Guatemala
The Central American country of Guatemala is home to a wealth of cultural and geographic diversity, ranging from the forests of the Caribbean coast, inhabited by the Garífuna, to the highland areas of the altiplano, populated by descendants of the Maya. It has the second highest proportion of indigenous population (between 40% and 60%) in Latin America (after Bolivia), something that has not however so far resulted in any significant indigenous inclusion within the State structures. Guatemala is also well-known for its long (1962-1997) and painful (200,000 dead or disappeared) armed conflict, the consequences of which can still be felt in the country today. The UN-sponsored Truth Commission (or Commission for Historical Clarification) concluded that actions carried out against the Maya population during the conflict constituted genocide.
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From The Indigenous World 2009 (pdf)
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