· August, 2005

Stories about Guatemala from August, 2005

Guatemala: Expats in Europe

Chapines en Europa is a web portal for Guatemalans living in Europe to share their experiences. The most popular post, as of late, links to live video feeds from Guatemala.

31 August 2005

Guatemala: Reasons to Visit

Chapinadas notes that Chapines (Guatemalans) often take the beauty of their country for granted until it's seen from a visitor's perspective.

31 August 2005

Guatemala: Negative Blog Coverage

DesdeGuate.com complains that when Guatemala is finally covered on BoingBoing, it's for gang violence and not the fact that they were chosen “best cultural tourist destination” by the BBC.

19 August 2005

Guatemala: Prison Deaths

El Canche writes about the recent prison deaths and gang fights in Escuintla as he gets ready to head back to Guatemala.

19 August 2005

Guatemala: New Student Blogs

Carlos Roberto Cabrera of Regilete has an updated list of blogs from the EnRed project which encourages students from around Guatemala to start their own blogs about topics that interest...

9 August 2005

Guatemala: New Media University Program

Eloquence and Subalternity is a big fan of the online digital collection of the New Media program at Guatemala's Francisco Marroquin University. There are also several worthwhile publications in English...

9 August 2005