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Archaeologists Discover Three Lost Maya Cities in Guatemala’s Jungle
Archaeologists from Slovakia and Guatemala have unearthed three previously unknown Maya cities in Guatemala’s Petén jungle. The sites—Los Abuelos, Petnal, and Cambrayal—feature ceremonial statues, pyramids, astronomical alignments, and advanced water engineering. Highlights include ancestral altars, a 108-foot pyramid, and a palace with a ro...
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Remains Of 3,000 Years Old Mayan City Found In Guatemala
The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, reaching its height between 400 and 900 AD in what is present-day southern Mexico and Guatemala, as well as parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.
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51 Dead After Bus Plunges Into Ravine In Guatemala
At least 51 people were killed in Guatemala City on Monday when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged into a ravine, rescuers said, one of the worst road accidents in Latin America in years.
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3,000-Year-Old Maya Cities With "Super Highways" Discovered In Guatemala
It is the latest discovery of roughly 3,000-year-old Maya centers and related infrastructure, according to a statement on Monday from a team from Guatemala's FARES anthropological research foundation.
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2,000-Year-Old Mayan City Discovered Beneath Guatemala's Rainforest
A vast, 2,000-year-old Maya site in Guatemala that was hidden by a rainforest has been found by researchers.
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Volcano Erupts In Guatemala, Forcing Closure Of Airport, Highway
One of the most active volcanoes in Central America has erupted again, spewing lava and ash and forcing authorities in Guatemala City on Sunday to briefly close the country's largest airport and a major highway.
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Hero MotoCorp Announces Global Ride To Honour Healthcare Workers
The ride is being organised across 100 citiies in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Guatemala, Colombia, Bolivia, Nigeria, Uganda, Turkey and UAE.
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Tokyo Games: India's Olympic-Bound Archers To Get Their Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week
India's Olympic-bound archers, their coaches and support staff have been administered the first dose of Covishield. Their second dose is due on April 7.
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Mayan 'Game Of Thrones' Dynasty Revealed Over 1,500-Year-Old Discovery
A 1,500 year old Mayan altar discovered in a small archeological site in northern Guatemala is drawing comparisons to popular fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" for its descriptions of the Kaanul dynasty's political strategies aimed at bringing entire cities under its control.
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Mexican Airline Volaris Offers Free Flights For Separated Children
The airline said it would work with authorities in the United States, Mexico and Central America to offer free flights on its pre-existing routes to reunite children with their parents. According to its website, Volaris flies to over 65 locations across Mexico, the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
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25 Killed, Over 2000 Evacuated As Guatemalan Volcano Erupts, City Airport Shut
Guatemala's civil defense officials said 25 people have been killed when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted Sunday, belching ash and rock and forcing the airport to close.
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Guatemala Volcano Eruption Subsides After 20 Hours
The eruption of a volcano near the Guatemalan capital subsided Thursday after 20 hours of activity that rained ash on nearby communities and prompted an orange alert, a spokesman said.
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Guatemala's Main Airport Blocked By Protesting Workers: Report
Employees of Guatemala's civil aviation authority blocked access on Wednesday to the country's main airport, La Aurora in Guatemala City, in a protest over pay and layoffs, local media reported.
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Comedian Jimmy Morales Leads Guatemala vote With 73%: Early Results
Comedian Jimmy Morales jumped to a massive lead in Guatemala's presidential race as counting got under way Sunday, after a campaign upended by a corruption scandal that felled the outgoing president.
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Death Toll From Guatemala Landslide Rises to 191: Official
Rescue workers pulled 20 more bodies from a landslide outside the Guatemalan capital, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 191, officials said on Wednesday.
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Archaeologists Discover Three Lost Maya Cities in Guatemala’s Jungle
Archaeologists from Slovakia and Guatemala have unearthed three previously unknown Maya cities in Guatemala’s Petén jungle. The sites—Los Abuelos, Petnal, and Cambrayal—feature ceremonial statues, pyramids, astronomical alignments, and advanced water engineering. Highlights include ancestral altars, a 108-foot pyramid, and a palace with a ro...
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Remains Of 3,000 Years Old Mayan City Found In Guatemala
The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, reaching its height between 400 and 900 AD in what is present-day southern Mexico and Guatemala, as well as parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.
-
51 Dead After Bus Plunges Into Ravine In Guatemala
At least 51 people were killed in Guatemala City on Monday when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged into a ravine, rescuers said, one of the worst road accidents in Latin America in years.
-
3,000-Year-Old Maya Cities With "Super Highways" Discovered In Guatemala
It is the latest discovery of roughly 3,000-year-old Maya centers and related infrastructure, according to a statement on Monday from a team from Guatemala's FARES anthropological research foundation.
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2,000-Year-Old Mayan City Discovered Beneath Guatemala's Rainforest
A vast, 2,000-year-old Maya site in Guatemala that was hidden by a rainforest has been found by researchers.
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Volcano Erupts In Guatemala, Forcing Closure Of Airport, Highway
One of the most active volcanoes in Central America has erupted again, spewing lava and ash and forcing authorities in Guatemala City on Sunday to briefly close the country's largest airport and a major highway.
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Hero MotoCorp Announces Global Ride To Honour Healthcare Workers
The ride is being organised across 100 citiies in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Guatemala, Colombia, Bolivia, Nigeria, Uganda, Turkey and UAE.
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Tokyo Games: India's Olympic-Bound Archers To Get Their Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week
India's Olympic-bound archers, their coaches and support staff have been administered the first dose of Covishield. Their second dose is due on April 7.
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Mayan 'Game Of Thrones' Dynasty Revealed Over 1,500-Year-Old Discovery
A 1,500 year old Mayan altar discovered in a small archeological site in northern Guatemala is drawing comparisons to popular fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" for its descriptions of the Kaanul dynasty's political strategies aimed at bringing entire cities under its control.
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Mexican Airline Volaris Offers Free Flights For Separated Children
The airline said it would work with authorities in the United States, Mexico and Central America to offer free flights on its pre-existing routes to reunite children with their parents. According to its website, Volaris flies to over 65 locations across Mexico, the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
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25 Killed, Over 2000 Evacuated As Guatemalan Volcano Erupts, City Airport Shut
Guatemala's civil defense officials said 25 people have been killed when Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted Sunday, belching ash and rock and forcing the airport to close.
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Guatemala Volcano Eruption Subsides After 20 Hours
The eruption of a volcano near the Guatemalan capital subsided Thursday after 20 hours of activity that rained ash on nearby communities and prompted an orange alert, a spokesman said.
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Guatemala's Main Airport Blocked By Protesting Workers: Report
Employees of Guatemala's civil aviation authority blocked access on Wednesday to the country's main airport, La Aurora in Guatemala City, in a protest over pay and layoffs, local media reported.
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Comedian Jimmy Morales Leads Guatemala vote With 73%: Early Results
Comedian Jimmy Morales jumped to a massive lead in Guatemala's presidential race as counting got under way Sunday, after a campaign upended by a corruption scandal that felled the outgoing president.
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Death Toll From Guatemala Landslide Rises to 191: Official
Rescue workers pulled 20 more bodies from a landslide outside the Guatemalan capital, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 191, officials said on Wednesday.
