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News about Guatemala, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

CHRONOLOGY OF COVERAGE

  1. APR. 2, 2015
    Lawsuit filed in Baltimore seeks $1 billion on behalf of hundreds of plaintiffs it alleges Johns Hopkins Hospital System infected with venereal diseases during medical experiments in Guatemala in the 1940s and 1950s. MORE
  2. FEB. 5, 2015
    Letter by Rep Joe Kennedy III comments on Jan 30 Op-Ed article by Vice Pres Joseph R Biden Jr about challenges facing Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. MORE
  3. JAN. 30, 2015
    Op-Ed article by Vice Pres Joseph R Biden Jr holds that tremendous problems facing El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras can be addressed given sustained effort that has been forthcoming from their leaders and help from United States; contends America's fortunes are linked to those of South America, ignoring their problems brings them to US doorstep; urges Congress to approve $1 billion Pres Obama has requested to make reforms in South America, saying failure to do so will cost far more. MORE
  4. JAN. 20, 2015
    Guatemalan tribunal convicts Pedro Garcia Arredondo, former leader of special police unit, of crimes against humanity and homicide for deaths of 37 people in 1980 siege of Spanish Embassy. MORE
  5. OCT. 6, 2014
    Story of Cecilia, 16-year-old Guatemalan girl who is among more than 50,000 unaccompanied minors who have come to United States illegally, illustrates Central American smuggling trade at heart of crisis; Cecilia was lured into smuggling con that soon became outright abduction; Obama administration has vowed to break up abduction networks and cartels that run them, which are now earning billions and have become more ruthless and sophisticated than ever. MORE

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Maryland: Johns Hopkins Sued Over Disease Study

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
More than 750 plaintiffs sued the Johns Hopkins Hospital System on Wednesday over medical experiments in Guatemala in the 1940s and 1950s during which subjects were infected with venereal diseases.
April 2, 2015, Thursday

1965: State of Siege Is Declared

By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
Highlights from the International Herald Tribune archives: A state of siege is declared in Guatemala as guerrillas clash with the government in 1965.
February 24, 2015, Tuesday
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Joe Biden: A Plan for Central America

By JOSEPH R. BIDEN Jr
If we don’t act, the region’s problems will arrive at our door.
January 30, 2015, Friday

Guatemala: Former Police Official Is Convicted in 1980 Embassy Siege

By ELISABETH MALKIN
The former police official was convicted of crimes against humanity and homicide in the 1980 siege of the Spanish Embassy that ended in a fire, killing 37 people.
January 20, 2015, Tuesday

Guatemalan Modern

By TOM DELAVAN
For a design-obsessed couple, the chance to mix furniture by Charlotte Perriand and Vladimir Kagan with Mayan pottery, bright tiles and local textiles — and to return home — proved irresistible.
December 1, 2014, Monday

Tracing a Smuggled Girl's Three-Nation Odyssey

By DAMIEN CAVE and FRANCES ROBLES
Damien Cave and Frances Robles recount their reporting on a teenager who made it to the United States from Guatemala.
October 6, 2014, Monday

A Smuggled Girl’s Odyssey of False Promises and Fear

By DAMIEN CAVE and FRANCES ROBLES
Cecilia, a 16-year-old Guatemalan seeking a better life in the United States, fell prey to “coyotes,” the smugglers who lure migrants, on a trip that devolved into outright abduction.
October 6, 2014, Monday

Obama Approves Plan to Let Children in Central America Apply for Refugee Status

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
The program is aimed at helping to discourage many children from making a long, dangerous trek across Mexico in an attempt to cross into the United States and join their parents.
October 1, 2014, Wednesday

Guatemala: Prisoner Faces New Charges

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Byron Lima, a former army captain serving time in the killing of a Roman Catholic bishop, has been charged with money laundering and organized crime related to an illicit multimillion-dollar prison empire.
September 4, 2014, Thursday

Central America Hit by Severe Drought

By REUTERS
A severe drought has ravaged crops in Central America, and as many as 2.8 million people are struggling to feed themselves, the United Nations World Food Program said Friday.
August 30, 2014, Saturday
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EXPERT RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: GUATEMALA

A list of resources from around the Web about Guatemala as selected by experts quoted in The New York Times.
FROM ANITA ISAACS, PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT HAVERFORD COLLEGE

BOOKS

  • The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop?
  • By Francisco Goldman, 2007.
  • Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
  • By Stephen Schlesinger and Stephen Kinzer, 1983.
  • Shattered Hope: The Guatemalan Revolution and the United States
  • By Piero Gleijeses, 1991.
  • Maya Intellectual Renaissance: Identity, Representation and Leadership
  • By Victor Montejo, 2005.

WEB RESOURCES

GUATEMALA NAVIGATOR

A list of Web sites about Guatemala as selected by editors of The New York Times.
C.I.A. World Factbook country profile
State Department -- history and overview
BBC country profile
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GENERAL INFORMATION ON GUATEMALA

Official Name: Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala (Current local time)
Government Type:Constitutional democratic republic
Population: 12.73 million
Area: 42,042 square miles; about the size of Tennessee
Languages: Spanish, 23 officially recognized Amerindian languages
Literacy: Total Population: [69%] Male: [75%]; Female: [63%]
Year of Independence: 1821
Web site: Congreso.gob.gt (In Spanish) 

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MULTIMEDIA

Child, Bride, Motherinteractive
Child, Bride, Mother
In Guatemala, many young girls marry far older men and become mothers long before they are physically and emotionally ready.
A Central American Dreamslideshow
A Central American Dream
The Nebaj region of Guatemala has contributed to the surge of unaccompanied minors seeking a better life in the United States.
Children at the Borderinteractive
Children at the Border
The number of children crossing the U.S. border alone has doubled since last year. Answers to key questions on the crisis.
The Declining Coffee Harvestvideo
The Declining Coffee Harvest
A fungus called “coffee rust” has caused declining harvests of Guatemalan coffee in the last two years. Luis Antonio, a coffee bean farmer, says the spread of the fungus is threatening his livelihood.
Guatemala’s Long March Toward Justiceslideshow
Guatemala’s Long March Toward Justice
Few believed the trial of the former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity committed during his rule would ever take place. But Guatemala’s justice system has begun a transformation.
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