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	Retalhuleu - Travel to Guatemala - Viaje a Guatemala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Retalhuleu is washed by a great number of rivers, harbors the "Capital of the World", so called by the residents of its principality, and is graced by green vegetation and a warm climate.
		During the Republican period, the Department of Retalhuleu was created by the Decree of the 16th of October 1877, taking into account the growth of trade and agriculture in the region, especially the cultivation of coffee.
		The Department of Retalhuleu is situated between the foot of the imposing Volcanic Chain and the Ocean, and is of such fortune that its highest lands scarcely reach 900 meters of altitude.
	www.viajeaguatemala.com /english/Retalhuleu/1051016311734.htm (1501 words)

	Izabal - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Izabal is bordered to the north by Belize, to the north east by the Gulf of Honduras, and to the east by Honduras, and by the Guatemalan departments of Petén to the north west, Alta Verapaz to the west, and Zacapa to the south.
		From the area around Lake Izabal, the Department of Izabal stretches along the Río Dulce to the coast of the Caribbean Sea.
		The department of Izabal includes the ports of Puerto Barrios (the departmental seat) and Livingston.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Izabal (318 words)

	Retalhuleu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Retalhuleu is a small city in south-western Guatemala, located at 14.5° N 91.7° W.
		It is the departmental seat of Retalhuleu department as well as the municipal seat of Retalhuleu municipality.
		Retalhuleu stands at about 240 metres above sea level.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Retalhuleu (91 words)

	Guatemala, Landmine Monitor Report 2004
		Clearance operations were reported completed in the departments of Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu and Totonicapán in October 2003, in the San Marcos department in December 2002, in El Quiché; department in June 2001, and in Ixcán in January 2000.
		On 8 October 2003, clearance operations in the departments of Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu and Totonicapán officially concluded with a ceremony attended by members of the National Congress, the OAS AICMA Coordinator, diplomatic representatives and media.
		Clearance operations in San Marcos department were completed on 15 December 2002 and the official end of operations was announced on 9 May 2003 in a public ceremony.
	www.icbl.org /lm/2004/guatemala (4018 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Conformed by the Departments of San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán, Sololá;, Retalhuleu and Suchitepéquez
		Creation of the Department: Was created by decree of the Constituent Assemby on September 16, 1845.
		Creation of the Department: By decree of the Constituent Assembly of November 4, 1825.
	www.goathemayatravel.com /site/regiones6_in.htm (1865 words)

	RIC Query - Guatemala (26 June 2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He works as an advisor to two rural workers unions, one in Retalhuleu Department, the other in San Marcos Department, in Guatemala's northwestern highlands.
		Peasants in the latter department recently occupied contested lands on the San Luís estate, in the municipality of Malacatán, and Luís Chávez blames the death threats on local ranchers, who wish to gain control of these and other lands.
		Gilmar Vallejos Velásquez, who works with the same land organization Chávez advises in the Department of Retalhuleu, and Eleodoro Chums, a farm workers' leader on the San Luís estate, San Marcos, also believe the threats against them have come from local ranchers.
	uscis.gov /graphics/services/asylum/ric/documentation/GTM02003.htm (2988 words)

	.:: Casa Guatemala ::.news
		In Quiche department protesters shut down the departmental headquarters of the Governance Ministry, in addition to blocking the highway in Sacapulas municipality.
		In Huehuetenango department, teachers demonstrated in the departmental capital while campesinos, unionists and teachers blocked the highway at Puente Naranjales, in Colotenango municipality, and occupied the customs office at the Mexican border in La Mesilla.
		In a statement issued on March 3, the MISCP charged that the repression of the CAFTA protests “is reminiscent of the darkest years of the country’s recent history,” a reference to the counterinsurgency of the 1980s.
	casaguate.org /news.shtml (2355 words)

	americas.org - Seven Killed at Ranch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Seven people were killed in a dispute that started on January 21 between local campesinos and the owner of the El Corozo ranch in Samayac municipality, in the southwestern Guatemalan department of Suchitepéquez.
		His body was found on January 22 in San Andrés Villa Seca in nearby Retalhuleu department, with several bullet wounds, although the body wasn’t positively identified by relatives until January 28.
		The El Corozo incident reminded many observers of a confrontation at the Nueva Linda ranch in Retalhuleu department on August 31 in which at least 12 people died.
	www.americas.org /item_17733 (355 words)

	Suchitepéquez - Travel to Guatemala - Viaje a Guatemala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It bounds to the north with Sololá; and Quetzaltenango; to the south with Pacific Ocean; to the east with Escuintla, and to the west with Retalhuleu.
		It also comprised the present-day Department of Retalhuleu, but on 16 October 1877 it was segregated from Suchitepéquez.
		The cultivation of cacao (in its golden era), coffee and sugarcane, made it one of the most prosperous Departments of Guatemala.
	www.viajeaguatemala.com /english/Suchitepequez/1051016311856.htm (1070 words)

