GUATEMALA CITY – A new Guatemalan army contingent known as the “green battalion” has begun operations to protect a national park in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, a vast tropical forest area in the northern province of El Peten. Guatemalan armed forces spokesman Rony Urizar told a local radio station Friday that the military contingent – [...]
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Article: Guatemalan Army Unit to Protect Biosphere Reserve
Posted by Laura on November 8, 2010
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Article: Seattle Man Named Bike Messenger World Champion
Posted by Laura on November 3, 2010
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Seattle is home to the best bike messenger in the world. At least, that’s what judges at a world-wide competition determined. Craig Etheridge, who’s been zipping around Seattle’s streets since 2003, won the 2010 Bike Messenger World Championship in Guatemala. He said the win was a bit of a surprise: Roads there are busy, confusing [...]
Article: Mexican Narcos Gain Foothold in Guatemalan Jungle
Posted by Laura on November 3, 2010
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By TIM JOHNSON McClatchy Newspapers EL REMATE, Guatemala — The Peten jungle, once known for its jaguars and Mayan ruins, has fallen prey to a notorious Mexican drug gang that operates from remote jungle ranches and has begun openly challenging Guatemalan security forces for control of the roads. The struggle that’s under way in this [...]
Article: Help Design Reef’s “We Heart Guatemala” Sandal and Enter to Win a Trip to Guatemala
Posted by Laura on October 26, 2010
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Reef announces the “We Heart Guatemala” Design Initiative which launches on Facebook today and will run through December 2010. Reef fans will be asked to participate in the design and marketing process of this particular sandal. This unique initiative is centered on a group of Guatemalan women who create the beautiful hand braided threads that [...]
Article: Help Design Reef's "We Heart Guatemala" Sandal and Enter to Win a Trip to Guatemala
Posted by Laura on October 26, 2010
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Reef announces the “We Heart Guatemala” Design Initiative which launches on Facebook today and will run through December 2010. Reef fans will be asked to participate in the design and marketing process of this particular sandal. This unique initiative is centered on a group of Guatemalan women who create the beautiful hand braided threads that [...]
Article: Over 200 Cultural Heritage Sites at Risk: Study
Posted by Laura on October 20, 2010
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By Bernd Debusmann Jr NEW YORK | Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:07pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 200 of the world’s most significant cultural heritage sites could be severely damaged or lost which would cost developing nations over $100 billion in lost revenue, a new report showed. Haiti’s Palace of Sans Souci, known [...]
Article: International Community Agrees: Guatemala Urgently Needs Fiscal Reform
Posted by Laura on October 13, 2010
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Tuesday, 12 October 2010 13:54 Barbara Schieber Today and yesterday many of the 150 country delegations that participated at Conference for Reconstruction and Transformation of Guatemala expressed their support for the plan proposed by the Government of Guatemala. At the same time it seemed clear to most international participants that Guatemala will never be able [...]
Article: UN Says Latin American Democracy Still Vulnerable
Posted by Laura on October 12, 2010
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MEXICO CITY — Democracy has taken root in Latin America, but remains fragile three decades since coup-imposed military regimes were replaced by freely elected governments, a U.N. report warned Tuesday. It says drug violence, weak states with corrupt police and inefficient courts, and wealth concentrated in few hands threaten representative government across the region. “There [...]
Article: Engineers Without Borders – Henry C. Turner Prize
Posted by Laura on October 11, 2010
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The National Building Museum selected Engineers Without Borders-USA to receive its prestigious Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology for its notable work connecting engineering students with international development projects. Panelists shared EWB-USA’s efforts to provide clean water, sustainable energy, and needed infrastructure to communities across the world while also instilling a sense [...]
Article: New Museum Brings Lessons of Genocide to Mexico
Posted by Laura on October 11, 2010
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MEXICO CITY — A new museum is bringing the lessons of the Holocaust and its grim cousins to new generations of Mexicans — and reminding them the intolerance that feeds genocide can even grow close to home. The five-story glass and concrete building inaugurated Monday beside Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department takes visitors through chilling displays [...]
Article: Range of Motion Project Inspires University Student to Ride Bike to Guatemala
Posted by Laura on October 11, 2010
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To read this article in its entirety, click here. To learn more about the Range of Motion Project, visit their website. Greg Krupa recently completed a 3,500 mile bicycle trip from Eugene to Guatemala to raise money for the Range of Motion Project (ROMP), an organization that provides prosthetic limbs and orthotic braces to amputees. [...]
Article: Appeals Case Gives Hope to Guatemalan Refugees
Posted by Laura on October 3, 2010
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The following excerpt is from an October 3, 2010 article published by WeNews. To read the article in its entirety, click here. A Guatemalan woman’s asylum case could add being female to the list of other reasons–such as race, religion, nationhood or politics–for being granted freedom from persecution in the U.S. Thousands of refugee applicants [...]
Article: Central America Taps Volcanoes for Electricity
Posted by Laura on September 21, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a September 21, 2010 article published by Reuters. To read the article in its entirety, click here. (Reuters) – Dotted with active volcanoes, Central America is seeking to tap its unique geography to produce green energy and cut dependence on oil imports as demand for electricity outstrips supply. Sitting above [...]
Article: T.E.S.S. Unlimited
Posted by Laura on September 20, 2010
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The following excerpt is from a September 1, 2010 article published by Revue Magazine. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Making a difference Tessa de Goede is a 27-year-old Dutch woman who came to Guatemala three years ago. After doing volunteer work in several countries she found out that helping children [...]
Article: Center for Latin American Studies Receives $2 Million Federal Grant
Posted by Laura on September 9, 2010
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Congratulations to our friends at Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American Studies! To read this article in its entirety, please click here. Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American Studies will expand its collaborations in Tennessee and beyond through world-class research, teaching and community service – thanks to a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. [...]
Article: (Wuqu’ Kawoq) Campus Group Aids in Guatemala Disaster Relief
Posted by Laura on August 24, 2010
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The following excerpt is from an August 23, 2010 article published by The Kansan. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. After Tropical Storm Agatha collided with Guatemala this summer, its aftermath created scenes of villages destroyed and families swept away. With a psychological toll as heavy as its physical effects, the [...]
Article: (Wuqu' Kawoq) Campus Group Aids in Guatemala Disaster Relief
Posted by Laura on August 24, 2010
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The following excerpt is from an August 23, 2010 article published by The Kansan. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. After Tropical Storm Agatha collided with Guatemala this summer, its aftermath created scenes of villages destroyed and families swept away. With a psychological toll as heavy as its physical effects, the [...]
Article: Longview Surgeon, Hospital Team Up to Give Teen Surgery for Free
Posted by Laura on August 24, 2010
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The following excerpt is from an August 24, 2010 article published by KLTV.com. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. LONGVIEW, TX – Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview Orthopaedic physician, Dr. Jordan Stanley, and Refuge International make the dreams of an 18-year-old boy come true through pro bono surgery. Alejandro Ixim was born [...]