Guatemala Photo Video
Comments OffHere is a Video I came Across showing a side of guatemala that tourist hardly every see. It shows some wonderful pictures of the land and its people Please take a look and enjoy !!
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Guatemala History IV
Comments OffOn 29 December 1996, under the government of Alvaro Arzu, the Guatemalan government signed a peace accord with the guerilla Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity. This signaled the end of Central America’s longest-running guerilla war. Peace came in phases beginning with an informal cease-fire in March 1996, along with the signing of the socioeconomic accord. The [...]
Guatemala History III
A militant rightist, Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García, was elected president in 1978. As guerrilla violence continued, there was also an upsurge of activity by right-wing “death squads,” which, according to unofficial Guatemalan sources, committed over 3,250 murders in 1979 and even more during 1980. In addition, hundreds of Amerindians were reportedly massacred during antiguerrilla [...]
Guatemala History II
Comments OffGuatemala then fell under a number of military governments, which included three notable administrations: Justo Rufino Barrios (1871–85), the “Reformer,” who was responsible for Guatemala’s transition from the colonial to the modern era; Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1898–1920), whose early encouragement of reform developed later into a lust for power; and Jorge Ubico (1931–44), who continued [...]
Guatemala History I
Comments OffThree distinct stages—Mayan indigenous, Spanish colonial, and modern republican—have left their mark on the history of Guatemala. These separate ways of life persist, but are slowly merging.
Guatemala includes much of the old Mayan civilization, which may date back as early as 300 BC. The classical Mayan period lasted from about AD 300 to 900 and [...]