	Americas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bámaca disappeared after a firefight with the army in the department of Retalhuleu on March 12, 1992.
		Torricelli's letter also alleged that the CIA informant, Col. Julio Roberto Alpírez, was involved in the June 1990 slaying of Michael DeVine, an American innkeeper in the department of the Petén, whose unresolved murder provoked the Bush administration to cut off military aid and arms sales to Guatemala in December 1990.
		The chapter of the Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1994 on human rights conditions in Guatemala was overall an accurate portrayal of the discouraging situation.
	www.hrw.org /reports/1996/WR96/Americas-06.htm (3950 words)

	Core Reports - Guatemala - HRI/CORE/1/Add.47 (1994)
		South-western region: to consist of the departments of San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán, Sololá, Retalhuleu and Suchitipéquez.
		The lesser aerodromes are concentrated for the most part in region VI (34% of all airstrips) and mainly in the departments of Escuintla, Retalhuleu, Suchitipéquez, San Marcos, Izabal, Quiché and Poptún (Petén).
		In the departments the basic and comprehensive schools have sports facilities which can be used by the general public.
	www.bayefsky.com /core/guatemala_hri_core_1_add.47_1994.php (15489 words)

	Ethnologue: Guatemala
		Northern Alta Verapaz, southern Petén departments in Guatemala.
		Southwest of Lake Atitlán, Quezaltenango, and Totonicapan departments.
		Western San Marcos Department; rural areas west of the town of Tacaná, western Guatemala border, and in Sibinal and Tectitán.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/ethno/Guat.html (855 words)

	Retalhuleu « Travelvice
		Retalhuleu: Easily one of the most forgettable towns in Guatemala.
		Retalhuleu, or Reu (ray-oo) as it's commonly called, is about 50km from Xela and is the capital city of Guatemala's similarly named department.
		Contrary to what my guidebook says, the city of Reu is neither clean nor attractive.
	travelvice.com /archive/2006/06/retalhuleu.php (387 words)

	Guatemala: Land of injustice?
		Chitocán is a farm in the municipality of Cobán, department of Alta Verapaz.
		The Nueva Linda farm is near the port of Champerico in the department of Retalhuleu, South-West Guatemala.
		Various authorities were present including the Governor of Retalhuleu, local Justice of the Peace, District Public Prosecutor, local police chief, two officers of the Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office and the farm owner.(98) Talks between the authorities and campesinos occupying the farm lasted approximately one hour.
	www.amnestyusa.org /news/document.do?id=ENGAMR340032006 (18080 words)

	Guatemala10.586a
		In its observations, the State referred to case 2327 before the First Court of First Instance for Criminal Investigation of the department, and reported that the Public Ministry had requested that a statement be taken and that a medical examiner's report be sought.
		The State indicated that in respect of this matter case number 894-90 was before the Court of First Instance for the department of Totonicapán, and remained in the investigative phase.
		The State indicated that a relative had made a statement to the effect that the perpetrators were members of the guerrilla forces, as a result of which the Court had ordered the National Police to undertake the corresponding investigations.
	www.cidh.oas.org /annualrep/99eng/Merits/Guatemala10.586a.htm (9202 words)

	Radio Mundo Real
		Several sources from the Guatemalan government revealed that new evictions will take place in the next days, which would worsen poverty and violence in said country even more.
		The tract known as Nueva Linda, which is 230 kilometers from the country’s capital in Champérico Retalhuleu department near the Mexican border, had been occupied by peasants since September 5th of 2003, in order to demand the clarification of the kidnapping of peasant leader Héctor René Reyes.
		It it estimated that more than 1,500 peasant families were occupying the lands which are the property of a Spanish citizen living in Guatemala.
	www.radiomundoreal.fm /print.php?sid=2947 (498 words)

	Ser. C. No. 70 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The same day, in the presence of the Magistrate of Retalhuleu and of Captain Sosa Orellana, the body was “transferred to the morgue of the general cemetery of the city of Retalhuleu”.
		The Magistrate of Retalhuleu opened file No. 395-92 and examined the body that had been found.
		On May 20, 1992, the Second Criminal Trial Judge of Retalhuleu ordered the exhumation of the said body.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/iachr/C/70-ing.html (5340 words)

