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Guatemala

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Our World

Flores Island

Surrounded by Lake Peten Itza, Flores Island is the most unique city located in all of Guatemala's Peten area. Flores Island is named in honor...

by Hugo Ortuño Suárez in Guatemala on 12/11/2011

Our World

Tikal National Park: heart of the Mayan World

Tikal National Park, the largest excavated site in the Americas, is home to more than 3,000 buildings, including palaces, religious temples, pyramids...

by Hugo Ortuño Suárez in Guatemala on 10/11/2011

Our World

San Antonio Palopo: The birthplace of ancient traditions

Nestled on the shores of Lake Atitlan, San Antonio Palopo is a small village inhabited by mostly ethnic indigenous people belonging to Quiche,...

by Hugo Ortuño Suárez in Guatemala on 06/11/2011

12/11/2011 - Flores Island - Guatemala - Surrounded by Lake Peten Itza, Flores...
10/11/2011 - Tikal National Park: heart of the Mayan World - Guatemala - Tikal National Park, the largest...
06/11/2011 - Santa Catarina Palopo: The smallest municipality in Guatemala - Guatemala - Santa Catarina Palopó is a municipality...
06/11/2011 - Panajachel - Gateway to an indigenous World - Guatemala - Panajachel in the Guatemalan highlands...
06/11/2011 - San Antonio Palopo: The birthplace of ancient traditions - Guatemala - Nestled on the shores of Lake Atitlan,...
07/08/2010 - Fuego Volcano erupts near Guatemala city - Guatemala - Fuego vulcano in eruption close to...
28/11/2009 - Someone Else's Treasure - Guatemala - Guatemala - Indigenous communities in the western...
21/05/2009 - UNICEF and Guatemala's CICIG sign a pact - Guatemala - La Comisión Internacional Contra la...
20/05/2009 - TRADITION PROCESSION CHILD - AMATITLAN - GUATEMALA - Guatemala - (FILE PHOTO 2008) For the avenida and...
17/05/2009 - Demonstrators protest against Guatemala's President Alvaro Colom - Guatemala - Opponents of Guatemala's President...

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Guatemala during Easter

Our World

Guatemala during Easter

Most Central American countries such as Guatemala are predominantly Catholic;, the Holy week is a particularly important date in the calendar.
by Jorge Duarte Estevao, on 21st of April 2011
Panajachel - Gateway to an indigenous World

Our World

Panajachel - Gateway to an indigenous World

Panajachel in the Guatemalan highlands stands at 1,500 meters above sea level, offering visitors a view of the volcanoes of San Pedro, Toliman and Atitlan that frame the Lake Atitlan. G...
by Hugo Ortuño Suárez, on 6th of November 2011
Santa Catarina Palopo: The smallest municipality in Guatemala

Our World

Santa Catarina Palopo: The smallest municipality in Gua...

Santa Catarina Palopó is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The municipality is located on the shores of Lake Atitlán, approximately 3 miles South-Southeast of Panaja...
by Hugo Ortuño Suárez, on 6th of November 2011
San Antonio Palopo: The birthplace of ancient traditions

Our World

San Antonio Palopo: The birthplace of ancient tradition...

Nestled on the shores of Lake Atitlan, San Antonio Palopo is a small village inhabited by mostly ethnic indigenous people belonging to Quiche, Cakchiquel and Tzutujil. Solola, Guatemala...
by Hugo Ortuño Suárez, on 6th of November 2011
Flores Island

Our World

Flores Island

Surrounded by Lake Peten Itza, Flores Island is the most unique city located in all of Guatemala's Peten area. Flores Island is named in honor of prominent Guatemalan independence ...
by Hugo Ortuño Suárez, on 12th of November 2011
Tikal National Park: heart of the Mayan World

Our World

Tikal National Park: heart of the Mayan World

Tikal National Park, the largest excavated site in the Americas, is home to more than 3,000 buildings, including palaces, religious temples, pyramids, and sacrificial stone hieroglyphic...
by Hugo Ortuño Suárez, on 10th of November 2011
Metallica's "Death Magnetic" Tour - Guatemala

