Guatemala

Protests to advocate for the president’s forced exit continue; the Committee for Farmer’s Development announced that 36 sections of different highways will be blocked for days as a way to keep on pushing for President Giammattei’s removal from office

Protests against president Alejandro Giammattei continue, causing the government to announce a “State of Prevention” in order to abolish any type of manifestation that might still occur

A landslide on the Tajumulco highway buried around 100 vehicles; police and firemen are still looking for missing people, but the area’s inclement weather is making the rescue mission harder

With 1 every 2 people testing positive, the country becomes the Covid-19 epicenter in Central America; tourism agencies have started offering “Vaccine Tourism”: travel packages to the US and Mexico with immunization as a part of the vacation itinerary

Partners, including the British Embassy, have worked with the authorities to improve observation of human rights during private security practices

The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) urged the country to take the fight against corruption seriously, reinforcing the anti-graft message previously given by US Vice President Kamala Harris

US Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Guatemala City for her first foreign trip

Gustatoya, Santa Lucia and Comunicaciones will represent the country in the CONCACAF League - the tournament of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football

Chef David Garcia used the 'magma oven' of the Pacaya volcano to cook a pizza

Escuela de la Montaña, immersive Guatemalan language school in the Western Highlands, has moved its Spanish classes from native speakers online

etBlue announced it has launched service between Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport and New York, USA

The Ministry of Energy and Mines held an exhibition of electric vehicles as one of the actions to launch the National Plan for Electro Mobility