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Guatemala To Build USAID-Funded Migrant Center Amid U.S. Deportation Push

Guatemala announced plans on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, to build a new center for deported migrants near its border with Mexico, a project funded...

Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano Activity Ends After Dramatic Eruption and Evacuation

Guatemalan authorities evacuated around 1,000 people Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks. By night, however, the eruption...

Guatemala Residents Flee as Fuego Volcano Unleashes Lava and Ash

Nearly a thousand people were evacuated early Monday morning following a new eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, which is located near the...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Sect Members Arrested in Guatemala for Child Abuse

Three Americans and one Canadian, members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect, were arrested in Guatemala on charges of child abuse and mistreatment, police and...

Guatemala Bus Tragedy Claims 52 Lives in Devastating Ravine Plunge

At least 52 people died on Monday when a bus carrying more than 70 passengers plunged into a ravine at the northern entrance to...

US Seeks Guatemala’s Help with Mass Deportations Under Trump Plan

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeks cooperation on migration in Guatemala this Wednesday, where President Bernardo Arévalo hopes for support from the new...

Guatemalan Journalists Face Ongoing Judicial Persecution

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reported Wednesday that journalists in Guatemala continue working in a "hostile" environment due to ongoing "criminalization" cases driven by the...

Guatemala Fuego Volcano Spews Massive Ash Clouds and Rock Fragments

The Fuego volcano, located 35 km from Guatemala's capital, is registering launches of columns of gas, ash, and rocks, reported the institute of volcanology...

Guatemala Supreme Court Blocks Journalist Zamora’s Return to Prison

The Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala (CSJ) suspended on Monday the revocation of house arrest for journalist José Rubén Zamora, preventing his return...

US Deports Record 61,000 Guatemalans as Trump Presidency Approaches

The United States deported a record of more than 61,000 Guatemalans during 2024, reported the Guatemala Migration Institute upon receiving the last four flights...
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Costa Rica’s Olympic Hero Claudia Poll Alleges Abuse by Famed Swim Coach

Claudia Poll, Costa Rica's only Olympic gold medalist, and two other former swimmers from the country, alleged on Monday that they suffered psychological, physical,...

Canadian Tourism to Costa Rica Drops Amid Rising Crime Concerns

Canadian visits to Costa Rica have started to drop in 2025, with crime playing a big part in the shift. Data from the Costa...

EU and Central America Launch First Meeting to Expand Trade Relations

The European Union and Central American nations came together for their first Association Council meeting in Brussels. They focused on growing trade and investment...

Costa Rican Economists Raise Alarm Over U.S. Cash Transfer Tax

In 2026, the U.S. government will impose a 1% tax on cash remittances sent from the United States to Latin America. Electronic transfers will...