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11 January: 2023 Guatemalan general election: Former Minister of the Interior Napoleón Barrientos is arrested for failing to comply with his duties for not using force to evict the blockades and demonstrations that occurred in October, which called for the resignation of Attorney General María Consuelo Porras.
While Guatemala observed five months of daylight saving time in 2006, according to the Ministerio de Energía y Minas (MEM), nationwide energy consumption was reduced by 36 million kilowatt-hours, equivalent to monetary savings of Q64 million. Guatemala intended to observe daylight saving time the following year, but the plan never came through.
Noticias Guatemala [4] Diario de Centro América, the nation's newspaper of public record [5] La Hora [6] El Metropolitano, based in Mixco; published twice each month [7] Nuestro Diario, the most widely circulated newspaper in Central America [8] El Periódico [9] Publinews, the first free daily in Guatemala [10]
Each of Guatemala's 22 departments serves as a district, with the exception of the department of Guatemala containing the capital, which on account of its size is divided into two (distrito central and distrito Guatemala). Departments are allocated seats based on their population size and they are shown in the table below.
Día del Trabajo: Also called International Workers' Day: June 30 Army Day: Día del Ejército: August 15 Assumption Day: Día de la Asunción: Assumption of Mary into Heaven (only in Guatemala City) September 15 Independence Day: Día de la Independencia: Celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America in 1821. October 20 Revolution Day ...
Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics; IOC code: GUA: NOC: Guatemalan Olympic Committee: Website: www.cog.org.gt (in Spanish) in Paris, France 26 July 2024 () – 11 August 2024 () Competitors: 16 in 7 sports: Flag bearer (opening) Kevin Cordón & Waleska Soto: Flag bearer (closing) Alberto González Mindez & Adriana Ruano Oliva: Medals
The Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, or ALMG (English: Guatemalan Academy of Mayan Languages) is a Guatemalan organisation that regulates the use of the 22 Mayan languages spoken within the borders of the republic. It has expended particular efforts on standardising the various writing systems used. [1]
La Reforma is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. The population is mostly indigenous-Mam and they speak their own language and Spanish also. The Catholic Church and the local precolonial religious practices exist together. Coffee is the main source of income.