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Mining in Guatemala: Growth and Income but at What Cost?

LogoMining industry in Guatemala has provided the region with a lot of the revenue going into the area for a long time. Companies from the global north, particularly Canada come into the region and encroach upon land where families have lived for generations to mine the area. Often mining industry in Guatemala will lead to the poisoning of rivers and soil with the byproducts of the mining process. Unfortunately this is a trend that has been around since the time of the Spanish explorers and lessons have not been learned. The company leaders hire mercenaries (called paramilitaries) as company workers to physically force residents from their homes.

Casa Xelaju Institution Provides Education as a Good Opportunity to Learn Spanish and Overcome the Painful Years of Genocide in Guatemala

LogoWhen the word genocide generally and especially genocide in Guatemala comes to mind, most people think of The Holocaust. However, few people are aware of the occurrence of genocide in Guatemala during the 1980s. So little was known of the genocide in Guatemala facts when it was occurring, it is often dubbed "The Silent Holocaust" by historians.