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Guatemala: Food crisis threatens

Source: Action by Churches Together International (ACT) GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — A serious food crisis is threatening Guatemala. Members of ACT International Guatemala Forum are planning projects to address climatic-based crises...

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Nakum Guatemala: Ancient Mayan prosperity

Rediscovered in 1905 by Maurice Perigny, Nakum has had several archaeological and restorative sessions including a Guatemalan "official restoration" in 1990. Located in the northeastern portion of the Petén Basin region, it...

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Video: World’s Largest Pyramid Discovered in El Mirador

El Mirador, the largest known Mayan city in the world which is constantly being excavated revealing more surprises. The city itself is remarkable in that it contained the complex roads, canals and impressive structures one...

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Traveling to Guatemala

Ruins, Culture, Shopping and Great Food Guatemala is fast becoming a favored travel destination in Central America. The republic of Guatemala is slightly smaller than the State of Tennessee, but there is a great deal packed...

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Budget woes weaken Guatemala army in drugs war

Source: Reuters ** Economic crisis cuts army funding to fight smugglers ** Wealthy smugglers build roads, airstrips to move drugs By Sarah Grainger EL PERU, Guatemala, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The economic crisis has ...

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Guatemala: Donations urgently needed to respond to food crisis - WFP

Source: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Informe_completo (pdf* format - The Guatemalan Government appealed for international assistance, following a declaration of a "State of National Calamity" on September 9th. -...

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Struggling to Keep Their Land

Peten, Guatemala - Like thousands of other peasant farmers, Pedro Jaime Neves fled strife in his home village during Guatemala's civil war in favor of a wide tract of land here. "The rest of the country was conflicted because...

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World Energy Research Plans Expansion into Guatemala; Exploration for Oil and Natural Gas

World Energy Research, a New Zealand-based energy research and investment company, is moving into energy exploration in Guatemala. WER plans to investigate the viability of 12 project sites with a focus on...

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Guatemala military on alert as drug traffic airstrips multiply

GUATEMALA CITY, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Guatemala's military is on alert as anti-narcotic enforcement agencies find the number of airstrips facilitating drug smuggling to the United States by heavily armed cartels has mushroomed...

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Guatemala Mayan city may have ended in pyramid battle

EL MIRADOR, Guatemala (Reuters) - One of Guatemala's greatest ancient Mayan cities may have died out in a bloody battle atop a huge pyramid between a royal family and invaders from hundreds of miles away, archaeologists say.

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