AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUN Human Rights: The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights will visit Guatemala Aug. 18–28, meeting ministries, Indigenous communities, and civil society, with a press conference in Guatemala City on Aug. 28. Community & Environment: In Jalapa’s El Duraznal, Xinca women are organizing plastic cleanups and cutting plastic combustion after training from Ecolectivos, with local leaders helping set long-term plans. Travel Guide: A new visitor’s guide spotlights Villa Nueva, just south of Guatemala City, with highlights like Parque Central, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Cerro Alux, and local markets and food. Culture & Art: Kaqchikel painter Rosa Elena Curruchich’s small-format works are finally getting wider attention, with a current museum exhibition in Santa Ana and plans to travel to Houston. Tourism & Access: A low-cost airline is expanding Guatemala travel options, while broader regional travel rankings keep Guatemala on solo-trip radar. Power & Service: Oklahoma linemen are heading to rural Guatemala to extend electricity to villages, a school, and a clinic.
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