" the Seventh Avenue street vendor says after a split-second of reflection.When Guatemalan human rights activist Rigoberta Menchu officially receives the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize next week, the international spotlight will fall on Guatemala's brutal 32-year civil war - the oldest in Central America....
In July, 2003, the government established a national compensation program to pay victims of human-rights violations that occurred during the civil war. Óscar Berger Perdomo, a conservative former mayor of Guatemala City and the leader of the Grand National Alliance, won the presidency in D...
Even after the war technically concluded, mass violence and outright genocide were pervasive in Guatemala. It wasn’t until the 1990s that peace was successfully brokered, and Guatemala could begin emerging from this devastating period of death and destruction. Guatemala’s most recent history has ...
Civil War, society and political transition in Guatemala : the Guatemala News and Information Bureau archive, 1963-2000 filmed from the holdings of the Firestone Library, Princeton University ; based on the original inventory prepared by Amanda Post Whitehead (Latin American history and culture, ser...
Essay On Guatemalan Civil War Guatemala is a beautiful country that is known for its many Mayan cites, rich culture and its wide rainforest. The country has volcanos, delicious foods and a wonderful atmosphere that make for a rich tourist attraction. But the country has a history that isn’...
Guatemala Another small Central American country, just south ofMexico, with a grim 20th century history of bloody civil war, coups and death squads, and again – likeEl SalvadorandNicaragua– with a dark element of involvement of theUSAin that dark history....
National History Museum (Museo Nacional de Historia) This museum focuses mainly on historical documents, lifestyles, and paintings of the 19th century with an emphasis on photography. Here you will find all you need to know about the country’s civil war. ...
Guatemala is a country of volcanoes, mountains, and beaches on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Guatemala City is modern, almost entirely reconstructed after earthquakes levelled its architecture in 1917-1918. While the same earthquake damaged many important structures in Antigua, that city’s history and designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site have preserved many of its historic structures ...
history: several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended and reinstated in 1994amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by agreement of 10 or more deputies of Congress, by the Constitutional Court, or by public petition of at least 5,000 citizen...