Guatemalan Americans
Overview
The most populous country in Central America, Guatemala is located in the northern part of the Central American region. Its land mass encompasses 42,042 square miles (108...
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Guatemala
Republic of GuatemalaRepública de Guatemala
CAPITAL: Guatemala City
FLAG: The national flag consists of a white vertical stripe between two blue vertical stripes with the coat of arms...
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Luisa Moreno
Born August 30, 1907
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died November 4, 1992
Guatemala
Labor leader
"During World War II … women took advantage of the wartime demand for their labor...
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Guatemala
Guatemala is Central America's most populous nation, with one 2002 study having estimated 12 million inhabitants in a territory of 108,890 square kilometers (42,000 square miles). Nea...
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Guatemala
POPULATION 13,314,079ROMAN CATHOLIC 51 percentMAYA SPIRITUALITY 24 percentEVANGELICAL 24 percentOTHER 1 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
The Republic of Guatemala, bordered to the ...
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Area: 109,117 sq km (42,130 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 13,019,000Capital:
Guatemala City
Head of state and government:
President
Óscar Berger
Perdomo
Guatemalan
Pres.
Óscar Berger...
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Guatemala has ratified an international adoption treaty, committing to bring adoptions under government regulation and make sure babies are not bought or stolen.Guatemalan law currently allows nota...
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A tough-on-crime former general and a businessman who wants to solve Guatemala's problems by fighting poverty will meet in a Nov. 4 presidential runoff, according to results Monday from a first rou...
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(Reuters) - Guatemala will elect a new president on
Sunday. Here are five facts about the Central American
country.
* Guatemala has breathtaking pyramids built by the ancient
Maya. The best-know...
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Two candidates from Nobel Laureate and presidential hopeful Rigoberta Menchu's political party were shot dead Wednesday amid a wave of campaign-related violence that has claimed about 50 lives.Wenc...
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An American religious leader who calls himself the "Antichrist" canceled a visit to Guatemala after the Central American country barred him as a security risk, saying he provokes conflict with Roma...
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GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan police
captured a man suspected of ordering the murder of three
Salvadoran politicians last year, prosecutors said
Thursday. Carlos Gutierrez, 34, was arreste...
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A center-left businessman and a conservative former general face a November runoff for Guatemala's presidency, according to election returns Monday that showed a Nobel Peace Prize winner finishing ...
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Alvaro Colom, a businessman promising to end Guatemala's desperate poverty, won the country's presidential election, according to official results Monday.Colom beat retired Gen. Otto Perez Molina, ...
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(Reuters) - Around 6 million Guatemalans are
registered to vote Sunday in a tight runoff election between
right-wing former Gen. Otto Perez Molina and center-left
presidential hopeful Alvaro Colo...
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