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  2. History of Guatemala City - Wikipedia

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    In Spanish colonial times, Guatemala City was a small town. It had a monastery called El Carmen, founded in 1620 (this was the second hermitage).The capital of the Spanish Captaincy General of Guatemala, covering most of modern Central America, was moved here after a series of earthquakes — the Santa Marta earthquakes that started on July 29, 1773 — destroyed the old capital, Antigua. [2]

  3. Education in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    According to the Constitution of Guatemala, education is compulsory and free in public schools for the initial, primary and secondary levels. There is a five-tier system of education starting with primary school, followed by secondary school and tertiary education, depending on the level of technical training. [1][2]

  4. Kaibiles - Wikipedia

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    The Kaibiles are a special operations wing of the Armed Forces of Guatemala. They specialize in jungle warfare tactics and counter-insurgency operations. Since 1974, more than 1,250 soldiers have graduated from the international training programme, which has a duration of eight weeks. Of this number, 85% were Guatemalan soldiers.

  5. Tubal Ligation: Pros and Cons of Getting Your Tubes Tied - WebMD

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    Feeling very tired, weak, dizzy, or faint. Discomfort, irritation, or swelling where the cut was made (your incision site) Infection to your cuts, stitches, tubes, or the tissue around them. There ...

  6. Guatemalan Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The period in the history of Guatemala between the coups against Jorge Ubico in 1944 and Jacobo Árbenz in 1954 is known locally as the Revolution (Spanish: La Revolución). It has also been called the Ten Years of Spring, highlighting the peak years of representative democracy in Guatemala from 1944 until the end of the civil war in 1996.

  7. Culture of Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The culture of Guatemala reflects strong Mayan and Spanish influences and continues to be defined as a contrast between poor Mayan villagers in the rural highlands, and the urbanized and relatively wealthy mestizos population (known in Guatemala as ladinos) who occupy the cities and surrounding agricultural plains.

  8. Metro Riel - Wikipedia

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    System length. 21 km (13.0 mi) Track gauge. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Metro Riel is a light rail line proposed for Guatemala 's capital, Guatemala City .

  9. Prostitution in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    There is an offence of “aggravated procuring” where a minor is involved. [2] Keeping a brothel is not prohibited. [1] Prostitution is widespread in Guatemala; UNAIDS estimate there to be 26,000 prostitutes in the country. [3] Guatemala City alone has 9 red-light districts, [4] including La Linea, El Trebol and Parque Concordia. [5]