Arts & Entertainment

Metallica's "Death Magnetic" Tour - Guatemala

Metallica in its concert tour called Death Magnetic. Guatemala City, Guatemala. 05/03/2010.
by barahona00 barahona, on 5th of March 2010
The Pacaya Volcano

Our World

The Pacaya Volcano

Pacaya is an active complex volcano in Guatemala, which first erupted approximately 23,000 years ago and has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. 15/06/200...
by edgartours, on 15th of June 2006
Fuego Volcano erupts near Guatemala city

Our World

Fuego Volcano erupts near Guatemala city

Fuego vulcano in eruption close to Guatemala city, Guatemala. 07/08/2010
by edgartours, on 7th of August 2010
Banana harvest in the west of Guatemala

Our World

Banana harvest in the west of Guatemala

Banana plantations near the city Morales on the west coast near the Guatemalan port of Puerto Barrios. Morales, Guatemala. 15/03/2007
by Tomas Hajek, on 15th of March 2007
Someone Else's Treasure - Guatemala

Society

Someone Else's Treasure - Guatemala

Indigenous communities in the western highlands of Guatemala speak out against Canadian gold mine operating in their territories. Part of Someone Else's Treasure, an ongoing proje...
by Allan Lissner, on 28th of November 2009
UNICEF and Guatemala's CICIG sign a pact

Politics

UNICEF and Guatemala's CICIG sign a pact

La Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala, CICIG, y el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia, UNICEF, firmaron un Convenio de Cooperación para combatir la impun...
by Deccio Lizzardy Serrano, on 21st of May 2009
TRADITION PROCESSION CHILD - AMATITLAN - GUATEMALA

Arts & Entertainment

TRADITION PROCESSION CHILD - AMATITLAN - GUATEMALA

(FILE PHOTO 2008) For the avenida and Amatitlán's principal streets, the houses were adorned by flowers and carpets of diverse materials. To the edge of the midday, the image of t...
by Deccio Lizzardy Serrano, on 20th of May 2009
Demonstrators protest against Guatemala's President Alvaro Colom

Politics

Demonstrators protest against Guatemala's President Alv...

Opponents of Guatemala's President, Alvaro Colom, organized a mass protest to generate pressure and ask for the President to resign. Guatemala. 17/05/2009.
by Jacob Solis, on 17th of May 2009
Demonstrations in favour of Guatemala's President Alvaro Colom

Politics

Demonstrations in favour of Guatemala's President Alvar...

People from poor neighborhoods where brought by the Goverment to take part in a demonstration in favour of Guatemala's President Alvaro Colom at Constitution Square in Guatemala Ci...
by Jacob Solis, on 17th of May 2009
Guatemalan Twitter User Arrested for "Inciting Financial Panic"

Politics

Guatemalan Twitter User Arrested for "Inciting Financia...

Guatemalan twitter user "Jeanfer" was arrested and accused of causing "Financial Panic", because of his opinion posted in the social network Twitter.com that people ...
by Jacob Solis, on 14th of May 2009
Second day of demonstrations against the murder of lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg

Politics

Second day of demonstrations against the murder of lawy...

Second day of demonstrations against the murder of lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg who was shot to death on May 10th. Days before, Rosenberg accused Guatemalan president for ordering his death...
by Jacob Solis, on 13th of May 2009
PROTEST-ROSENBERG

Politics

PROTEST-ROSENBERG

Hundreds of people signed a petition asking for justice for the assassination of the lawyer, Rodrigo Rosenberg, this past Sunday in Guatemala. For the second consecutive day, students, ...
by Deccio Lizzardy Serrano, on 12th of May 2009
Guatemalans demonstrate against the Goverment because of the murder of lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg

Politics

Guatemalans demonstrate against the Goverment because o...

Guatemalans demonstrate against the murder of lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg who was shot to death on May 10th. Days before, Rosenberg accused Guatemalan president for ordering his death.
by Jacob Solis, on 12th of May 2009
Exigen justicia frente a Casa Presidencial por el asesinato de Rodrigo Rosenberg

Politics

Exigen justicia frente a Casa Presidencial por el asesi...

More than a 1,000 people got together through social networking sites such as Facebook and Hi5 to demand justice after the assassination of the lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano in Guate...
by Deccio Lizzardy Serrano, on 12th of May 2009

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