guatemala
All the Places VICE Magazine Traveled in 2016
We went day drinking in Guatemala, wrestled at Berlin's only female fight club, hunted for hallucinogenic honey in Nepal, and much more.
I Got Drunk and Joined Guatemala’s Wasted Horse Race
Every year, the Mayan villagers in Todos Santos throw a wild, week-long rager ending in a drunken—sometimes deadly—horse race.
Guatemala's Ongoing Corruption Crisis Has Turned the Country Inside-Out
The country's last president is in jail, a crowded election is headed for a runoff, and despite massive protests observers aren't sure whether lasting reforms will be put in place.
The Hangover News
This weekend, a pro-incest campaigner was jailed for downloading "Bart Simpson porn".
The Guardian Angel of Guatemala
Dr. Jorge Chiu spends his nights helping the violence-ridden streets of Guatemala City.
A Funeral for Manuel, 32 Years After the Guatemalan Massacre That Killed Him
A family finally gets closure.
Guatemala Is the Deadliest Place in the World to Be a Trade Unionist
73 trade unionists have been murdered in the Central American nation since 2007.
Riding Shotgun to Murder Scenes with Guatemala City’s Overworked Volunteer Paramedics
These unpaid EMTs often arrive to scenes of horrific violence before the police.
The Humanitarian Crisis in Guatemala City's Immense Garbage Dump
The basurero neighbourhood is desperately poor, lacks basic social services and offers residents little hope of escaping.
Guatemalan Farmers Are Too Poor to Protest
But they're still determined to fight back against the government's plan to build more dams.
The Drunken, Devilish Mayan God Still Worshipped in Guatemala
He's the kind of god you pray to when you really want a motorcycle.