Now playing Next Guatemala Clashes break out in Guatemala amid election frustration Election violence has broken out in parts of Guatemala as voters express frustration over presidential choices 26/06/2023
Now playing Next Destinations Ancient ruins and active volcanoes await you in Guatemala This megadiverse country should be on your bucket list for 2023. 29/01/2023
Now playing Next no comment Volcano erupts in Guatemala, forcing road closures One of the most active volcanoes in Central America erupts, spewing lava and ash, forcing authorities in Alotenango, a municipality in the Sacatepequez department, 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City, to close roads. 12/12/2022
Now playing Next no comment Giant holes on a highway in Guatemala Rescuers are looking for victims who fell into a hole on a Guatemalan highway 27/09/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Guatemalan president visits Zelenskyy in Kyiv, expressing support Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has visited Ukraine and expressed his solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 26/07/2022
Now playing Next Destinations Why travel to Central America is so hot for 2022 Interest in travel to Central America has soared this year, especially with solo travellers who are favouring Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala. 01/07/2022
Now playing Next Destinations Guatemala: Visit the megadiverse country with 360 microclimates Guatemala is perfect for outdoorsy types with a sense of adventure. 02/02/2022
Now playing Next Experiences This Guatemalan city lives in the shadow of an erupting volcano After the end of harsh lockdown restrictions, this former colonial capital is enjoying a boom in tourism 19/01/2022
Now playing Next Mexico Dozens killed after lorry packed with migrants crashes into bridge It is one of the worst single-day death tolls for migrants in Mexico since the 2010 massacre of 72 migrants by the Zetas drug cartel in the northern state of Tamaulipas. 10/12/2021
Now playing Next no comment Guatemalan faithful honour Saint Simon in indigenous village With music, tobacco and liquor, hundreds of faithful honour Saint Simon, a popular deity in Guatemala in the indigenous village of San Andrés Itzapa in Guatemala. 29/10/2021
Now playing Next no comment Maya peoples hope to strengthen identity with ancient ball game Through an ancient ball game in which only the hip can be used to hit the ball, Maya peoples in Guatemala hope to "strengthen the cultural identity of young people." 22/06/2021
Now playing Next no comment Flames rip through Guatemala's Congress as street battles rage Protests broke out over budget cuts to health and education. 22/11/2020
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Baby sea turtles heading out for their first swim in Guatemala The small turtles that instinctively walk to sea hours after hatching. 19/08/2020
Now playing Next Mexico At least two dead after powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Mexico The 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck at 10:29 a.m. local time (5:29 pm CEST) on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). 23/06/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. International Women’s Day: It’s time we protected women from abuse in global supply chains ǀ View One of the major obstacles that women face in the realisation of their rights globally is the abuse and harassment they experience at work and in global supply chains. 08/03/2020
Now playing Next no comment Scuffles as migrants try to cross into southern Mexico It comes as they were blocked from crossing the Guatemala-Mexico border. 21/01/2020
Now playing Next no comment Migrants cross river from Guatemala to Mexico Hundreds of Central American migrants waded through the shallow Suchiate River from Guatemala into Mexic, in a new test of US President Donald Trump's “Central America” strategy to keep them away from the US border. 21/01/2020
Now playing Next World Guatemala: nearly half children under five suffer chronic malnutrition IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Nearly half of Guatemalan children are under-nourished - among the highest rates in the world. And aid agencies say that in the worst affected parts of the country, the number of acute cases is higher than official estimates. 17/10/2019
Now playing Next no comment Holy Thursday in Guatemala Hundreds of faithful took part in a Holy Thursday procession took in the Guatemalan city of Antigua on Thursday to mark the start of a series of solemn ceremonies in the lead up to Easter. 22/04/2019
Now playing Next Guatemala Footballer booked for climbing ladder to change score after penalty A player took it upon himself to change the score on the scoreboard after dispatching a crucial 80th minute penalty. 06/03/2019