Government, Politics, Law : Guatemala

The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Guatemala is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to regional resources for Latin America is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/guatemala/). Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for international and multinational information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/guatemala.html).

CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS DE GUATEMALA  (http://www.c.net.gt/ceg/)
This site provides links to ministries, institutes, and recent documents about Guatemala. In Spanish.

CONGRESO DE LA REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA  (http://www.congreso.gob.gt/)
The Congress of the Republic of Guatemala's site provides general information about the Institution, its structure, its organization, its parlament. It also provides access to other sections such as citizens'opinion,architectural visit to the building, congress for children. Finally, it provides access to other links, such as ministeries, universities, International Organizagions, and so on. In Spanish

GOVERNMENTS ON THE WWW: GUATEMALA  (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/gt.html)
Gunnar Anzinger presents a collection of Web sites related to the government of Guatemala. Anzinger offers links to sites on national institutions, representations in foreign countries, political parties, political information, tourist information, human rights, and more.

JAPAN- GUATEMALA RELATIONS  (http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/latin/guatemala/)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan provides a June 2001 fact sheet about international relations between Japan and Guatemala. Information about the history of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the number of Japanese nationals residing in Guatemala, trade between the two countries, Japanese investment in Guatemala, and Japanese economic assistance to the country is available. The ministry provides a chronological timeline of the dates of official visits of Japanese and Guatemalan diplomats and government officials to one another's countries.