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La riña entre el crecimiento económico y la riqueza natural en Centroamérica
Written by Jacinta Escudos
Abstract: A couple of Central American countries are about to build two grand projects, hoping this will guarantee the big economic impulse this region needs to emerge from poverty. Nicaragua plans to build an interoceanic canal across its territory. Guatemala on its side, plans to build a dry canal. Both […]
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La pronta justicia como base del contrato social: el caso del juicio por genocidio en Guatemala
Written by vlemus
Abstract: Guatemala is to hold the first genocide trial in Latin America in March 2013. A former president and some other high-rank Army generals and colonels will be also facing trial under the accusation of ordering a series of massacres against Mayan population between 1982 and 1983. But since the […]
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And Then the Earthquake: In Central America, Earthquakes Topple More Than Buildings
Written by Samuel George
On Wednesday, November 7th, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook the San Marcos Department along the Guatemalan Pacific Coast. The largest such quake in Guatemala since 1976, the tremors were felt from Mexico D.F. down to San Salvador. International news sources report the death toll at nearly fifty, while hundreds have been […]
