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• Guatemala: The Film ‘Puro Mula Awarded at Havana Festival

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 701
  A vibrant movement of Latin American film producers is flourishing and creating a 21st Century “Golden Age” of Latin American cinema. A group of film artists from across the region recently filmed the movie “Puro Mula” (see trailer here ) in a suburb of Guatemala City. However, it is not yet finished due to ...
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• Compassion International Helps 4,000 of Guatemala’s Impoverished Children in the Dry Corridor

  
  Free Christian Press — Authority: 133
  /Christian News/ — Adverse weather conditions related to the El Nino phenomenon continue to affect many parts of Guatemala, including the so called “Dry Corridor” region and consequently, children are suffering and dying from acute malnourishment and illnesses including pneumonia and diarrhea. In response, ...
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• Guatemala: Exhumations provide closure to families of thousands of disappeared persons.

  
  i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis — Authority: 444
  As the political climate in Guatemala slowly swings towards acceptance of the legacy of a long and violent civil war, exhumations have provided some closure to families of thousands of disappeared persons.On a hillside along a busy road just south of Guatemalas capital, Aura Elena stands in the fading sunlight after ...
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• COURT: She is accused of human trafficking and forged documents

  
  Pound Pup Legacy Feed — Authority: 429
  from: La Hora Machine translated from original Spanish article Captured lawyer accused of being ringleader of anomalous  adoption network By: Gerson Ortiz Mary de la Asuncion Loarca Saracho [ Susana Luarca ], Lawyer of Mexican origin, was captured this morning at her residence in zone 10, the Ministry ...
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• A day in the life of a loan officer

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  Jeremy Lapedis, KF9, Guatemala On Wednesday I traveled with Aura, a loan officer.  My main goal was to get some signatures from Kiva borrowers so that we could use their photos in a press release.  What I ended up getting, along with the signatures, was a glimpse into Aura’s life Since getting the signatures ...
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• Unconfirmed Report out of Guatemala

  
  FAMILY PRESERVATION ADVOCACY — Authority: 133
  In october 2007 The PGN (Procuraduría General de la Nación) denounced lawyer Susana Luarca Saracho for allegedly trying to steal an 11 month old girl. The girls parents said they were forced to give up their baby because they had received money from Luarca, who threatened them with violence when they did not want to ...
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• Guatemalan extortionists demand Christmas bonuses

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 687
  Source: Reuters By Sarah Grainger GUATEMALA CITY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Extortionists in Guatemala who force payments from bus operators are demanding an extra chunk this month -- their Christmas bonus, bus drivers ...
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• Trip to Santiago Atitlan- Across the Lake

  
  Priscilla Kibbee — Authority: 117
  I always enjoy taking a few hours to visit Santiago Atitlan across the lake from Panajachel. It means a very enjoyable boat trip and a chance to at least see some of my favorite huipils. The women in this village decorate them with glorious birds of every description. They also used to decorate the mens pants which ...
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• Lynchings are wreaking havoc again in rural Guatemala. In a recent 15-day span, nine people have been lynched here by citizens who chose to take justice into their own hands. And in the past year, lynch mobs have attacked over 250 people, resulting in at

  
  HispanicTips — Authority: 162
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• Tara Tours Guatemala Special

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 160
  Tara Tours is offering a six-day/five-night Guatemala Special at $970 that includes Antigua, Chichicastenango and Atitlan. In Guatemala City you will stay at the five-star Barcelo Guatemala with full American breakfast served daily. The package offers the opportunity to get outside the Guatemalan capital and see ...
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• A Christmas story from the 4yo

  
  Fixin' Supper — Authority: 103
  Yesterday, the 4yo shared this Christmas story with me. I thought you might like it, too. Mama, did you know Santa was born in Guatemala? Just like me! He lived there before his mama came to pick him up. And then she did, and he lives at the North Pole now. In fact, I got to visit Santa at the North Pole before you ...
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• The delayed Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

  
  Fausta's Blog — Authority: 142
  Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean – a day late due to several work and family related reasons. Thank you for your patience. LATIN AMERICA The FARC and the ‘Peace Community’ Dead End America The Latinobarómetro poll A slow maturing of democracy: More Latin Americans now ...
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• Dethklok – Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle lyrics

  
  Music News, Videos and more - Musikizme.com Music News, Videos and more Musikizme.com — Authority: 166
  Do you folks like coffee? Real coffee, From the Hills of Colombia? The Duncan awake you From a thousand deaths. A cup of blackened blood. (Die, Die) You’re dying for a cup. Guatemala blend, Ethiopian, French vanilla roast. (Die, Die) You’re dying for a cup. Prepare for ultimate flavor! You’re gonna get ...
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• Attacking the Global Food Crisis in Guatemala

  
  Compassion International - Christian Blog on Child Poverty — Authority: 466
  Tall green mountains, healthy crops, rain right after noonday, wholesome soils. This used to be what people pictured when they thought of Guatemala. But not anymore. The food crisis in Guatemala has become so severe that the president has declared a state of calamity, and the rate of undernutrition in children under ...
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• Market Day in Chichicastenango

  
  Priscilla Kibbee — Authority: 117
  Thursday was market day in Chichicastenango. I opted not staying there all night this trip as I didnt need any more huipils. My first stop, as usual, was to the Hotel Santo Tomas for pancakes. Luckily the parrots were out this trip. The hotel is always beautifully decorated. A marimba band ...
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• Guatemala: Preserving Atitlán Lake

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 701
  The blogger S@kis of Una Hoja de Papel [es] describes a hypothetical conversation with his future granddaughter who wants to know what the Atitlán Lake in Guatemala was like , and why it is no longer that way. He answers because Guatemalans did nothing to preserve it.
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• Guatemala: Stories and Artisan Crafts from The Ixil Triangle

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 701
  The Ixil Triangles uniqueness and exciting cultural richness have made it one of the favorite destinations of hikers in Guatemala. The Triangle is located north of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes . Lying just below the Peten rainforest, the Triangle is formed by three small towns and their surrounding villages: ...
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• Transformers-themed customized car in Guatemala

  
  Boing Boing — Authority: 879
  Michael Bay himself would have been proud of this customized boy racer I spotted last night, here in Guatemala. I counted a dozen Transformers logos pasted all over this cheesy masterpiece! The piece de resistance has gotta be that additional tiny Decepticon decal on the fake intake. Truly a thing of lowbrow beauty, ...
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• Mayan Textiles

  
  Curators Corner — Authority: 106
  I am always fascinated when I stop to think about indigenous cultures that have flourished culturally for many, many centuries. True, we in the west consider the ancient Greek and Roman cultures as our distant ancestors, but our society (the US ) did not originate on this continent. The Indian cultures of ...
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• World’s Most Active Volanoes

  
  Wend Blog — Authority: 136
  Mount Etna, Italy Flowing lava spewing heat from beneath the earth’s surface, and temperatures so high you could roast a pig in seconds – active volcanoes are not only deadly but a sheer stunning sight. We round up some of the world’s most active volcanoes to bring you close to boiling point! Click on the ...
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