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	Esquipulas - Información y Datos Generales.
		Esquipulas tiene un clima muy variable, cálido templado seco, su temperatura promedio es de 25 grados centígrados, bajando hasta 10 grados centígrados ocasionalmente.
		Esquipulas se caracteriza por sus bosques de pino oocarpa, especie que predomina en las áreas nororiente y norponiente del municipio.
		Surte del vital líquido a la Ciudad de Esquipulas y a varios caseríos cercanos, así como a varios turicentros privados que se encuentran a sus orillas.
	www.esquipulas.com.gt /info.htm (2266 words)

	Monday, March 23.........Esquipulas, Guatemala
		It felt odd to be alone in the van, and when I got to the ruins I found myself wishing that Robert were there to share it with.
		The basilica is not a particularly beautiful building nor does it have the fine carvings and lovely stained glass windows found in European pilgrimage churches.
		Yet, when I was in Esquipulas, I did not want to be anywhere else.
	sacredsites.com /pilgrimages/latin_america/2/32398.html (855 words)

	For Your Information -- Your Best Source for Books and Information About the Art and Culture of the Southwest
		The images of particular saints, of different titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of Christ in his many manifestations have always been used as didactic tools for teaching "la doctrina," a conglomerate of Catholic catechism and of various local traditions, many of which were cemented in history but continue today to serve the faithful.
		In New Mexico, the principal key in the identification of colonial images of Our Lord of Esquipulas is not the color of his flesh; rather it is the identification of a Latin cross from which seven living branches emanate.
		Like the green cross of Esquipulas which symbolizes renewal, the renewal of health and thus a "new life" is living testimony of the pilgrims.
	nmsantos.com /Esquipulas.html (3741 words)

	Esquipulas Peace Agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The "Esquipulas II Accord" emerged from this and was signed in Guatemala City by the five presidents on August 7, 1987.
		Esquipulas II defined a number of measures to promote national reconciliation, an end to hostilities, democratization, free elections, the termination of all assistance to irregular forces, negotiations on arms controls, and assistance to refugees.
		In subsequent years, Esquipulas laid the groundwork for the 1990 Oslo Accord (not to be confused with the 1993 Oslo Accords between the Israeli government and the PLO).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Esquipulas_Peace_Agreement (412 words)

	Esquipulas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Esquipulas is a town in the Guatemalan department of Chiquimula.
		Esquipulas was also the site of the initial meetings which led to the Esquipulas Peace Agreement, with which a measure of peace finally returned Central America started.
		The cathedral at Esquipulas was proclaimed a Basilica in 1961 by Pope John XXIII, and in 1995, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the shrine, Pope John Paul II proclaimed it "the spiritual center of Central America."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Esquipulas (252 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 374 - 05 November, 1987 - Central American Peace Accord: Motion.
		The commitment to hold free elections is seen by the architects of Esquipulas II as a central element of the process.
		The provisions of Esquipulas II are [2699] intended to be symmetrical and simultaneous.
		All parties involved in the Esquipulas II process, including the Soviet Union and Cuba, must acknowledge and appreciate that establishing peace, securing democratic development and the promotion of human rights is a complex process, and a process which will inevitably take a long time.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0374/D.0374.198711050087.html (11516 words)

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		Perhaps the Esquipulas II Accord was relatively easy to reach because consensus had long been reached on many of the substantive issues that it embraced, issues that had been debated, refined, a nd finally adopted during the Contadora negotiating rounds.
		Commonly referred to as the Esquipulas II Accord, the document contained only ten provisions and a timetable; however, in just a few pages it managed to address the region\rquote s most pressing issues in a manner that was acceptable to all involved.
		In reality, Esquipulas II just signified that the Central American presidents had agreed to play by the same set of rules, and each went home to attempt to implement the broad, general commitments he had undertaken.
	www.ices.lk /publications/esr/articles_jul99/ESR-Oliver.doc (9074 words)

