GUATEMALA CITY – The Guatemalan government has declared a state of emergency in 16 of the country's 22 provinces because of a drought that has caused major agricultural losses in Central America ...

GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala’s government declared a state of emergency in 16 of the country’s 22 provinces Monday as Central America suffers one its worst droughts in decades.

SEE ALSO: Guatemala News and Profiles. Escuintla’s location, with ports on the Pacific coast and proximity to the capital of Guatemala City, as well as its pre-existing infrastructure as a production ...

1823 - Guatemala becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America, which also include Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.. 1839 - Guatemala becomes fully independent.. 1844-65 - ...

Some 79 percent of all homicides take place in 10 provinces in the southeast, which have an overall rate of 59 murders per 100,000 inhabitants. Two departments that border Honduras — Zacapa and ...

Reporting from Ixtupil, Guatemala — During the 1980s, as much of Central America became a bloody Cold War battleground, ... especially the Ixil ethnic enclave here in Quiche province.

1823 - Guatemala becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America, which also include Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. 1839 - Guatemala becomes fully independent.