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Mayan New Year celebration in the Iximche pyramids
1. Various of indigenous Mayan people placing candles on ancient Mayan altar
2. Man blowing into shell and playing rattle
3. Woman placing flowers and candles into altar
4. Various of man playing drum
5. Indigenous people arriving for...
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WRAP Announcement, celebrations, IOC chair presser ADDS signing ceremony
1. Announcement of winner UPSOUND: (English), Jacques Rogge, president, International Olympic Committee:
"The International Olympic Committee has the honour of announcing that the 22nd Olympic winter games in 2014 are awarded to the city...
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USA: WASHINGTON: JENNIFER HARBURY BEGINS HUNGER STRIKE
English/Nat
American Jennifer Harbury has begun a new hunger strike outside the White House in a bid to get more information about the fate of the husband she believes is being held by the Guatemalan army.
She says today marks the...
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GUATEMALA: JENNIFER HARBURY JOINED BY BIANCA JAGGER IN VIGIL
English/Nat
Jennifer Harbury, the American wife of a slain Guatemalan rebel leader, was joined by Bianca Jagger and other supporters in a second day of a vigil outside a military post where Harbury believes her husband is buried.
Harbury...
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USA: WASHINGTON: JENNIFER HARBURY INTERVIEW (3)
Spanish/Nat
The American wife of a missing Guatemalan rebel leader says she won't give up her quest to discover the truth.
In an exclusive interview with APTV, Jennifer Harbury talks about her dedication to her cause and reveals she's...
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Lawyer visits McAfee, comments on rejection of his political asylum request
1. Low shot of immigration detention centre where John McAfee, software company founder, is being held
2. Close-up of barbed wire on building
3. Tracking shot of security personnel entering detention centre
4. Mid of John Paul, friend...
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President Bush is heading off on a week-long Latin American trip, aiming to spotlight a stepped-up U.S. commitment to the region.
HEADLINE: Bush heads on Latin America trip
CAPTION: President Bush is heading off on a week-long Latin American trip, aiming to spotlight a stepped-up U.S. commitment to the region. (March 7)
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[Notes:File footage Bush...
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USA: WASHINGTON: SPANISH PREMIER JOSE-MARIA AZNAR VISIT CONTINUES
Eng/Spanish/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton has highlighted Spain's leading role in the future development of the NATO alliance ahead of July's summit in Madrid.
Clinton was speaking after meeting with Spanish premier Jose Maria Aznar in...
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President Barack Obama told Central American presidents that the U.S. and the wider region share responsibility to address an influx of minors and families who are crossing the southwest border of the U.S. (July 25)
Pressing for action on Friday, President Barack Obama urged Central American presidents and congressional Republicans at home to help ease the influx of minors and migrant families crossing the southwest border of the U.S.
While citing...
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GUATEMALA: US PRESIDENT CLINTON VISIT (3)
Span/Eng/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton completed his tour of Central America on Thursday ending at a summit in Guatemala's former colonial capital.
In his opening speech at the summit, Clinton repeated U-S commitments to fighting drug...
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Exodous of families to big cities due to hunger
1. Wide shot of long line of families waiting to receive food aid
2. Various of farmers walking on roads towards food distribution site
3. Various of families being handed food aid
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ottoniel GarcÄ‚Âa, Farmer " We...
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Two held over killing of folk singer, body returned, funeral
Guatemala City, Guatemala
1. Courthouse interior
2. Various of suspect Elgin Vargas
3. Various of courthouse interior
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Claudia Paz y Paz, Guatemalan Chief Prosecutor:
"With these actions we cannot bring back the...
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Overview of upcoming canonization of Pedro de Bentancour
Antigua
1.Candels lit at Pedro Betancourt tombstone
2.Faithful touching Betancourt tombstone
3.Woman praying
4.SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Josefa Cepes, Indigene Faithful: "Brother Pedro is going to mediate for us"
5. Various of sick receiving...
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GUATEMALA: BURNING OF THE DEVIL FESTIVAL
Spanish/Nat
The devil has always been an a important figure in popular Guatemalan tradition.
The festival of the burning of the devil comes at the beginning of the Virgin of Conception festival.
This ancestral tradition has its roots in...
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Protestors demand re-run of mayoral vote; 2 presidential candiates to run-off
Ciudad Vieja - 10 September, 2007
1. Various shots of police in front of municipal building
2. Various of demonstrators outside building, shouting at police
Chimal Tenango - 9 September, 2007
3. Various shots of Mayan indians casting...
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Central American leaders meet to discuss regional security
1. Various of summit taking place
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alvaro Colom, Guatemalan President:
"This is a large-scale job that will generate financial and technical solidarity and a horizontal cooperation which will reinforce security and...
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Activists protesting WEF meeting
1. Pan from Gap store on Fifth Avenue to protestors across the street
2. Various of labour protest against Gap
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bruce Raynor, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE):
"Companies like the...
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Announcement, celebrations, commiserations, IOC chair presser
1. Announcement of winner UPSOUND: (English), Jacques Rogge, president, International Olympic Committee:
"The International Olympic Committee has the honour of announcing that the 22nd Olympic winter games in 2014 are awarded to the city...
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Guatemala VP declares state of emergency, Colombia health sec presser
Guatemala's Vice President Rafael Espada called on Guatemalans to remain calm on Thursday, a day after authorities declared a state of emergency in the Central American country, where the first case of swine flu has been...
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New museum dedicated to nation's memories of conflicts, civil war
A new museum dedicated to the history of Guatemala's various conflicts, most notably its 36-year civil war, has opened in the country's capital.
The "Casa de La Memoria Kaji Tulam" was inaugurated on Thursday (6 February 2014) in...
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Loss of crops last year causes food shortage
Jutiapa Province
1. Tilt from ears of corn on the ground to farmer shucking corn
2. Ears of corn on the ground
3. Corn plants
4. Wide of farmer Zotero Diaz in corn plantation
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Zotero Diaz, Farmer
"We have thought...
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New museum dedicated to nation's memories of conflicts, civil war
A new museum dedicated to the history of Guatemala's various conflicts, most notably its 36-year civil war, has opened in the country's capital.
The "Casa de La Memoria Kaji Tulam" was inaugurated on Thursday in Guatemala City.
The words...
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Guatemala: familia recibe cadaver de joven muerto en desierto de Texas al viajar solo a EEUU
El cuerpo del adolescente de 15 an-os que murio en el desierto de Texas al tratar de llegar a Estados Unidos solo, fue entregado el viernes a su familia en la ciudad de Guatemala.
El padre de Gilberto Francisco Ramos Juarez viajo desde...
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For unaccompanied children and teens crossing the border, America's schools are one of the few government institutions where they are guaranteed services. Liberty High School in Houston serves a large immigrant population. (July 15)
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SOUNDBITE (English) Kenet Ramirez, Honduran immigrant:
"This is the country with big opportunities and this is the dream. This is the dream for everybody."
SOUNDBITE (English) Monico Rivas,...