Poverty in Guatemala

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In the following page you will find information related to population situation in Guatemala. Is well known that Guatemala is a country full of natural and cultural wealth, along its history has faced injustice, wars, repressive State policies and Human Rights violations, causing poverty in most of the population, mainly in vulnerable sectors as women, children and youth, indigenous people.