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The Vuelta a Guatemala, which has become the largest sporting event in the country in terms of spectator affluence, was first held in 1957.The winner of the first edition was local racer Jorge Surqué, and during the first four years, the competition was dominated by Guatemalan and Colombian participants.
Guatemala City, Guatemala Shot put: 16.61 m Edson Haroldo Monzón: 1 May 2004 La Jolla, United States Discus throw: 50.49 m Rául Rivera: 26 March 2004 Guatemala City, Guatemala Hammer throw: 66.50 m Diego Berrios: 11 May 2017 Guatemalan Junior/Youth Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala [16] Javelin throw: 72.21 m Luis Taracena: 30 March 2019
Guatemala, [a] officially the Republic of Guatemala, [b] is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras.
The Guatemalan government issued a license for channel 11 in 1960, announcing on December 27 that year as "Voz e Imagen de Centroamérica" on an advertisement at the El Imparcial newspaper, promising an 8,000-watt antenna and a budget of 25,000 quetzales. [2]
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]
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (National Football League of Guatemala), officially known as the Liga Guate Banrural for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as Liga Mayor "A" (Major League "A") is a professional football division in Guatemala, the highest one in the country. It is sanctioned by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de ...
The 1976 Guatemala earthquake struck on February 4 at 03:01:43 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.5. The shock was centered on the Motagua Fault , about 160 km northeast of Guatemala City at a depth of 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) near the town of Los Amates in the department of Izabal .
The Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC, University of San Carlos of Guatemala) is the largest and oldest university of Guatemala; it is also the fourth founded in the Americas. Established in the Kingdom of Guatemala during the Spanish colony, it was the only university in Guatemala until 1954, [ a ] although it continues to hold ...