confront a regional food crisis as a group.Mr Ortega says the region needs to develop a production and...
Nearly 90 arrested during police raid in El Salvador People's Daily Police arrested 89 people Tuesday in a raid against alleged gang members accused of homicide, robbery and rape in western El Salvador, according to news reaching here. The arrests were made by some...
Prosecutors on Hunger Strike against Corruption IPS Prosecutors in Honduras are on hunger strike to demand the dismissal of the attorney general and his deputy, for failure to investigate cases of corruption. Tension mounted...
Universal Periodic Review of Guatemala Human Rights Watch News Guatemala continues to suffer the effects of an internal armed conflict that ended in 1996. A truth commission sponsored by the United Nations estimated that as many as 200,000 people were killed...
Honduras prevé impulsar producción de maíz transgénico Seed Quest Honduras impulsará el uso de los transgénicos para superar la crisis de productividad del maíz y la consiguiente escasez de granos básicos, afirmó el ministro de Agricultura del país, Héctor...
Central America, Venezuela seek solutions to food crisis Earth Times Managua - The presidents of Venezuela and Central American countries are set to meet Wednesday in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua to seek government solutions to the current food scarcity in the...
Iberia Adds Flight To Guatemala And Panama North America News Iberia is strengthening its presence in Guatemala and Panama. Today, it is launching a fourth weekly flight from Madrid to the capital cities of the two Central American nations. The flights...
El defensor de oficio El Periodico No sé hasta dónde llega el derecho a opinar o a la libertad de expresión, pero el Consejo Editorial de elPeriódico no debería permitir la defensa de oficio que a diario hace Acisclo Valladares...
Howell rescata a Heredia El Periodico Jean Patrick Howell se negó al descenso de Heredia, y con la anotación del gol para el empate 2-2 contra Suchitepéquez, ayer por la mañana en el estadio de Mazatenango, salvó a los izabalenses...
La patronal necesita cambios El Periodico En una asamblea de la Fundación Soros, celebrada en Antigua, el sociólogo Gustavo Porras analizaba la situación política del país. En un momento de su charla, mencionó con desconsuelo la...
Paes cazó la fase El Periodico Comunicaciones es el ganador de la fase de clasificación del Torneo Clausura 2008, y buena parte de ese logro se le debe al brasileño Iverton Paes, porque anotó los dos goles con los que los...
Menos indígenas en gabinete de Colom El Periodico Con Óscar Berger -(un Gobierno con rostro de empresarios)- eran las edecanes. Y la Premio Nobel y Víctor Montejo y Mario Ellington y Carlos Cumatz.Con Álvaro Colom -(una 'socialdemocracia con...
Aumento de Aparato Estatal El Periodico Con este se pretende crear otras tres secretarías de la Presidencia (Asuntos Agrarios, Asuntos Específicos y de Asuntos Interinstitucionales y de Desarrollo Democrático) y el Ministerio de la...
Los superpoderes de Carlos Quintanilla El Periodico Su nombre puede pasar desapercibido para la mayoría de guatemaltecos, pero por la trascendencia que ha cobrado en los últimos cuatro meses, no se puede pasar por alto el súper poder que Carlos...
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