Mientras el nuevo gobierno toma posesión a pesar de repetidos intentos de socavar su ascenso, líderes de los pueblos originarios reflexionan sobre el paro nacional indefinido en defensa de la democracia y las luchas que quedan por delante.
U.S.-trained and sponsored state forces killed 200,000 mostly Indigenous Guatemalans in a genocide in the 1980s. Forty years later, justice remains elusive.
The dreams of a democratic Guatemala were dashed by a 1954 CIA coup against President Jacobo Arbenz spurred by the landed interests of the United Fruit Company.
Victoria Sanford's book is a powerful testimony to the historical roots of routine violence against women in Guatemala, portraying the life, struggles, and personality of human beings who are otherwise lost in dire statistics.
Las elecciones del 25 de junio en Guatemala están plagadas de retrocesos antidemocráticos y dominadas por élites tradicionales, lo que genera dudas sobre su legitimidad.
Una candidata a alcaldesa distinta desafía la privatización de la infraestructura urbana del agua e intenta unir a una izquierda históricamente divida.
Guatemala’s June 25 elections are troubled by anti-democratic backsliding and dominated by traditional elites, raising questions about their legitimacy.
