AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUN Human Rights Watch: UN experts from the Working Group on Business and Human Rights will visit Guatemala from 18–28 August, meeting ministries, Indigenous communities, civil society, unions, and businesses across Guatemala City plus Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Suchitepéquez, Escuintla, and Santa Rosa. A press conference is set for 28 August at 12:00 at Hotel Wyndham Garden. Tourism & Air Access: Guatemala’s travel boom keeps building as airlines add capacity, including Frontier’s planned seasonal LAX–Guatemala City service starting 17 Dec, alongside ongoing routes that have helped push visitor numbers past one million in early 2026. Sustainability in the Highlands: In Jalapa, rural Xinca women are tackling plastic pollution through community cleanups and workshops aimed at cutting waste and reducing harmful plastic burning. Local Travel Culture: A new Guatemalan restaurant, El Quetzal Grill, has opened in San Francisco’s Mission District, highlighting how Guatemala’s food scene is reaching new travelers. Community Service Abroad: Oklahoma electric linemen are heading to Guatemala to expand power to villages, wiring homes and supporting a school and clinic.
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