Miguel Ángel Asturias’s masterpiece achieved lasting fame by trading political specifics for tragic grandeur.
Guatemala
A Guatemalan Classic On the Nightmare of Dictatorship
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Chapman Caddell
In Guatemala, a President Tests the Public
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Claudia Méndez Arriaza
The president’s attorney general selection sets up a showdown with an increasingly frustrated population.
Central America Is Still Recovering from Hurricane Mitch
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Luis Guillermo Solís
The 1998 hurricane ended a decade of promise, highlighting the need to better prepare for the next climate-related disaster.
Guatemala and Alejandro Giammattei: An Overview
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Emilie Sweigart
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on the Summit of the Americas.
Music of the Americas: Recuerdos and Premonitions
This week we look back at recent concerts of early and contemporary music from Germany and Central America, and forward to upcoming live and virtual events.
Could Thelma Cabrera Become Guatemala’s Evo Morales?
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Nick Burns
A Maya Mam woman is seeking to organize the country’s indigenous people into a mass political force.
In Guatemala, A Fresh Crackdown on Prosecutors
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Tyler Mattiace, Juan Pappier
Ahead of an election year, attacks on the rule of law continue to undermine the country's democracy.