Guatemala, the heart of the Mayan world, is a modern country that weaves indigenous history with natural wonders and contemporary highlights. And the nation that's best known for its ancient Mayan ruins, lush rainforests and architecturally impressive colonial cities has a beautiful and cheerful way they celebrate holiday season, which is a treasured and festivity-packed time for Guatemalans.
The coveted Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is known around the world as the fashion industry's leading "strategic partner," highlighting cutting-edge, innovative designs that turn up the needle on the fashion Richter scale. On Nov. 26-27, the event continues to be artistically groundbreaking with its addition of the first-ever Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Guatemala.
Around the world people mourn for their loved ones who have passed through quiet prayer, sacred rituals or celebrations. On Nov. 1 during All Saints Day (Dia de Todos Santos), Guatemala City, Guatemala, residents transformed parts of their country into "the land of colors" with enormous kites, otherwise known as giant Barriletes, that filled the sky and communicated with the dead.
The United States and Haiti will face each other in a FIFA World Cup qualifier Monday night. Latin Post previews this CONCACAF game and predicts a winner.
With a declaration by Central American Criollos on Sept. 15, 1821, five countries announced their independence from Spain. The date would later signify the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S.
On a recent visit to the beautiful countries of Belize and Guatemala, I learned that the Mayans were serious about their "ball game," so much so that it was a life-or-death competition as well as a "complex ritual based on religious beliefs."
Democrats' immigration reform bill thats aims to curb the high number of unaccompanied child migrants from crossing into the U.S. is unlikely to pass before summer recess, while Republicans are seeking to pass their own immigration bill.
Leaders from three Central American nations met with President Obama late last week to discuss possible ways to curb the influx of unaccompanied child migrants from journeying to the United States, as well as how to manage those who already crossed the border.
President Obama will meet with leaders from Central America to discuss ways to curb the high numbers of unaccompanied children crossing into the United States.
Dead Guatemalan women are being dumped in alleyways, dropped by the roadside, and deserted in parks, bodies bound by trash bags, plastic blankets, or left bare for the world to see, abandoned by the wayside like discarded trash.
Latin Grammy-winning and Guatemalan-born musician Gaby Moreno — known for her smooth blends of blues, jazz, soul and R&B and classic sound — made history when she won the Grand Prize at the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with her song "Escondidos." It marked the first time that a Spanish song won in the Latin category or overall.
Drugs and poverty have heightened violence and crime in various Central American nations. Though Venezuelan cities, for example, have seen a rise in crime over the last couple of years, the bloodiest cities are found in five Central American nations. Guatemala is one of them, and recent events add to that nation's hardships.
