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Guatemala's constitution protects freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and individual privacy, however, government officials routinely violate these rights. Recent constitutional reforms have legalized various electronic surveillance techniques that threaten online privacy.
Noticias Guatemala [4] Diario de Centro América, the nation's newspaper of public record [5] La Hora [6] El Metropolitano, based in Mixco; published twice each month [7] Nuestro Diario, the most widely circulated newspaper in Central America [8] El Periódico [9] Publinews, the first free daily in Guatemala [10]
San Agustín Acasaguastlán (Spanish pronunciation: [san aɣusˈtin akasaɣwaskaˈtlan]) is a town and a municipality in the El Progreso department of Guatemala. At the 2018 census, the population of the town was 17,728 and that of the municipality 45,765. [2] The aldea (hamlet) Tulumaje is in this municipality.
A stately estate in Guadalajara, known as the Casa de los Abanicos (House of Fans), located at 1823 Libertad Avenue on the corner of Moscú Street, Colonia Americana, was owned by the landowner and former governor Manuel Cuesta Gallardo, who acquired it in March 1907, by paying 30 000 pesos, when it was four years after being built.
On April 27. 2013 the new "Casa de Dios" temple was finished, becoming one of the biggest temples in the World, and second biggest temple in Guatemala with an extension area of 270,000 square meters. The inauguration was transmitted via Internet to millions of viewers around Latin America and to more than a million people in Guatemala via TV ...
Virgen de la Asunción Safe Home is a state-run children's home located in San Jose Pinula, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from the capital Guatemala City.The institution was built in 2010 and accommodates abandoned or orphaned children, as well as children with disabilities, drug addictions, or who are pregnant. [1]
Guatemala's spending on education is one of the lowest in the world. [23] In 2021, the country spent 3.1 percent of its GDP on education. [ 24 ] By the late 2000s, the majority of Guatemalan schools had grid-supplied electricity, [ 25 ] [ 26 ] allowing for the use of electrical lighting, heating, and computers and the provision of running water ...
Guatemala's economy is dominated by the private sector, which generates about 85% of GDP. [citation needed] Most of its manufacturing is light assembly and food processing, geared to the domestic, U.S., and Central American markets. In 1990 the labor force participation rate for women was 42%, later increasing by 1% in 2000 to 43% and 51% in 2010.