Evaluaciones

Rains in June were 60 percent lower than normal and some 8 percent of the area planted to maize and beans in the central and eastern departments of the country was lost. About 13 000 subsistence farms reportedly suffered…

Torrential rains and flooding due to Hurricane "Keith" have affected food and cash crops in the southern coastal areas, particularly in Santa Rosa, Escuintla, Suchitepequez, Rehalhuleu and San Marcos. A detailed assessment of damage has not been made yet, but…

Planting of the 1999/2000 first season cereal and bean crops started last month with the arrival of the rainy season. Prospects are good and the area planted to maize, the main cereal, is anticipated to be about average. Average…

Presentation This document describes the tremendous efforts being taken by the People and Government of Guatemala to consolidate democracy and promote sustainable development within a framework of compliance with the Peace Accords, giving national priority to the…

"San Marcos de Curaren was in the mountains. We reached it with a 27-mule pack, along with mountain men who carried smaller packs," says Graciela Lopez Cox of her recent experience as a medical volunteer in Honduras. "The weather…