Guatemala

Tremor hit with its epicenter eight kilometers southeast of Jalapa city, according to USGS

Guatemala had in 2023 one of the most tense electoral processes in its recent history

As the devastating weather front brought destruction from Panama to Honduras and Mexico

As Trump administration pressures Guatemala to keep receiving deported migrants despite growing concern

Group of more than 3,000 people, mainly from Honduras and El Salvador, crossed into Guatemala

Mexico objects to the plan, says it is working with authorities to find 'better options'

In a new measure aimed at deterring illegal immigration across the southern border

Anti-corruption activists credit UN bodies with cleaning up government

In what is considered one of the worst atrocities in the country’s 36-year civil war

Many of migrants spent the night on the bridge, while hundreds travel onwards to reach Mexican soil

Migrants defy threats from Trump and deportation warnings from the Mexican government

Mayan culture reached its apogee during classical period from 250-900 before going into decline over next 300 years

Around 2,000 children of illegal migrants still remain split from their parents

From March to May this year USA apprehended more than 50,000 people per month from crossing illegally across border

Hundreds of rescue workers, including firefighters, police and military battle adverse conditions

Seven communities in already devastated areas were evacuated as the volcano's activity increased

The Fuego Volcano erutped on early Sunday and destruction caused is still being discovered

Search and rescue operations for the missing and dead have been suspended due to low light and dangerous conditions

Announcement comes one week before United States embassy opens in Jerusalem on May 14

The nine businessmen sought expedited proceedings by admitting to paying the bribes

Israel has provided important training for Guatemala's military

The United States is an important source of assistance to Guatemala and Honduras

Duarte is accused of involvement in organised crime and embezzlement

The center hosts minors under age 18 who are victims of family maltreatment or found living on the street

The forests are also strategically placed hideouts for cartels trafficking cocaine from South America to the US

Prolonged dry spells linked to the El Niño have battered subsistence farmers in Central America's "dry corridor"

Perimeter of the Granja Penal Canada facility has been surrounded by army and police officers

The country's Seismology and Vulcanology Institute urges authorities to take precautionary measures for air traffic