Guatemala court convicts 3 ex-paramilitaries of war crimes for rape and gives them 40-year sentences

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — More than four decades after Guatemalan soldiers and paramilitaries raped Indigenous women during their efforts to crush an insurgency in the country’s 36-year civil war, a court on Friday convicted three men of crimes against …

3,000-year-old Mayan city found in Guatemala

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the Central American country's culture ministry said …

Ancient Maya ‘urban triangle’ discovered in Guatemala

Archaeologists say they have uncovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Maya complex, including sanctuaries, pyramids and a unique canal system, believed to have been part of an important ceremonial site in what is now Guatemala. The country’s …

Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Maya City in Guatemala

Archaeologists excavate ancient structures at Los Abuelos, a newly discovered Mayan city near Uaxactun in northern Guatemala. Credit: Clemens Schmillen / CC BY-SA 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Maya city deep …

Arkansas Air and Army National Guardsmen recap CENTAM Guardian Guatemala excursion

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — More than 60 Arkansas National Guardsmen are back in the United States after a multi-national training exercise in Guatemala. The exercise, CENTAM Guardian 2025, is designed to strengthen information sharing and counter-threat …

3,000-Year-Old Mayan Complex Uncovered in Guatemala

The remains of an ancient Mayan complex spread across three cities were uncovered in northern Guatemala. Experts have identified sanctuaries, a pyramid, and a unique canal system that suggest that these communities were more interconnected than was …

Nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city with ‘remarkable’ architecture unearthed in Guatemala

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U.S. Southern Command, Guatemala's Ministry of Defense commence CENTAM Guardian 2025

Armed forces members from five partner nations assembled May 12 at Mariscal Zavala military base for the start of CENTAM GUARDIAN 2025, the fourth iteration of the annual multinational exercise. Co-sponsored this year by U.S. Southern Command and Guatemala …

‘The Grandparents’: Mysterious 3,000-year-old Mayan city unearthed in Guatemala

Evidence of a mysterious Mayan city has been uncovered in Guatemala, a Central American country south of Mexico.  Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkable remains of a settlement nearly 3,000 years old. This ancient metropolis has been named “ …