	IFEX :: Community radio station closed and heavily fined by government
		Station director Javier Solís indicated to CERIGUA that the measure is an attempt to eliminate this particular radio station, since although Stereo Samalá is not formally registered, hundreds of other stations also operate in the same manner and were not closed.
		Stereo Samalá has always fought to defend and promote human rights, and cooperated with the fire-department, the Retalhuleu departmental government, municipal governments, the National Civilian Police (Policía Nacional Civil), health authorities and other bodies, but above all, with the populace of Retalhuleu department, said Solís.
		During CERIGUA's public consultation on the radio station's closure, the public made its opposition to the measure clear, saying that the station had served Retalhuleu's inhabitants well and that the authorities should reverse their decision.
	www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/71126 (280 words)

	Ethnologue report for Guatemala
		Huehuetenango Department near Mexico border, Concepción Huista area.
		Central highlands, northeastern Chimaltenango Department, San Martín Jilotepeque Municipality in rural areas and towns of San Martín and Santa Ana Chimaltenango.
		Quetzaltenango Department (9 towns), Retalhuleu Department (1 town); Western Ostuncalco area (San Juan Ostuncalco, San Martín Sacatepéquez, and other towns).
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Guatemala (572 words)

	Centro EcumÃ©nico de IntegraciÃ³n Pastoral (CEIPA) :: Latin America NGO Partners :: CIRCLE
		Presently, CEIPA carries out activities in the following municipalities: Almolonga, Coatepeque, Salcaji, San Juan Ostuncalco, Quetzaltenango, La Esperanza, and four municipalities in the neighboring department of Retalhuleu.
		It has directly affected and contributed to reduce working hours for an average of 750 child and adolescent laborers each year.
		Funding provided by the United States Department of Labor under cooperative agreements E-9-K-2-0048 and E-9-K-4-0005.
	circle.winrock.org /ngo/gt/CEIPA.cfm (577 words)

	Department Listing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Click on a region to view Doll(s) from that Department.
		There are some Departments not yet represented by a doll.
		The Departments that are not represented will not have a link.
	www.guatedolls.com /Department_Listing/department_listing.html (82 words)

	Reports Submitted to FAMSI - Michael Love
		The focus of the project, since its inception, has been on the transition from the Middle Formative to Late Formative and the development of social complexity in that region.
		The project has dedicated most of its efforts to the site of El Ujuxte, located in the department of Retalhuleu, some 10 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean.
		The project has also undertaken region survey around Ujuxte to determine the nature of the region system associated with the site.
	www.famsi.org /reports/99042/section01.htm (339 words)

	Situation Reports: Central America: Hurricane Stan - Oct 2005, Guatemala: Floods and Mudslides OCHA Situation Report ...
		On 14 October, distribution of 14 tons in the department of San Marcos was started.
		The Ministry of Health and PAHO have dispatched additional staff to the emergency areas and have participated with the UNDAC team in assessment visits to the department of Retalhuleu.
		IOM has assisted the Government in the design of a survey card to conduct a census of the affected population, which has now been approved.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SNAO-6H8PWX?OpenDocument (988 words)

	XETULUL: NEW US$45 MILLION THEME PARK. \| Caribbean from AllBusiness.com
		The first project was a Club House in Guatemala City with a swimming pool and some children groundplay.
		IRTRA will build a new the theme park named Xetulul, in the same city of Retalhuleu where the Xocomil Water Park is located.
		Under construction is the sector dedicated to Guatemala, which will include exhibits about its past, present and future.
	www.allbusiness.com /caribbean/742710-1.html (488 words)

	Xetulúl Theme Park
		It has reproductions of places of Europe and Guatemala.
		It is located in Retalhuleu, a Department in the Southwest of the country.
		It is part of a network of parks made for people that work for private companies in Guatemala by the institution called IRTRA or Institute for Recreation of Workers.
	www.guatemalaontheweb.com /Pages/Where/Otros/xetulul_theme_park.htm (225 words)

	Union Leaders Threatened (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		If the arrest warrants had been served perhaps no confrontation would have occurred.
		Campesino leaders and the governor for the department of Retalhuleu, aided by the local human rights procurator, were discussing a peaceful solution to the conflict when the police, without any warning, advanced to forcibly carry out the eviction.
		If the negotiations had been allowed to continue, twelve people might still be alive.
	www.ghrc-usa.org /Actions/NuevaLindastatement.htm (588 words)

	Guatemala 9946
		On March 17, 1987, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights received the following complaint:
		Nicolas Agustin Cruz, guatemalan citizen, was illegally and arbitrarily detained by security forces who took him out of his house located in Municipality of San Andres, Villa Seca, Department of Retalhuleu, on July 9, 1986, since which date their whereabouts are unknown despite many efforts made by their family members.
		Writs of habeas corpus have been filed unsuccessfully on his behalf with the head of the judicial branch.
	www.cidh.oas.org /annualrep/90.91eng/Guatemala9946.htm (750 words)

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