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• NCLs Discover Rio Dulce excursion

  
  Cruise Critic Message Boards — Authority: 175
  Anyone do the "Discover Rio Dulce" excursion on NCL? (Boat tour, followed by a stop in Livingston.) If so, what were your thoughts? Im considering it for my upcoming cruise on the Norwegian Spirit. Thanks, - Mike :-)
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• A bit Moorish

  
  Inner Diablog — Authority: 142
  Moorish architectural motifs are fairly common here in La Antigua. Everyone will have their favourite examples; this one on the left crops up just inside the front door of a friends house. A full 25% of Spanish words derive from Arabic rather than Latin and the rest, starting with " Hola ! " You might think that ...
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• New Street Sweepers in Antigua

  
  AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com — Authority: 424
  The classic image of the old man with his “chiribisco” broom sweeping parks and streets of La Antigua Guatemala is vanishing. The Municipalidad of La Antigua Guatemala has created these new make-shift street sweepers designed for cobblestone streets. What’s the first image that came to your mind the moment ...
  17 hours ago

• Transgender Day Of Remembrance

  
  Think Pink Radio — Authority: 121
  Slowly, I’ve observed more media coverage of trans issues and while it may not always use the right language or take the most open-minded approach, visibility is still the fastest way to revolution. A result of that visibility, however, is a slow bubble to the surface of  people’s heated differences in ...
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• Guatemala: Beneath the Rock and the Storm – Photo Essay

  
  HispanicTips — Authority: 160
  Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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• Central America: Should It Be On Investors’ Radar Screens?

  
  Risk Watchdog — Authority: 126
  A region which traditionally received only little coverage is being considered an option by an increasing number of foreign investors. Richard Hamilton, BMI’s Latin America analyst, explains why interest in the region is growing, and whether Central America should be considered a viable option for foreign investors.
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• Kentucky Fried Chicken de vuelta en Guatemala

  
  Blog de mi Guatemala — Authority: 107
  La famosa franquicia estadounidense de pollo frito vuelve a abrir sus puertas en Guatemala. En la década de los 70’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken (ahora llamado simplemente KFC evitando la palabra “Fried” o frito en español en su nombre) abrió dos restaurantes pero debieron cerrar, según algunos, por el ...
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• El Niño intensifies Latin American drought

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 977
  From a devastating food crisis in Guatemala to water cuts in Venezuela El Niño has compounded drought damage across Latin America this year.
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• Networked Intelligence 42/2009

  
  Southern Pulse | Networked Intelligence — Authority: 107
  RUSSIA Russia announced, on 12 November 2009, that it will help Cuba establish a center to train specialists for emergency and defense needs. The center, which is expected to open in 2010, will train rescuers, firemen, divers and civil defense workers. IRAN Representatives from the Export Development Bank of Iran ...
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• Networked Intelligence 41/2009

  
  Southern Pulse | Networked Intelligence — Authority: 107
  MEXICO An estimated 200,000 women are involved in drug trafficking activities throughout the country including growth, production and distribution of drugs, most notably in the states of Chihuahua, Sonora, Durango and Guerrero. There are more than one million individuals involved in drug trafficking in Mexico, and ...
  2 days ago

• Guatemala: The Streets of the Capital City

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 731
  The look of the streets of Guatemala City has changed over the past 20 years. The blog Guate en los 80s [es] takes a look at the culture of that decade, and includes this video of a drive through the city and notes the difference s to how it appears now.
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• Guatemala: The Illustrations of Roberto Galvez

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 731
  The Guatemalan blog Colectiva [es] writes and features modern art around the world, but it also provides special focus on local artists, including Roberto Galvez, whose illustrations were recently featured at the Arte La Fabrica gallery in Guatemala City.
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• SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 11-17 November 2009

  
  The Volcanism Blog — Authority: 428
  Click on the map for a larger version (1280 x 898 pixels). The Smithsonian Institution/United States Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 11-17 November 2009 is available on the Global Volcanism Program website. The following is a summary and not a substitute for the full report. The current ...
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• 40% of Guatemala’s Elderly Living in Poverty

  
  HispanicTips — Authority: 160
  Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information
  3 days ago

• Connecting through prayers

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 480
  By Jeremy Lapedis, KF9, Guatemala I’m Jewish, but, before every meal at Manuel’s hous,e we say a prayer thanking Jesus Christ.  Manuel is the director of FAPE, the MFI where I work in Guatemala, and I have been staying with him since arriving.  He is also a pastor at a B aptist church.  So I was surprised ...
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• Americans flee to Guatemala to escape bleak job market

  
  The Skunk — Authority: 412
  GUATEMALA CITY -- John Wilson holds a PhD in physics and had worked in the aerospace industry for over thirty years. Today he is selling cheese-stuffed pupusas -- a native Guatemalan delicacy -- from the back of a burro-driven wagon.
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• A Thousand Words [Snap Judgment]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 817
  [ Guatemala City , November 16. Image via Getty ] Aura Suruy Socorec shows the picture of her three daughters murdered a year ago, on November 16, 2009, during the inauguration of an international seminar on Violence Against Women , Teens and Girls in Guatemala City. AFP PHOTO/Johan Ordonez (Photo credit should ...
  4 days ago

• Wetbacks

  
  Inner Diablog — Authority: 142
  When my father was evacuated across the pond in 1940 the first native of the New World that he encountered — a New York cab driver — greeted him thus: "So Limey, how does it feel to be a refugee?" While he was away becoming a product of the American High School system, my grandmother opened up her home to ...
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• Pakistan more corrupt than India, says international watchdog

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistan, with a ranking of 139, is perceived to be more corrupt than India by global corruption watchdog Transparency International in its latest survey of 180 countries.The 2009 Transparency International survey, released worldwide Tuesday, has ranked India 84th among the 180 countries ...
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• Milk Delivery in Antigua Guatemala

  
  AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com — Authority: 424
  I am sure this is the first time many of you see a milk delivery service like the one we have in Guatemala. Basically, two or three shepherd boys guide a herd of goats, cabras in Guatemalan Spanish, around town selling the drawn-on-the-spot glass of milk for Q5/$0.60. Some people drink the milk directly from the ...
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