Stories about Guatemala from May, 2006
Guatemala: Video of Hurricane Stan and the Weekend's Orange Alert
Patrick of the Guatemala Solidarity Network Blog has posted a 13 minute video of “what it was like in Panajachel when Stan struck last year.” In a followup post, he quotes a recent report that cited “current concerns include that the planting of this year's crops will be affected by...
Latin America: “Banana Unionism Goes Transnational”
Global Labor Strategies describes the genesis of the newly formed Coalition of Latin American Banana Unions (COLSIBA) in the post “Banana Unionism Goes Transnational.”
Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, El Salvador: Mining Controversies
Gold prices are quickly approaching an all-time high which has inspired a new boom in prospecting around Central and South America. The Honduras News Blog asks if gold mines are good or bad for Honduras, while the Guatemala Solidarity Network continues coverage on the Marlin mine in San Marcos, Guatemala,...
Guatemala: Profile of Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez
The Guatemalan Adoption Blog has an interesting profile of Mazatenango the capital of southwest Suchitepéquez state.
Guatemala: New Aggregator and Blog Directory
Oscar Mota introduces (ES) readers of DesdeGuate.com to Blogs Chapines (ES), an aggregator and directory of Guatemalan blogs. Guatemala had been one of the few Latin American countries left without a directory.
