A new film is testament to ‘never giving up’, as Anna Bevan reports from Guatemala.
Articles by Anna-Claire Bevan
Time’s up for Guatemala’s ex-president
Accused of money-laundering and fraud, Alfonso Portillo’s luck could be running out, explains Anna Bevan.
- November 24, 2011
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Fotokids: twenty years of tackling poverty with photography
An idea born in a landfill site has for two decades helped youngsters see the world through a different lens. Anna Bevan reports.
- September 27, 2011
- 2
I am the first to divorce for Guatemala
Guatemalans go to the polls on 11 September - but despite an embarrassment of candidates, many fear it’s a case of simply hoping that the least bad option wins.
- September 1, 2011
- 0
Femicide: Guatemala’s growing epidemic
Guatemalan women experience one of the highest levels of violence in the world – and the crimes often go unpunished, reports Anna Bevan.
- August 22, 2011
- 7
Politics is a death sentence in Guatemala
Bullet-proof vests are a campaign-trail necessity after scores of candidates are murdered while canvassing for September elections.
- July 7, 2011
- 2
Driving gangs off Guatemala's buses
A new public transport system is designed to halt the terrorizing of drivers and their passengers, but residents fear the state is powerless against criminal gangs.
- June 1, 2011
- 1
Guatemala gets a green card
The UN recognizes Guatemalan efforts to preserve its woodlands.
- May 9, 2011
- 0
You can’t block the bucks
Starbucks arrives in Guatemala – and shakes up the country’s coffee culture.
- April 18, 2011
- 1
Keeping it in the family
Controversy kick-starts Guatemala’s presidential elections.
- March 30, 2011
- 2
About Anna-Claire Bevan
Anna-Claire Bevan is a freelance journalist currently based in Guatemala City. She writes about political, environmental and social issues for magazines both in Guatemala and back home in the UK. Anna originally set up her first blog Vida Latina as a result of her travels in Latin America and frustrations at the lack of international media coverage that this area of the world receives.
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