In the middle of a subtropical forest 15 kilometers away from Sayaxche, Peten; emerges Aguacateca.  Aguacateca is a Mayan city built in the Classic Mayan Period.  It has structures, stelaes, benches and hillocks where there are more Mayan Ruins.  Some of the ruins show charred parts which tell the story of what happened to this place.  [...]

Livingston, in the Guatemalan Caribbean is a place where cultures like Garifuna, kekchies, hindus and white mix to form the culture only seen in Livingston.  Because ot its landscapes, nature, waterfalls, fauna, flora, rivers and beaches, Livingston is known by its inhabitants as a Different Caribbean. 
Livingston is the first Import/Export port founded in Guatemala.  [...]

El sitio arqueologico Tulam Tzu, tambien conocido como El Rosario Naranjo fue declarado Patrimonio Cultural de la nacion en 1970.  Esta lugar consta de varios monticulos que son considerados sagrados por sacerdotes mayas.  El Rosario Naranjo localizado en la zona 4 de Mixco esta a punto de perderse debido a la construccion de unos condominios [...]

The National Park of Laguna del Tigre in San Andres, Peten, has converted itself in an area of great surprises for archeologist. In the last years, many monumental sites, royal tombs, stelae and other important objects have been found in La Corona and Peru-Waka sites. Peru-Waka is located on a hill  64 metres tall.
Since May 18th [...]

Los Kaqchikeles construyeron una fortaleza impenetrable en el sitio conocido como Mixco Viejo, localizado a 60 kilometros de la capital.  Esta fortaleza esta completamente rodeada por barrancos en tres lados y con solo una entrada.  Mixco Viejo se encuentra cerca de San Martin Jilotepeque y cuenta con mas de 120 estructuras.  Entre estas estructuras se [...]

Guatemala, by means of Euda Carias, got a third bronze medal in the World University Games in Valencia, Spain.  Euda Carias practices Taekwondo and has always been able to put Guatemala’s name high in this discipline.  With this medal, Carias joins Paulina Morataya and Luis Donis who won medals in California in 2002.  Euda Carias has [...]

A Mayan Funerary Chamber was discovered last week in the archeological site of Waka-Peru located in the Laguna del Tigre National Park.  This chamber was discovered while archeologist working on the site were doing investigate work.  An investigator working on site describes the site as a chamber 1.50 meter deep and 1.50 meters wide.  In it, 14 urns with glyphs, miniature [...]

A natural water filter invented by a Guatemalan is being used in 14 countries.  Mud, sawdust, sand and natural bacteria are the basic components of this invention that has benefited more than 200 families in Guatemala and in 14 other countries.  Fernando Mazariegos Anleu invented this filter  which is and economical, efficient and ecologic water [...]

A bulletin from The Guatemalan Embassy in Sweden is exhibiting 140 Mayan pieces in the Historical Museum of Stockolm. The name of this exhibition is “El Juego Maya, Cancuen” and shows objects found in recent excavation in the Mayan Palace of the Mayan city of Cancuen. Arthur Demarest is the archeologist that has [...]

The recent finding of a Royal Mayan Tomb dating back to the Early classic period in Waka-Peru which is located in the Laguna del Tigre Park in Peten, could be just the start of new and interesting discoveries. Hector Escobedo, of the University of San Carlos of Guatemala found the tomb. According to [...]

The first group of simultaneos Mayan translators graduated this week in a Mayan ceremony with marimba music. The first group of translators graduated with the support of the IGA and the Academy of Mayan Languages. One of the graduates explained that where she comes from, there were always problems in communicating with other people [...]