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		The Esquipulas Process Esquipulas is the most recent of a series of historical efforts to resolve interstate conflict and promote regional integration in Central America: the Central American Confederation, 1823-38; the Central American Court of Justice, 1907-17; a regional federation all but ratified in 1923; the Central American Common Market from 1960 onward.
		The Esquipulas Structure Three principles determined the structure for implementing the agreement (Hopmann, 1988): simultaneity (eliminating the 'who goes first' problem - a thorny one with respect to Contra demobilization and elections); calendarization ('who does what by which dates'); and transparency ('how we know that they are doing it').
		The mediator-negotiator of Esquipulas appears to have some precedents in the Kissinger of the Yom Kippur War negotiation (Rubin, 1981) and the Walesa (1987) of Polish Solidarity, both of whom seem to have played such a dual role.
	spot.colorado.edu /~wehr/40RD10.TXT (6893 words)

	Revista Envío - The War after Esquipulas III—In Check but not Checkmate
		Second, Esquipulas III drastically alters the procedure for fulfilling the accords, substituting unconditional and unilateral compliance by the governments in the shortest possible time for the mechanism of gradual and simultaneous compliance by all countries within specific deadlines.
		Esquipulas II had specified that compliance had to be simultaneous, and could not exceed a period of 150 days.
		The halting of aid to the irregular forces attacking Nicaragua and the non-use of territory for such forces is still considered an "indispensable" element for achieving peace in the region, according to Esquipulas III, as is the "specific verification" of the governments' commitment to fulfill the Esquipulas II accords.
	www.envio.org.ni /articulo/3164 (7857 words)

	Chiquimula - Travel to Guatemala - Viaje a Guatemala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Esquipulas is one of the most important places in the Department of Chiquimula and was settled at the point where Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala converge.
		Esquipulas is also a region that possesses natural attractions and is a zone of historical geological interest that can be appreciated for its mountainous profile of volcanic origin.
		Among the sites most visited is the city of Esquipulas, noted for its Basílica del Cristo Negro which honors the faithful of Guatemala, Mexico and Central America and whose followers extend from South America to New York.
	www.viajeaguatemala.com /english/Chiquimula/10510163112427.htm (1069 words)

	Pope prays for peace talks during visit to Guatemala: 2/07/96
		ESQUIPULAS, Guatemala -- Pope John Paul II visited the birthplace of Central America's peace process yesterday and said he hoped an end to Guatemala's civil war could quickly be reached.
		He said he hoped the "fruits of Esquipulas" would soon be within reach of Guatemala's 10.7 million people, including an Indian majority heavily represented here in colorful garb.
		Because of foggy, cloudy weather, the pope cut his visit to Esquipulas short, returning to Guatemala City where he was to celebrate Mass at an outdoor field yesterday afternoon.
	www.s-t.com /daily/02-96/02-07-96/6guatem.htm (679 words)

	Guatemala 2006
		The town of Esquipulas in the Chiquimula Department is one of the most significant in Central America.
		Esquipulas is also the seat of the Central American Parliament and, given its location just a short distance from the borders with Honduras and El Salvador, it has also been the place where several important peace agreements have been signed.
		Church of the Black Christ, Esquipulas, Guatemala In 1595, a statue of Christ on the Cross, carved from dark balsam wood, was installed in the church.
	www.rozylowicz.com /retirement/guatemala/guatemala2.html (909 words)

	Esquipulas Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		The final town on the eastern highway, Esquipulas is the most important Catholic shrine in Central America, and is entirely dominated by the four perfectly white domes of its church, which are brilliantly floodlit at night.
		When the Spanish arrived, the Maya chief surrendered rather than risk bloodshed; the grateful Spaniards named the town in his honour and commissioned the famed colonial sculptor Quirio Cataño to carve an image of Christ for the church.
		The bishop ordered the construction of a new church, which was completed in 1758, and his body was buried beneath the altar.
	www.infohub.com /destinations/Central-America-&-Caribbean/Guatemala/Esquipulas (377 words)

