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Truck carrying immigrants falls off Texas cliff...immigrants falls off Texas cliff McALLEN, Texas -- Authorities say a truck carrying illegal immigrants from Guatemala and Mexico has plummeted more than 40 feet off a cliff in southwest Texas. All 18 aboard were injured. The pickup... In this article: Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Corpus Christi, Mexico, and Guatemala |
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Independent.ie | November 18, 2009
EU 'on verge' of settling banana dispute with Latin America
...according to the United Nations. The Geneva-based WTO first ruled against the EU in September 1997, backing claims brought by Ecuador, the US, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico almost two years earlier. The EU promised to switch to a...
In this article: European Union, Banana, Latin America, WTO, Ecuador, US, Dole Food Co, Chiquita Brands International Inc, Caribbean, and Dublin
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The Advocate | 3 days ago
<span style= color:darkred;font-weight:bold; >Angela Carella:</span> Hold the turkey, pass the sausage and peppers
...its magic touches," Pavia said. According to the 2000 Census, the top countries of origin for foreign-born Stamford residents are Haiti, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, Greece, Colombia, China, Mexico and Peru. Maybe in a couple of generations...
In this article: Sausage, Stamford High School, Potato, Pumpkin pie, Cranberry sauce, and Apple pie
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | 3 days ago
Photos: Children International and International Alliance for Youth Sports Partner to Organize Leagues for Poor Teens Around the World
...and their families in 11 countries around the world including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, the Philippines, the United States and Zambia,. For more information about Children...
In this article: Children International, United States, West Palm Beach, Florida, and National Alliance for Youth Sports
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Prime Newswire | 2 days ago
Gilat Chosen by Telefonica del Peru for Broadband Satellite Communications Project Covering More Than 3,500 Sites
...Telefonica. It offers mobile and fixed-line services in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay ,Venezuela and the United States. For more information,...
In this article: Latin America, Telefonica, Peru, Israel, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Gilat Network Systems, Gilat Satellite Networks, and Network Systems
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Midwest migrants
Soon, immigrants - many of them illegal - arrived to work at the plant. They came from far and wide, including Mexico, Guatemala, Ukraine, Israel and Somalia. For more than 15 years, the town celebrated its newfound diversity. It held...
In this article: Postville, Buddhist temple, Saffron, University of Northern Iowa, Sholom Rubashkin, and Mexico
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | November 16, 2009
Photos: Children International Receives More Than $5 Million to Help Poor Teens Around the World
...their families in 11 countries around the world, including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Zambia and the United States. If you would like to help, Sponsor a Child today.
In this article: Children International, Cycle of poverty, Peer-to-peer, Kansas City, Missouri, Philippines, Mexico, and Colombia
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The Bergen Record | November 12, 2009
Habitat volunteers head to Thailand
...82nd birthday, which will fall on Dec 5. Volunteers with Paterson Habitat for Humanity have built homes in several countries, including Mexico, Guatemala, Kenya and Sri Lanka. E-mail: boucicaut@northjersey.com FRANKLIN LAKES -...
In this article: Thailand and Habitat for Humanity
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washingtonpost.com | 7 days ago
Brazil to Washington on two wheels
...he secured a U.S. visa in a matter of days. He returned by plane to Guatemala and resumed his ride north, recrossing Mexico once again until he finally entered the United States on Oct. 21. "There's no greater thrill for me than when you...
In this article: Washington, United States, Brazil, Campinas, God, and Barack Obama
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Description from Wikipedia:
Guatemala (Spanish: República de Guatemala, ) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.
A representative democracy, its capital is Guatemala City. The nation has been stable since 1996 and has been in a state of continuous development and economic growth. Guatemala's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contribute to Mesoamerica's designation as a biodiversity hotspot.
- Name:
- Guatemala
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Guatemala
- Local Name:
- República de Guatemala
- Capital:
- Guatemala City
- Language:
- Spanish, Mayan dialects
- Motto:
- "Libre Crezca Fecundo"
- Largest City:
- Guatemala City
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Founding Date:
- September 15, 1821
- Formations:
- Date
- Area:
- 108,890
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $62.580 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $33.694 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $2,531
- Currency:
- Quetzal
- Demonym:
- Guatemalan
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- GTQ
- Country Calling Code:
- +502
- ccTLD:
- .gt
- Anthem:
- Himno Nacional de Guatemala
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