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		<title>Guatemala Independence Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kadmiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guatemala Independence Day 
Washington, DC
September 14, 2009
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On behalf of the people of the United States, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the people of Guatemala as they celebrate the 188th anniversary of their Proclamation of Independence on September 15. 
As school children parade through the streets and Guatemalans across the country and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US lawmakers urge easier Guatemalan Adoptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kadmiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been tremendous amount of red tape in the past in regards to being able to adopt Guatemalan children parents sometimes have to wait years. Most Central American Countries are this way the US has added some specific legislation to reduce the amount of red tape for these adoptions maybe it will secure some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day of the Dead Guatemala</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kadmiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Festivals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re in Guatemala, Nov. 1 is the best time to visit Santiago Sacatepequez. Locals in traditional bright clothing as well as foreigners clad in shorts and tank tops flock to this small village near the ancient capital of Antigua to observe All Saints Day, known here as Day of the Dead. And it&#8217;s not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala Legends – The Jaguar and the Deer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kadmiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stories written as myths and legends were often written as simple stories, aimed at children to teach them something, with the meaning hidden within them. The Jaguar and the Deer is a cautionary Mayan tale.
Natives when relating this story will tell how the deer went out looking for somewhere to build himself a house, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Immerse Youself In Guatemalan Culture</title>
		<link>http://guatemalangringo.com/2009/08/how-to-immerse-youself-in-guatemalan-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kadmiel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guatemala is bordered by Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador, as well as the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean sea. It has many things to offer a visitor, immersing them in its culture, from its biodiversity to its pre-Columbian historical sites. It is a small adventure waiting to happen That will immerse you in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala presentation shows many sides of country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presenters at a Guatemala-themed event Wednesday evening showed there is more to the country than the often-heard stories of poverty.
“Guatemala is moving forward; Guatemala is starting to do a lot of manufacturing and a lot of exporting,” said Maritza Gibbs, a Guatemala native who now lives in Luverne.
She talked of the country’s major production areas, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Play tells Guatemalan women&#039;s stories</title>
		<link>http://guatemalangringo.com/2009/06/play-tells-guatemalan-womens-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volunteering for the Presbyterian Church in a poor community in southwestern Guatemala in 2003, Jennifer Kepler would invite local women to literacy classes, but many turned her down.
&#8220;Either their husbands wouldn&#8217;t let them come, or they didn&#8217;t think they could actually learn to read,&#8221; said the 33-year-old Kepler, who worked in Viente de Octubre, named [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure Travel in &quot;The Modern World&quot; Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://guatemalangringo.com/2009/06/adventure-travel-in-the-modern-world-guatemala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many years the Mayan World has been a popular destination for adventure seekers. Early day explorers like John Lloyd Stephens discovered the region to be full of exciting surprises when he first stumbled upon great ancient pyramids in the early 19th century. Only forty years ago a visit to the now well known ruins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala History IV</title>
		<link>http://guatemalangringo.com/2009/04/guatemala-history-iv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala History III</title>
		<link>http://guatemalangringo.com/2009/04/guatemala-history-iii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;death squads,&#8221; 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 [...]]]></description>
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