Ciudad de Guatemala, 22 oct (Prensa Latina) El presidente de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, oficializó hoy la orientación a todas las entidades y dependencias del Gobierno de implementar la plataforma digital X-Road en el objetivo de reducir la burocracia.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 22 oct (Prensa Latina) Tras duelo pendiente de la fecha 12 entre Mixco y Municipal, Antigua GFC sigue hoy líder del Apertura 2026 del fútbol de Guatemala con 29 puntos, dos más que Rojos y Guastatoya.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 22 oct (Prensa Latina) La iniciativa llamada Umbral de la Leyendas de esta capital de Guatemala buscará hoy mantener vivas tradiciones orales como las de La Llorona, el Sombrerón y la Siguanaba.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 21 oct (Prensa Latina) El Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (Conap) informó hoy sobre la presentación de la Estrategia Nacional para la Conservación del Jaguar y su Hábitat en Guatemala, que desarrollará en el periodo 2026-2031.
A federal judge in Texas sentenced a human trafficker from Guatemala to 30 years in prison for his role in setting up a deadly 2022 human smuggling attempt that killed 53 migrants who were stuffed in a hot trailer in South Texas. Law enforcement officials arranged his extradition to the United States so he could face the charges.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 21 oct (Prensa Latina) El Ministerio de Economía oficializó hoy una ampliación presupuestaria de 25 millones de quetzales (poco más de tres millones de dólares) al Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo (Inguat) para acciones promocionales.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 21 oct (Prensa Latina) El Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología (Insivumeh) de Guatemala advirtió hoy sobre riesgos por la alta saturación del suelo en municipios de siete departamentos del país.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 21 oct (Prensa Latina) La XV edición de Centroamérica Travel Market (la feria de negocios e industria turística más importante de la región) cerrará hoy en Guatemala, otra vez sede después de siete años.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 21 oct (Prensa Latina) La importación de materiales de la construcción en Guatemala muestra hoy un aumento notable, con un 141,1 por ciento al cierre del segundo trimestre del año, según cifras oficiales.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 20 oct (Prensa Latina) El Ministerio de Gobernación (Mingob) de Guatemala informó hoy que iniciará un proceso de revisión profunda de la estructura, conducción y funcionamiento de la Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) tras sucesos recientes.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 20 oct (Prensa Latina) El presidente Bernardo Arévalo relacionó hoy la Revolución de 1944 con el clamor de verdad y justicia ante los recientes hechos de violencia, como el asesinato del exfiscal Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 20 oct (Prensa Latina) Familiares y amigos despidieron hoy al reconocido exfiscal del Ministerio Público (MP) de Guatemala Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, asesinado el pasado sábado en un campo deportivo de esta capital.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 20 oct (Prensa Latina) Un nuevo golpe al crimen organizado en Guatemala aconteció hoy con la localización y el decomiso por parte de fuerzas de seguridad y el Ministerio Público de 168 paquetes de cocaína.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 20 oct (Prensa Latina) Con Antigua GFC nuevamente de líder, el capitalino Comunicaciones buscará hoy un triunfo que le permita ascender dentro de la tabla del Apertura 2026 del fútbol de Guatemala.
Ciudad de Guatemala, 20 oct (Prensa Latina) Guatemala conmemorará hoy el legado de cambio de la Revolución de octubre de 1944, en medio de la consternación aún por el asesinato el pasado sábado del exfiscal Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa.
Authorities Attribute Surge in Cases to Gang Rivalries and Territorial Disputes.
In its latest statistical report, Attorney General’s Office recorded the discovery of 137 bodies abandoned wrapped in plastic, sheets or sacks so far in 2026 and attributed the cases to a criminal practice linked to disputes between Guatemalan gangs.
“According to investigations and analyses conducted by specialized units, one of the main lines of investigation into the abandoned bodies is related to rivalry and territorial disputes between criminal organizations,” National Civil Police spokesman Cesar Mateo said, noting that only 39 similar cases were discovered in 2025.
The main motivations behind these crimes are “control of areas used for the sale and distribution of drugs, as well as ‘disciplinary actions’ within the gangs themselves,” he added.
Authorities attribute these crimes primarily to violent disputes between the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, which were designated terrorist organizations under Guatemalan law in 2025.
Prosecutors’ records show that 68 of the murder victims were found in plastic bags and 53 wrapped in sheets, while 10 were found inside sacks. The remaining bodies were discovered under different circumstances.
The bodies are often abandoned by their killers along desolate stretches of road or in deserted areas, but they are also found in urban areas. One of the most recent cases occurred in September, when authorities found the bodies of two people whose hands and feet were bound.
The discovery took place in the municipality of Chinautla, 3 miles from downtown Guatemala City, where volunteer firefighters rescuers were alerted to two bodies wrapped in plastic bags beside the road.
So far, no information about those responsible is available, while the Attorney General’s Office and the National Civil Police are investigating the case using surveillance cameras.
BERNARDO, ESTAMOS PEOR QUE NUNCA.
Guatemala ya no aguanta más.
Secuestros. Extorsiones. Asaltos todos los días. Cadáveres en bolsas. Balaceras. Muertes.
¿Qué estamos viviendo?
Guatemala está atravesando un COLAPSO DE SEGURIDAD y los guatemaltecos vivimos con miedo.
The text addressing to the Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo reads: “BERNARDO, WE ARE WORSE OFF THAN EVER. Guatemala can take no more. Kidnappings. Extortion. Daily assaults. Bodies in bags. Shootouts. Deaths.
What are we living through? Guatemala is experiencing a SECURITY COLLAPSE, and we Guatemalans are living in fear.Not under Giammattei. Not under Jimmy Morales. Not under the Patriot Party.
In decades, we have never felt this level of abandonment and insecurity. This was not the ‘spring’ that was promised. It is the spring of criminals.
Insecurity has taken root. Gangs are advancing while the State retreats. President Bernardo Arevalo: do something. Because while your government talks, Guatemala lives in fear.”
Identifying the Bodies
The stark statistics contrast with the daily human tragedy, as occurred last August when two young people, ages 18 and 19, were found wrapped in bags in southern Guatemala City. The discovery triggered scenes of grief and helplessness when their relatives arrived at the scene after searching for them for 24 hours following their abduction from a nearby soccer field.
The discoveries have been reported in 14 of the country’s 22 departments, although most of the abandoned bodies have been concentrated in the department of Guatemala, where authorities detected 105 bodies left in the open.
The police spokesman explained that the manner and circumstances in which the victims are abandoned provide key clues that the Video Forensics Unit and investigators analyze through surveillance footage to reconstruct the routes used to transport the bodies and identify those responsible.
As a result of investigations into this pattern, Mateo confirmed that security forces have arrested more than 10 people linked to the abandonment of bodies wrapped in sheets and bags. They include seven suspected Mara Salvatrucha members arrested in September and accused of at least 17 homicides.