GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemalan Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz has been praised internationally as an advocate for human rights and the rule of law. At home, though, she’s facing stiff opposition from conservative elements of Guatemalan society who are uncomfortable with her campaign for human rights.
ANTIGUA, Guatemala – Two weeks ago, thieves made off with six paintings by 18th century master Tomás de Merlo from the colonial-era church of El Calvario in La Antigua. Experts are devastated by the loss.
GUATEMALA CITY – In January, the U.S. government suspended military aid to Guatemala after the Central American country failed to deliver on $154.5 million in reparations to survivors of a massacre over a hydroelectric dam built in the 1980s.
A federal court sentenced an ex-Guatemalan Army office to 10 years in prison Monday, after it was discovered that while obtaining U.S. citizenship he hid his involvement in the massacre of a Guatemalan village.
The Brigitte Bardot, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s 35-meter interceptor vessel, arrived at Guatemala’s Port San José last week for an unexpected mission: to help the Guatemalan Navy patrol the Pacific for marlin poachers.
Christopher Columbus first brought sugar to the Americas in the 15th century. Since then it has transformed the political and social composition of the region. Here’s a look at one Central American country’s modern industry.
“Our national parks are under siege, some of the most pristine forests in Central America are being logged out, while exotic birds are being extracted,” says Belize’s ambassador to the U.S.
