| I hope this was worth the wait | Blogger | 05.16.07 | Blog |
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A chis(Which means Oh man) On my way over to write this blog I stopped to get a bag of water. Yes here they don’t serve water in bottles but rather in mini plastic bags. Anyway as I left the water bag stand I hit my head so hard on the roof that I nearly took down the entire structure with the screaming of ¨Tranquilo Gringo¨ Take it easy Gringo...
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| Adoptions in Guatemala | About Guatemala | 05.16.07 | Article |
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A great debate is currently taking place in Guatemala due to the number of international adoptions that have occurred over the last three years. Nearly one out of 100 Guatemalan children is adopted by an American family, and the pace is increasing with every passing year. These numbers have brought the adoption issue to the attention of legislators, the local government and the international community.
For many years, adoptions in Guatemala were a simple process that required only a lawyer and the approval of the Solicitor General’s Office..
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| High corn prices threaten Guatemalans with hunger | Reuters | 05.16.07 | News |
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SUCHIQUER PINALITO, Guatemala, May 2 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of landless Guatemalan laborers clustered in drought-prone hamlets could face a hunger crisis if corn prices rise further, the United Nations says.
The cost of the nation's main food staple has soared along with world prices near 10-year highs on soaring demand for ethanol, a crop plague in Guatemala's top corn-growing area, and dwindling supplies ahead of the next harvest.
The price of corn tortillas -- flat, round patties eaten with almost every Guatemalan meal -- has jumped in tandem. If corn prices rise further and all-too-common drought also hits Guatemala's poorest villages, the effects could be disastrous....
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| Prices above average as hunger season begins | Reuters | 05.16.07 | News |
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The annual hunger season in Guatemala began in April. Households have begun to run out of food reserves from the last harvest that ended in January, and will depend on the market to purchase their food until the next harvest comes in August. This year, the hunger period will likely be especially severe for the poorest households. Unseasonably high maize prices, resulting from the current high international price of maize, will restrict food access more than normal, especially for subsistence producers and landless households....
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| More Colleges to Help with Guatemala Water Project | Sweet Briar College | 05.16.07 | News |
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What started out as a small water project involving eight Sweet Briar engineering students and a boarding school in the mountains of Guatemala has blossomed into a multi-college venture with the additions of students and professors from the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State University and Lynchburg College.
“We really have a motley crew,” Jim Durand, project leader and director of Sweet Briar’s engineering program said, laughing. “It’s neat how the project is growing. It started out just being a project between SBC and Guatemala, then Virginia Tech got involved with my initial trip to the region and it’s gone from there.” .. .
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| Chicken Bus Photo Essay | Blogger | 05.16.07 | Blog |
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| lago de atitlan, guatemala | Panoramio | 05.16.07 | Blog |
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