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  1. Guatemala: Kidnapped priest murderedRead the original story

    Yesterday | Spero News

    A Guatemalan Catholic Fr. Miguel Angel Hernandez, a Franciscan who had been assigned to a parish in Honduras, was found dead on November 11, in a province of eastern Guatemala.

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    Related Topix: Central America, World News, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Esquipulas, Guatemala

  2. Guatemala's beauty is irresistibleRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Canada.com

    A spectacular Semana Santa procession in Antigua, Guatemala, is one of many held day and night.

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    Related Topix: Travel

  3. Water water all around and not a drop to drink.... - Livingston, GuatemalaRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    Water water all around and not a drop to drink.... Livingston , Guatemala Wednesday, November 11, 2009 God i am so lucky to be doing this! I am now in the Caribean town on Livingston, where the Garifuna live.

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    Related Topix: Izabal, Guatemala, Livingston, Guatemala

  4. AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Franciscan priest working in Honduras found murdered in Guatemala after ...

    20 hrs ago | Fides News

    Guatemalan Franciscan priest Fr. Miguel Angel Hernandez, who had been assigned to a parish in Ocotepeque and who had disappeared last weekend, was found dead in a province of eastern Guatemala.

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    Related Topix: Central America, World News, Esquipulas, Guatemala, Chiquimula, Guatemala

  5. Interamerican Press Society criticizes freedom of speech 'deterioration'Read the original story

    Yesterday | Buenos Aires Herald

    ... spoke about their "worries" about the crimes against eight journalists in Mexico, three in Honduras, two in Guatemala, two in Colombia and one in El Salvador in the last months. Also, the institution criticized the brakes put on some media law bills ...

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  6. A day of prayer and joyRead the original story

    Monday | CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

    Pope John Paul II, the most traveled pope in history, came yesterday to Baltimore, the birthplace of American Catholicism, and presided over a day of celebration, pageantry and prayer.

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    Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI, Maryland, Morales, Guatemala, World News, Izabal, Guatemala

  7. Ormat Technologies, Inc. Signs a New 20-Year PPA with Nevada Power...Read the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | TurboMachinery International

    ... power plants: in the United States - Brady, Heber, Mammoth, Ormesa, Puna, Steamboat, OREG 1, OREG 2 and Peetz; in Guatemala - Zunil and Amatitlan; in Kenya - Olkaria III; in Nicaragua - Momotombo and in New Zealand - GDL. Ormat's Safe Harbor ...

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    Related Topix: Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Geothermal Power

  8. New Operation Miracle Clinic in Guatemala

    Monday Nov 9 | Prensa Latina

    Guatemala, Nov 9 Guatemala has opened in Villa Nueva Municipality the fourth eye clinic as part of the Operation Miracle, six miles from downtown Guatemala City.

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    Related Topix: Villa Nueva, Guatemala, World News, Morales, Guatemala, Izabal, Guatemala, Jalapa, Guatemala

  9. FTGA Holiday Giving Back ProjectRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Guatemala Adoption Information and News

    ... year the project supports 75 rural Guatemalan families living in Mocolic Xot Bajo which is located near Patzun, Guatemala. When fully funded, this project will provide a comprehensive basic infrastructure package creating healthy homes for each ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Patzun, Guatemala

  10. Americano Striking Contest | Year Three | Febuary 2012Read the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 8 | Neoseeker

    ... Panama] (twist of fate) DONE Pumas Morales Canada (Stereo441) DONE Club Lobos Haiti (Ameer) DONE Expreso Roja Guatemala (J Baliski) DONE Quilmes El Salvador (spoony2oo6) DONE Merida Grenada (Raj780) DONE Academia FC Barbados (cgauld7) DONE Orizaba ...

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    Related Topix: Mexico, La Piedad, Mexico

  11. Nation's intake of deportees burgeonsRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 7 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    ... Ms. Munoz-Lopez replied. "With a life you can do marvels." The crowd, seated in plastic chairs in a hall at Guatemala City's main airport last month, cheered loudly. Every day, the Guatemalan government receives hundreds of its citizens who have ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Morales, Guatemala, World News, Izabal, Guatemala, Harrisburg, PA, Allentown, PA

  12. Ignore the movie: 2012 will not be the end of world, say MayansRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 7 | Freerepublic.com

    ... about what he calls the "mother of all disaster films". But such a "prophecy" is news to the modern Maya in Guatemala and Mexico. Instead, they view the burgeoning end-of-the-world 2012 industry with a mixture of confusion, exasperation and anger at ...

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    Related Topix: Maya, China, Sichuan, China, World News, 2012, China, Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Short, Independence Day, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Central America, Guatemala, Guatemala

  13. The Volcano coast - San Marcos La Laguna, Solola, GuatemalaRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 7 | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    ... beautiful, apparently when the water is cristal clear and not sludgy brown. and have continued down the coast. Guatemala is probably about 300-400miles long from north to south and it boasts 37 volcanoes!! i was feeling a little volcanoed to be ...

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    Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Solola, Guatemala, World News

  14. Guatemala legends lives on in David JuarezRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 1, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... Ch'ajom, translated to English as Tales of Oxlaju Ch'ajom, a picturesque insight into this seldom seen region in Guatemala. Matt Bracher, the manager, greets me warmly amid the backdrop of swarming diners, servers and busboys, who seem to be in step ...

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    Related Topix: Arts, Poetry

  15. Dr. Peter Rojas: 'I love the ability to do charity to help'

    Friday Nov 6 | Victoria Advocate

    ... could be in any modern hospital, but it is not. It is part of Dr. Peter Rojas' annual mission trip to Patzun, Guatemala. He was joined on this trip by his wife, a nurse, and his daughter, a medical student. Rojas, a Victoria surgeon, is one of 21 ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Patzun, Guatemala, Victoria, TX, Corpus Christi, TX, West, TX

  16. Nebajense clothing still has an impression on me - Nebaj, GuatemalaRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    Nebaj - a town larger than I expected. The tipico traje is gorgeous. Of the town, the red cotton textile traje is most common.

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    Related Topix: Quiche, Guatemala, Nebaj, Guatemala, World News

  17. Semuc Champey--super playground if you don't slip! - Semuc Champey, Alta Verapaz, GuatemalaRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    super playground if you don't slip! Semuc Champey , Alta Verapaz , Guatemala Thursday, October 8, 2009 Transportation to Coban was interesting, but anticipated. In a MICRO-BUS, which should seat 15 people, we had 22 passengers, the ayudante, a baby ...

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    Related Topix: Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, World News, Coban, Guatemala

  18. The Mayan Lord ChocolateRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Examiner.com

    ... is usually by bus or plane, and the bus ride will be long and tiresome. Tikal is located in the 'panhandle' of Guatemala, far from any nearby major city, hence the recommendation to fly in. There are three decent hotels in the park itself, the ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Chocolate, Honduras, World News, Central America

  19. Guatemala's beauty is irresistibleRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Canada.com

    A spectacular Semana Santa procession in Antigua, Guatemala, is one of many held day and night.

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    Related Topix: Travel

  20. GUATEMALA: (Barely) Surviving on Beans and Tortillas

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Inter Press Service

    Indigenous women in Chiquimula making rope out of maguey fiber. Credit:Danilo Valladares/IPS GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 4 - Juan Manuel Ardon's bones jut out and his hair is dull and thin: signs of severe malnutrition.

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    Related Topix: World News, Central America, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Agriculture, Science, Honduras, Jalapa, Guatemala