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Joyabaj was an important part of the royal route to Mexico during the Spanish time. On February 4, 1976, the town was almost destroyed by an earthquake. Most of its beautiful colonial houses and buildings were lost and hundreds of people died. Joyabaj was also hit hard by the civil war that lasted about 30 years in Guatemala.
The final circumstance I found in which people describe their experiences with the Civil Defense Patrols during the Guatemalan Civil War and the Guatemalan Revolution was in Joyabaj, Guatemala. In the period between 1981 and 1983, the military had used so-called ‘scorched earth tactics’. [ 12 ]
Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz (born c. 1970) is a Guatemalan Kʼicheʼ journalist who reports on indigenous affairs in the town of Joyabaj.She received international attention in 2020 when she was arrested and charged with sedition after reporting on a protest against the municipal government; the charges were dropped in 2021.
Willie Sims – Guatemalan born, American raised soccer player. Ryan Spilborghs – American professional baseball outfielder in the Texas Rangers organization. Héctor Tobar – Los Angeles author and journalist. Norma Torres – Politician. She is Guatemalan born but American raised. David Unger – Guatemalan-American author and translator.
Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during ...
American: Maryknoll mission Ixcán: 20 November 1976 Included in death list of the Guatemalan military. Killed in plane crash under suspicious circumstances. [1] Eufemio Hermógenes López Coarchita: Guatemalan: Parish priest of San José Pinula: 30 June 1978 Assassinated [2] [3] Conrado de la Cruz Concepción: Filipino: Parish priest of ...
MEXICO CITY − Guatemala is open to receiving citizens of other Central American nations who are deported from the U.S., three sources familiar with the matter said, as the country looks to build ...
Colombian migrants deported from the United States in the early days of President Donald Trump's administration say they experienced degrading treatment, but some said they still want to try and ...