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Two donated trucks are helping remove 20,000 tons of plastic from Guatemalan rivers before it reaches the Caribbean Sea. The partnership between Kia and The Ocean Cleanup is protecting marine life and coastal communities across Central America.
Two new trucks are helping transport 20,000 tons of intercepted river plastic each year in Guatemala before it reaches the Caribbean Sea. The donation strengthens a partnership that's already pulled massive amounts of waste from critical waterways.
Guatemala is steering travelers toward small coastal towns and nature reserves, spreading economic benefits beyond crowded tourist hubs. The shift could pump millions into communities that rarely saw visitor dollars.
Guatemala just awarded contracts for massive solar farms paired with battery storage, showing clean energy can outcompete traditional power. The auction drew nearly three times more bids than available slots.
Laser technology has uncovered entire civilizations hidden beneath jungle canopies, revealing more than 60,000 previously unknown Maya structures in Guatemala alone. These discoveries are rewriting history books about how millions of ancient people lived, worked, and thrived.
Guatemala's biggest electricity tender just attracted 51 companies proposing nearly 4,700 megawatts of new power—over three times what the country requested. About half the proposals are solar projects, signaling a massive shift toward renewable energy in Central America.
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Nearly 1,000 civil society leaders gathered in Bangkok to fight democratic decline with creativity and courage. Despite authoritarian gains worldwide, youth-led movements in Kenya, South Korea, and Guatemala prove democracy's defenders aren't giving up.
Guatemala chose wildlife over oil, shutting down a 7,000-acre oil field to protect one of the world's most important rainforest reserves. The land will now serve as a military base to stop illegal logging and cattle ranching in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve.