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El Salvador formally joined the Central American customs union on August 20, with President Salvador Sánchez Cerén seen on the lift at the ceremony. (Armando Flores)

El Salvador Bolsters Central American Customs Union
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Three Countries Now Make Up Free-Trade Zone of 31.9 Million People

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  • Paz Gómez
Probiotics have proved effective in health treatments such as the prevention and therapy of gastrointestinal problems. In recent years, dentists have also tried them in oral-health procedures with promising results. (rgerber)

Guatemala Tests Probiotics for Oral-Health Breakthrough
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Guatemala Tests Probiotics for Oral-Health Breakthrough
Gum-Disease Treatment in Early Trial Stages

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reforestemos guate
Reforestemos Guate is a private initiative to promote forestry awareness and convenient reforestation. (Reforestemos Guate)

Deforestation Faces Next-Generation Opponent in Guatemala
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Uninformed Consumption, Loss of Precious Resource Inspires Community Alliance

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  • Paz Gómez
Shaken Earth
Shaken Earth puts Central America's current challenges and cultural distinctions into historical context. (Daniel Mennerich)

Fiction Provides Gateway to Guatemala’s ‘Shaken Earth’
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Ignorance of history may doom us to repeat the mistakes of the past, but that truism alone doesn’t attract each generation to learn the lessons of their ancestors. As social…

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  • Fergus Hodgson
Guatemala rio dulce
Río Dulce (sweet river) in Guatemala is one of Steve Hecht's favorite places on earth. (Steve Hecht)

45 Years an Expat in Guatemala
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Budding Financier Trades the Big Apple for Central America, Discovers Anti-Capitalist Collusion

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