	Catholic World News : Thansksgiving For Peace At Guatemalan Shrine
		ESQUIPULAS, Guatemala (CWN) -- Thousands of Catholics from Guatemala, Mexico, and other Central American countries have begun their annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Black Christ of Esquipulas-- where, this year, they will celebrate the signing of a peace pact which has brought an end to a full generation of civil war in Guatemala.
		Esquipulas is recognized as the city in which the rocky process to peace in Central America started.
		The city of Esquipulas was founded by the Spaniards between 1560 and 1570 with the name of Santiago de Esquipulas.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=4066 (537 words)

	Esquipulas, hogar del Cristo Negro - Viaje a Guatemala - Prensa Libre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Esquipulas, hogar del Cristo Negro - Viaje a Guatemala - Prensa Libre
		La fecha patronal de Esquipulas se celebra cada 15 de enero y es una de las fiestas religiosas más importantes de Guatemala.
		Con ese motivo, cada 15 de enero, el visitante encontrará a Esquipulas repleta de ventas callejeras, ofreciendo miles de artículos llenos de colorido, producto de finas artesanías.
	www.prensalibre.com /suplementos/RYS/vgt/Chiquimula/2003719193935.htm (761 words)

	wcr:12/25/2006 — Ted Fitzgerald — The Christ of Esquipulas – January 15
		Over the years, the 1759 Basilica of Esquipulas (in today's Department of Chiquimula, Guatemala) has welcomed millions of pilgrims from Central America and adjacent areas to pay homage to Christ and to leave their petitions with the statue.
		What is known is that in 1816, Church permission was obtained by the resident Abeyta family to build a chapel dedicated to Esquipulas to house a replica of the famous image in their possession.
		Powerful devotion to the image by the family is indicated by the fact that as early as 1805, a son was baptized with the name Esquipulas.
	www.wcr.ab.ca /columns/tedfitzgerald/2006/fitzgerald122506.shtml (673 words)

	Untitled Document
		The biggest banana plantations of the country are surrounding Quiriguá; covering from Quiriguá up to the Caribbean coast and until the decade of the 60's were property of the united Fruit company, which had a great influence in the economy and politics of the country.
		Esquipulas was a known place during the eighties because the conventions of the peace treaties took place there.
		The Trifinio, which is the union of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala is located in there and the main object is to develop the projects of the three nations.
	www.goathemayatravel.com /regiones3_in.htm (2452 words)

	The legend of Esquipulas
		Three times this crucifix was taken in procession to the neighboring village and three times it dissapeared, only to be found again back in its hole in the hillside.
		In what is, to many, the “official” version of this story, Bernardo Abeyta, an early Chimayo settler and member of the Penitentes (a Roman Catholic brotherhood that observes certain rites related to the passion of Chris), actually discovered the crucifix, also while performing penances.
		Interestingly, the Guatemalan worship of Nuestro Senor de Esquipulas is also associated with the consumption of a fine, white kaolin clay.
	internet.cybermesa.com /~holyfamily/holychimayo/Thelegendofesquipulas.html (387 words)

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		On the 7th of August 1987 the five presidents of the Central American countries signed the Esquipulas II accord manifesting an historical commitment to establishing peace in the region.
		In Nicaragua the Esquipulas process has led to cessation in the killing among brothers and at the same time has opened real possibilities for national reconciliation.
		For that we confide in the stimulus and support on the part of the signatory governments of Esquipulas II and of the international community in general.
	www.cwis.org /fwdp/Americas/yatpeace.txt (4409 words)

	Bienvenido a Fundación Arias (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The democratic governments of Central America, aware of their political responsibility to solve their own problem, believe that it is urgent to establish the definite and verifiable actions required to promote a solution to the regional crisis within a clearly defined time period.
		The objective of the meeting in Esquipulas will be consider the modifications that the governments regard necessary in order to strengthen democracy and there by establish a firm and lasting peace in Central America.
		The document will be sent, for their information, to the nations that form the Contadora Group and the Support Group in recognition of their interest and the important role that they play in the search solutions to the problems of the region.
	www.arias.or.cr /english/discurso_unahora.html (1931 words)

