GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) — Guatemala's Alvaro Colom was sworn in as president Monday, vowing to fight violent crime and empower the impoverished indigenous population in a social democracy with a "Mayan face."
Colom, an engineer, has pledged to push for "equality, cultural diversity and tolerance" in the impoverished country of 13 million people, where 43 percent of the population is ethnic Mayan.
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guatemala... who honestly can say they care about that country.. Hands up?
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guatemala... who honestly can say they care about that country.. Hands up?
Typical racist so full of ignorance.
He cannot turn his back on Washington, as the country's most important source of hard currency are the remittances from the 1.3 million Guatemalans living abroad -- 97 percent of whom live in the United States, the majority as undocumented migrants.
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I love Guatemala ! Haven't been there in a while, but it is a beautiful place full of wonderful, friendly people. Some years ago I spent some time in Antigua, and Panajachel,and Momostenango.
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GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) — Guatemala's Alvaro Colom was sworn in as president Monday, vowing to fight violent crime and empower the impoverished indigenous population in a social democracy with a "Mayan face."
