#guatemala

#guatemala

With a nickname like "the land of eternal spring," Guatemala had been on my radar ever since its bougainvillea-draped Antigua and the dreamy blue expanse of Lake Atitlán made rounds on social media. I got lucky: I visited twice this year-first for work, then for a girls' trip. Antigua's cobblestone streets and courtyard cafes lived up to the hype, but it was Guatemala's lake region, nicknamed the Lake Como of Central America, that stole my heart.

A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump blocked his administration from deporting Guatemalan children after an attempted late-night operation to place dozens on flights out of the United States. Judge Timothy J. Kelly issued a preliminary injunction halting the plan, which federal officials had described as a reunification effort. But Kelly ruled that the defence crumbled like a house of cards once examined.

After planes with Guatemalan children were loaded in the U.S., then prevented from taking off by a federal judge's decision to temporarily halt the children's removal, the Guatemalan government said on Aug. 31 that it was responsible for recently proposing to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that the unaccompanied Guatemalan minors be returned to their home country. In a statement published to the social media platform X on the

In the early 1980s, a brutal civil war was raging in remote Guatemalan villages, like those around the town of Rabinal, where violence left the countryside dotted with mass graves.

The tremors resulted in the evacuation of buildings, landslides and minor property damage, officials said, adding they were felt as far away as El Salvador.

This one's really hard to swallow. We've got to learn how to win the biggest moments, right? We've made a lot of progress since I've been...

The actions against President Arevalo reveal a chilling truth about power in Guatemala; democracy is at risk when legal systems are weaponized for political ends.

The trip to Central America was filled with unforgettable experiences, but next time I'll focus more on relaxing after intense activities.

"It's a duty of conscience for the cardinals... that we've been coming along a path and this path needs to continue to grow and grow and grow."