	Esquipulas
		The principal attraction in Esquipulas is a large basilica that houses Guatemala's revered Black Christ, a wooden image venerated for its miraculous powers.
		Bounded by the cloud-covered massif of the Sierra de las Minas mountains to the north, the valley is traversed by the Motagua River, a source of water to irrigate patches of farm land in the cactus-filled terrain.
		The image was carved by Guatemalan sculptor Quirio Cataño in the 16th century from dark balsam wood, later turned fl by the smoke of hundreds of years of burning candles and incense.
	www.nuestraguatemala.com /esquipulas.htm (208 words)

	Monday, March 23.........Esquipulas, Guatemala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It felt odd to be alone in the van, and when I got to the ruins I found myself wishing that Robert were there to share it with.
		The basilica is not a particularly beautiful building nor does it have the fine carvings and lovely stained glass windows found in European pilgrimage churches.
		Yet, when I was in Esquipulas, I did not want to be anywhere else.
	www.sacredsites.com /pilgrimages/latin_america/2/32398.html (855 words)

	Necessary Illusions: Appendix IV [11/23]
		On August 7, to the dismay of the U.S. administration, the Central American presidents agreed on the Esquipulas II Accord, "inspired by the visionary and permanent desire of the Contadora and the [Latin American] Support Groups."
		The Esquipulas Accord set in motion a U.S. government campaign to dismantle it and maintain the option of further attacks against Nicaragua accompanied with such state terror as might be required to keep the "fledgling democracies" in line.
		As discussed in chapter 4, the first task was to eliminate the provisions applying to the United States, namely, the one "indispensable element" for peace: the termination of any form of aid for indigenous guerrillas or the contras.
	www.zmag.org /chomsky/ni/ni-c09-s11.html (914 words)

	Diario La Hora, Cultural
		Esquipulas es la metrópoli de la concordia y el acercamiento regional, en donde se han firmado importantes acuerdos de paz, es también la sede del Parlamento Centroamericano.
		Esquipulas es una pequeña ciudad, tierra santa de Centro América -dice el prologuista- donde se venera, hace tres siglos, la bella imagen surgida de las manos del escultor portugués Quirio Cataño.
		Y todos nuestros lectores saben que Esquipulas es una de las poblaciones más veneradas del continente americano, a su templo han entrado europeos, asiáticos, ciudadanos de América del Sur y del Norte.
	www.lahora.com.gt /04/01/15/paginas/cult_1.htm (2449 words)

	Deterring Democracy: Chapter 2 [5/7]
		The February 1989 declaration of the Central American Presidents (Esquipulas IV) was for the most part a reflection of the triumph of the U.S. government and the media in demolishing the August 1987 accords.
		The article of Esquipulas II to which reference is made specified one "indispensable element" for peace, namely, a termination of open or covert aid of any form ("military, logistical, financial, propagandistic") to the contras or to indigenous guerrillas.
		Therefore it is possible simultaneously to violate and to support the Esquipulas II accords, the March 1988 cease-fire, and "the Central American peace efforts" narrowed to satisfy Washington's demands in February 1989.
	www.zmag.org /Chomsky/dd/dd-c02-s05.html (509 words)

	PrensaLibre.com - Con brazos abiertos en Esquipulas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		La Basílica de Esquipulas es el principal centro de atracción de los romeristas, donde se encuentra la imagen del Cristo Negro, a quien le atribuyen múltiples milagros.
		Esquipulas /.-El centro de la fe centroamericana es otro de los destinos de los turistas durante el descanso de la Semana Mayor, donde la visita al Cristo Negro se complementa con paseos a diversos centros recreativos, de tradición y ecológicos.
		Una carretera asfaltada de 231 kilómetros separa a Esquipulas de la capital, de donde a cada hora parten buses tipo pullman.
	www.prensalibre.com /pl/2006/marzo/25/137731.html (386 words)

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