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The Latest Breaking News from Guatemala City

Guatemala's 'Free' Parking Sparked a Market No One Planned

A market without a master plan.

Reason

The Nearly Free Markets of Guatemala

Guatemalans don't wait for the government's permission. They build their own markets through voluntary exchange.

Reason

At Least 55 Dead After Guatemala Bus Plunges Into Ravine

At least 55 people were killed in Guatemala on Monday when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged into a ravine, authorities said, one of the worst road accidents in Latin America in years.

International Business Times

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Deadly Bus Crash In Guatemala City Leaves 51 Dead

A tragic bus accident in Guatemala City claims 51 lives, including children, leading to a national day of mourning.

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For this AP photographer, joy was all in the hands for a group of released political prisoners

Moisés Castillo joined the AP in 1994 at the age of 19, covering Central America and Mexico while based in Guatemala City

The Independent UK

USCIS will open the first ever field office in South America

Quito, Ecuador, will become only the sixth city in Latin America to host a USCIS office after Guatemala City, Mexico City, Havana, San Salvador and Tegucigalpa

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Farruko Pop: a heartbreaking funeral and arrests following his murder in Guatemala

Guatemalan authorities announced arrests related to Farruko Pop's murder, and scenes from his heartbreaking funeral.

Latin Times

Arévalo sworn in as Guatemala's president despite efforts to derail his inauguration

Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as Guatemala's president on Monday minutes after midnight despite months of efforts to derail his inauguration and rising tensions right up until the transfer of power.

WEKU

Indigenous supporters march to defend Guatemala's president-elect amid vote fraud allegations

Thousands of indigenous supporters have protested in Guatemala City to defend Guatemala’s president-elect as government prosecutors seek to ban his political party

The Independent UK

3 things to know about Guatemala's elections

Voters will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. But some of the most popular candidates won't be on the ballot.

WEKU

Guatemala sets lineup for presidential vote as critics slam disqualifications

Guatemala's presidential race kicked off on Monday, a day after the electoral authority finalized its approved candidate lineup for the June election, even as critics blasted decisions to disqualify some candidates while allowing others to run.

Reuters

Guatemalan court approves sending detained renowned journalist to trial

A Guatemalan court decided on Thursday to take to trial a case against a well-known Guatemalan journalist who was arrested four months ago on charges of money laundering, influence peddling and blackmail.

Reuters

Indonesia: At least 131 dead after riot breaks out at football match

Saturday’s game is already among the world’s worst crowd disasters, including the 1996 World Cup qualifier between Guatemala and Costa Rica in Guatemala City where more than 80 died

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Guatemala detains renowned journalist on money laundering, blackmail allegations

Guatemalan authorities arrested a well-known local journalist on accusations of money laundering and blackmail, according to a prosecutor in charge of the case, a move that has sparked outrage among human rights activists.

Reuters

Guatemala, Mexico families mourn missing teenage sons after migrant tragedy

Some of the youngest migrants thought to have died in a suffocating trailer in Texas this week set off from poor towns in Guatemala and Mexico, following in the footsteps of relatives seeking a better life in the United States.

Los Angeles Times

He’s one of Guatemala’s last independent judges. Will he be forced to flee, too?

GUATEMALA CITY — As a judge who has worked for more than a decade in the fight against corruption here, Miguel Ángel Gálvez has taken on some of Guatemala’s most powerful people.

Reuters

Working with U.S., Guatemala detains 10 people in raids on migrant smugglers

Guatemalan authorities working with the U.S. Homeland Security agency on Friday arrested 10 people in raids against a migrant smuggling group linked to the massacre of 19 people in Mexico last year, Guatemalan officials said.

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