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
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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
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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 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
Now playing Next no comment Guatemalans transform old bikes into machines A group of Guatemalan indigenous people have turned old bicycles into machines that help to protect the local environment. 09/02/2019
Now playing Next Guatemala 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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