Guatemala

Polyethylene bags are used to protect bananas from pests and blight on a plantation in Costa Rica.
Business, Economics and Jobs
The shadow of the United Fruit Company still reaches across the globe today
Bernardo Arévalo ran on an anti-corruption campaign to become president.
Politics
‘We want to eradicate corruption’: Guatemala’s new president makes promises that stir hope — and impatience
Guatemala's president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo leaves at the end of a press conference in the Plaza of Human Rights in Guatemala City, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
Politics
Guatemala’s newly elected president faces legal challenges
At a playground in San Francisco, Deisy Ramírez reflects on how she found safety here after fleeing captivity in Guatemala
Women & Gender
For immigrants fleeing gender-based violence, it’s a long road to asylum in the US
A box containing stacks of cash with a 50 note stack from New Zealand on top
Top of The World
Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting
Harris at the podium in Guatemala on a diplomatic visit
Biden administration
Addressing migration requires long-term commitment, says analyst on Harris visit to Guatemala
Deportees cross the tarmac after arriving on an immigration flight from the US at La Aurora international airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Sept. 2, 2016.
Immigration
Guatemalans deported from US shunned at home over coronavirus fears
A female protester raises her fist as she takes part in a march to protest against the decision of Guatemala President Jimmy Morales to end the mandate of the UN-backed anti-graft commission, the CICIG, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, January 12, 2019.
Justice
Guatemala shut down its anti-corruption commission. Now its people worry about impunity.
A man stands next to a white board.
Global Nation Education
Growth of Oakland’s Guatemalan community sparks interest in Mam
a man holds up his right hand in front of a wall of fingerpaint-hands
Migration
Guatemala’s shortcomings raise doubts about US migration deal
thelma cabrera in guatemala
Leaders
Guatemalan elections: Corruption, violence — and hope
A man stands inside a newly built house in Guatemala built with remittance money from his son, who lives and works in the US.
Immigration
Migration to US is a family ‘duty’ for many Guatemalans
Several people are shown on the beach next to large floating rafts with wooden tops.
Borders
Free passage is a way of life for Mexicans and Guatemalans on the border
A green military truck drives on a road.
US Diplomacy
State Dept. list of corrupt Central American government officials is a ‘sham,’ rep. says
Through a hole in a metallic border wall, two Border Patrol agents visible.
Immigration
Guatemalan boy, 8, is second migrant child to die in US custody
Migrant family Guatamala
Environment
Guatemala’s changing climate is forcing families to leave their homes, livelihoods
'A wide variety of churches now dot the misty landscape of Guatemala's Western Highlands.'
Belief
Did war change Guatemala’s faith?
A protester hits a pot during a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day in downtown Guatemala City, May 1, 2015. International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day, commemorates the struggle of workers in industrialised countrie
Justice
A Guatemalan spring? Youth-driven protests demand resignation of leaders
Mynor Guevara speaks to a colleague after he barricaded himself in the Guatemala City pharmacy where he shot activist Patricia Samayoa. She was the sixth friend of journalist Jill Replogle to die in the past five years in Guatemala.
Conflict & Justice
Even thousands of miles away, there’s seemingly no escape from Guatemala’s violence
Young migrants from Central America held at the US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Arizona, on June 18, 2014. US officials provided media tours of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been ce
Conflict & Justice
With young Central Americans fleeing to the US, history seems to be repeating itself
Young migrants from Central America held at the US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Arizona, on June 18, 2014. US officials provided media tours of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been ce
Conflict & Justice
With young Central Americans fleeing to the US, history seems to be repeating itself
Alexandra from Guatemala shows a drawing she made at the shelter for underage immigrants and repatriated minors
Conflict & Justice
What’s driving an exodus of unaccompanied minors across the US-Mexico border?
The ruins of the town of Valdivia in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas. The town was destroyed by a tropical storm in 1998.
Environment
Mexico experiments with adapting to climate change naturally — and on the cheap
Global Politics
Guatemalans look on as former dictator prepares to stand trial for genocide
Conflict & Justice
Guatemalan villagers make long journey to Canada in search of justice
Trial of former dictator forces Guatemala to face its turbulent past
Guatemala After the Rios Montt Guilty Verdict
Conflict & Justice
Rios Montt Genocide Trial in Disarray in Guatemala
Arts, Culture & Media
Genocide Trial in Guatemala a Tribute to Tenacity of Indigenous Groups
Arts, Culture & Media
Ríos Montt and Guatemala’s Genocide Trial
Conflict & Justice
Guatemalan Peasants Sue Canadian Mining Company Hudbay
Arts, Culture & Media
Slideshow: Ancient Mayan ‘Place of Bats’
Conflict & Justice
Guatemalan President Perez Pushes for Drug Legalization
Conflict & Justice
Ríos Montt on Trial for War Crimes in Guatemala
Conflict & Justice
Kate Doyle: Documenting Latin America’s Painful Past
Deciphering Mayan Calendar Records
Global Politics
Guatemala Looking to Cash On 2012 Doomsday Theory
Global Politics
Future Leader of Guatemala May Come From Country’s Violent Past
Trash to Treasure
Conflict & Justice
Divorce, Central American style
A Gap in Nature
Global Politics
Guatemala syphilis study still provokes anger
Development & Education
Police archive leads to arrests in Guatemala
Conflict & Justice
Global Hit – B’itzma
Mexico’s drug war comes to Guatemala