GUATEMALA AND THE MAYA 
Updates and Current Events
The Guatemala Lens
Visit the Resource Center of the Americas for extensive links to articles, resources
and action alerts concerning Guatemala.
The Foundation for Human Rights in Guatemala
The Foundation monitors many Guatemalan news sources and posts news clippings, which they update every couple of days. They also have an excellent links section for more information on the struggle for human rights in Guatemala.
Human Rights Watch: Guatemala
Visit the Human Rights Watch site for updates on the status of human rights in Guatemala.
Guatemala History
Guatemala: A Brief History
This site offers a comprehensive history of Guatemala dating back to Mayan civilization and detailing the circumstances leading up to the civil war.
Guatemalan Timeline
This historical timeline details Guatemalan history from 100 B.C. through 2001.
U.S. Involvement
CIA and Assassinations: The Guatemala 1954 Documents
The National Security Archive is a research organization that has secured de-classified government documents related to the CIA's role in the 1954 coup in Guatemala.
CIA Guatemala Files
The CIA's Electronic Reading Room provides access to a collection of over 5,000 documents chronicling CIA involvement in the 1954 coup in Guatemala. The collection includes reviews of the event by CIA historians, administrative memos regarding operational plans and internal approvals, operational cable traffic and summaries of tapes used for propaganda purposes.
The Maya
Mayan Culture
Find out more about the rich and colorful traditions of the various ethnic communities, such as K'iché, Kaqchiquel and Achi, in Guatemala. Each group has its own language, its special folklore, yet they share a common ancestral heritage as expressed in religion, music, dance, foods and even social organization.
Mayan Art
The site of Arte Maya Tz'utuhil features a vast collection of paintings by Mayan
artists, photographs and information about textiles and Mayan customs.
Nobel Laureate: Rigoberta Menchú
Learn more about the 1992 Peace prize winner who was chosen "in
recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation
based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples."
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