Arms Trafficking: Firearms are trafficked into Izabal from neighboring Honduras, with demand for illicit weapons partially driven by the presence of street gangs. There is also a strong presence of ...

Discover San Felipe de Lara Castle, a well-preserved 17th-century Spanish colonial fortress located where the Río Dulce meets Lake Izabal in eastern Guatemala. Filmed in ultra-high-definition, this ...

Eloyda Mejia, coordinadora de la Asociacion Amigos del Lago Izabal (ASALI), relata sobre la singularidad del Lago Izabal y las potencialidades para el desarrollo sostenible de la region. Lake Izabal ...

El Estor's subsistence fishermen, mainly of the Mayan Q'eqchi' indigenous group, say the Fenix mine is polluting Lake Izabal, diminishing stocks of fish that were abundant just a generation ago. The ...

Chinese demand for rosewood—trafficked more than ivory, rhino horn, and pangolin scales—is fueling a crisis in Guatemala's forests. Durable, fragrant rosewood, used to make furniture and musical ...

A UN report puts Guatemala among the top five most violent countries in the world, with 40.6 murders for every 100,000 inhabitants. It’s difficult, in this country, to imagine a life without death.

There will be scattered light rain showers. The low will be 76°. Moderate air quality (51-100) Primary pollutant PM2.5 7.1 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized ...

Jorge Juc left the house before sunrise last Thursday. While he tended his cornfield in eastern Guatemala, the 77-year-old indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ community leader was killed in a machete attack. Juc ...