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Guatemala: Visit the megadiverse country with 360 microclimates

Guatemala is perfect for outdoorsy types with a sense of adventure.

02/02/2022

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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

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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

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Guatemala's volcanic pizza chef uses lava-fired oven

In an improvised kitchen among sharp volcanic rocks, David Garcia spreads the dough and places the ingredients to form a pizza that will be put in a rather unique oven: an extensive river of fiery lava that flows from the furious Pacaya volcano in southern Guatemala.

12/05/2021

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Guatemalans perform ritual asking for end of Pacaya volcanic activity

Residents perform a ritual in front of Guatemala's Pacaya volcano asking for the end of volcanic activity.

06/05/2021

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Flames rip through Guatemala's Congress as street battles rage

Protests broke out over budget cuts to health and education.

22/11/2020

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Guatemala army rescues flood victims after Hurricane Eta

As the remnants of Hurricane Eta moved back over Caribbean waters, governments in Central America worked to tally the displaced and dead, and recover bodies from landslides and flooding that claimed dozens of lives from Guatemala to Panama.

07/11/2020

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Guatemalans make offerings to folk hero San Simon for COVID protection

San Simon is a venerated folk saint in the indigenous village of San Andres Itzapa, western Guatemala.

30/10/2020

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Coronavirus: Guatemalan teacher pedals mobile school to children

Ixcoy tries to visit each of his students twice a week using a mop to measure the distance between him and the child.

27/07/2020

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Guatemala: nearly half children under five suffer chronic malnutrition

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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

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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

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Guatemala protests after President Morales shuts anti-corruption unit

Hundreds of people took part in the demonstration in Guatemala City after Morales announced last Monday that he was closing down the International Commission Against Impunity

13/01/2019

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Guatemalan boy, 8, dies in US immigration custody

The official cause of the child's death is still unknown and CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility will conduct a review.

26/12/2018