Guatemala

Guatemala Reopening International Adoptions

Guatemala Ends 2-year Adoption Suspension, Establishes Reforms To Stop Theft, Sale Of Babies (AP) GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year...

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Guatemala slowly confronts widespread rape of women

In Guatemala, drug trafficking, gang violence, and a climate of impunity lead to widespread rape of women. But, with pressure from the international community, we've been able to push the government to start acknowledging the...

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Alaska North to the Future: Beautiful, Rugged, Wild ALasKa

Alaska North to the Future Beautiful, Rugged, Wild ALasKa By Chinita Caravantes Chinita Caravantes chapingal Washington, DC In a galaxy far, far away... I was born in Boston-Massachusetts, grew up in Guatemala, and now live in...

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El Nino intensifies Latin America drought

Enlarge Cracked soil and dead cows are pictured at a ranch in Chaco, Paraguay on November 18. From a devastating food crisis in Guatemala to water cuts in Venezuela, El Nino has compounded drought damage across Latin America...

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Rubashkin trial witnesses wait ... and want to go home

By TONY LEYS • tleys@dmreg.com • November 20, 2009 Decorah, Ia. - The legal battle against Agriprocessors' Sholom Rubashkin has snared more than two dozen of his former employees in immigration limbo. The meatpacking workers,...

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U.S. Government Acts to Ameliorate Guatemala Malnutrition Crisis

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seeking to combat the food security crisis in Guatemala's Dry Corridor, which is located in the country's eastern region, the United States Agency for International Development...

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Q&A: Impact of Crisis in Latin America Less Severe than in the Past

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 19 (IPS) - Thanks to effective social policies and measures that have strengthened the economy, most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have managed to weather the impact of the global...

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Guatemala: The Illustrations of Roberto Galvez

The Guatemalan blog Colectiva [es] writes and features modern art around the world, but it also provides special focus on local artists, including Roberto Galvez, whose illustrations were recently featured at the Arte La...

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Guatemala: The Streets of the Capital City

The look of the streets of Guatemala City has changed over the past 20 years. The blog Guate en los 80s [es] takes a look at the culture of that decade, and includes this video of a drive through the city and notes the...

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African Immigrants Drift Toward Latin America

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Stowed away on cargo ships and unsure where their dangerous journeys will take them, increasing numbers of African immigrants are arriving in Latin America as European countries tighten border controls....

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