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Guanikeyu Guanikeyu, is the present day head tribal chief of the Jatibonicu Taino Native American Indian tribe of Boriken Puerto Rico. He was born in the town of Barros (Orocovis) located in the cental mountains on the US Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, in the year 1951.
Guanine Guanine is one of the five main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA; the others being adenine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil. With the formula C5H5N5O, guanine is a derivative of purine, consisting of a fused pyrimidine-imidazole ring system with conjugated double
Guanlong Guanlong wucaii (Simplified Chinese: 冠龙五彩; Hanyu Pinyin: guānlóng wŭcái), which means "five-colored crown dragon", was a species of tyrannosauroid, one of the earliest known examples of the line. About 3 m (10 ft) long and 1.
Guano Guano (from the Quechua 'wanu', via Spanish) is the name given to the collected droppings of seabirds, bats, and seals It is highly prized as an effective fertilizer] or [[gunpowder ingredient due to its high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen. Superphosphate made from guano is used for aerial topdressing.
Guanosine triphosphate Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) is also known as guanosine-5'-triphosphate. Biochemically, GTP is 9-β-D-ribofuranosylguanine-5'-triphosphate or, equivalently, 9-β-D-ribofuranosyl-2-amino-6-oxo-purine-5'-triphosphate.
Guanqiu Jian Guanqiu Jian (毌丘儉, Hanyu Pinyin: Gùanqiū Jiǎn;, courtesy name: 仲恭 Zhòng Gōng, d. 255) was a Chinese general of the Kingdom of Wei and renowned for his campaigns against Gongsun Yuan and Goguryeo.
Guantanamo detainees missing from the official list There seem to be a certain number of Guantanamo detainees missing from the official list the Department of Defense released in compliance with a court order from US District Court Justice Jed Rakoff. Pentagon releases more Guantanamo detainee names, The Jurist, May 15 2006list of prisoners (.
Guantanamo suicide attempts On June 10 2006 three prisoners held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps committed suicide. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) stopped reporting Guantanamo suicide attempts in 2002.
Guantánamo (baseball team) Guantánamo is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the easternmost Cuban province of Guantánamo, the Indios have had uneven results, though they advanced to the playoffs in three straight years from 1997 to 1999.
Guantánamo Bay (Cuba) Guantánamo Bay (Spanish: Bahía de Guantánamo) is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the south-eastern end of Cuba (). It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and is surrounded by steep hills creating an enclave cut off from its immediate hinterland.
Guantánamo Bay detainment camp Guantánamo Bay detainment camp serves as a joint military prison and interrogation camp under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) and has occupied a portion of the United States Navy's base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since 2002. Afghan Prisoners Going to Gray Area: Military Unsure What Follows Transfer to U.
Guanxi Guanxi ( ), describes the basic dynamic in personalised networks of influence. The Pinyin romanization of this Chinese word is becoming more widely used instead of the two common translations —- "connections" and "relationships" —- as neither of those terms sufficiently reflect the wide cultural implications that guanxi describes.
Guanylate cyclase Guanylate cyclase (, also known as guanylyl cyclase or GC) is a lyase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of guanosine triphosphate (GTP) to 3',5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and pyrophosphate. There are soluble and membrane-bound forms of guanylyl cyclases.
Guanylin Guanylin is a 15 amino acid peptide that is secreted by goblet cells in the colon. Guanylin acts as an agonist of the guanylyl cyclase receptor GC-C and regulates electrolyte and water transport in intestinal and renal epithelia.
Guanylyl cyclase c Guanylyl cyclase c, or GC-C, is an enzyme found only in the luminal aspect of intestinal epithelium. The receptor has an extracellular ligand-binding domain, a single transmembrane region, a region with sequence similar to that of protein kinases, and a C-terminal guanylyl cyclase domain.
Guanylyl transferase Guanylyl transferase enzymes transfer one molecule of guanosine triphosphate (GTP) to another molecule, releasing pyrophosphate. Many eukaryotic guanylyl transferases are capping enzymes that catalyze the formation of the 5' cap in the post-transcriptional modification of messenger RNA.
Guanzhong Guanzhong (關中) historically refers to an area that was bound by Hangu Pass to the east, Dasan Pass (大散關) to the west, Wu Pass (武關) to the south, and Xiao Pass (蕭關) to the north -- modern central Shaanxi and extremely western Henan. It formed the center of Qin during the Warring States period, and had fertile soil and good irrigation systems that helped Qin's rise among the warring states to eventually unite them into Qin Dynasty.
Guapa Guapa (loosely translated as "Beautiful" or "Good Looking") is the title of the fourth studio album released on April 25, 2006, by the Spanish pop/rock band La Oreja De Van Gogh. It was produced by Nigel Walker, and contains 12 tracks plus 1 "hidden" track.
Guapo (band) GUAPO is a British experimental rock/art rock band consisting of drummer/percussionist Dave Smith and multi-instumentalist Daniel O'Sullivan. Both members also play in Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses (who released the debut album "Perils" on Trey Spruance's Web of Mimicry Records).
Guapore corydoras The guapore corydoras, Corydoras guapore, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Guaporé River basin in Brazil.
Guar gum Guar gum, also called guaran, is a natural gum; an edible thickening agent extracted from the leguminous guar bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) shrub. It has very similar properties to locust bean gum, which is extracted from the seeds of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
Guaracara River The Guaracara River, located in south Trinidad, runs westward out of the Central Range and drains into the Gulf of Paria. It forms the boundary between the city of San Fernando (to the south) and the Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation.
Guarana Knjaz Milos Guarana Knjaz Milos is a Serbian drink produced by AD Knjaz Miloš, a producer based in Aranđelovac, Serbia. The drink is popular within the Serbia, and is made from extracts of the guarana plant, which contains caffeine (sometimes called "guaranine"), theophylline, and theobromine.
GuaranĂ­ The GuaranĂ­ are one of the indigenous peoples of South America, formerly living mostly between the Uruguay and lower Paraguay Rivers in what is now Paraguay, and the Corrientes and Entre Rios Provinces of Argentina. There are contemporary GuaranĂ­ populations in these areas, though their demographic dominance of the region has been reduced by European colonisation and the commensurate rise of the mestizo.
GuaranĂ­ Antonio Franco de Posadas GuaranĂ­ Antonio Franco are an Argentina Football club, their home town is Posadas, in the Province of Misiones in Argentina. They currently play in Zone F of the regionalised 4th level of Argentinian football Torneo Argentino B.
Guaraní Aquifer The Guaraní Aquifer, located beneath the surface of the original four Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), is one of the world's largest aquifer systems and an important source of fresh water for its people News from the BBC . Named after the Guaraní tribe, it covers 1,200,000 km², with a volume of about 40,000 km³, a thickness of between 50 m and 800 m and a maximum depth of about 1,800 m.
Guaraní language Guaraní (local name: avañe'ẽ ) is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tupí-Guaraní subfamily. It is one of the official languages of Paraguay (along with Spanish), where it is spoken by 94% of the population.
GuaranĂ­ mythology GuaranĂ­ Mythology refers to the beliefs of the GuaranĂ­ people of the south-central part of South America, especially the native peoples of Paraguay and parts of the surrounding areas of Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia.
Guaraná Antarctica Guaraná Antarctica is the most popular guaraná-flavored soft drink in Brazil, created in 1921 by Companhia Antarctica Paulista, now part of Ambev. The drink is also available in Portugal (competing with Guaraná Brasil brand), Spain and Honduras.
Guaraná Jesus Guaraná Jesus is a Brazilian soft drink produced by Eduardo Lago, a Coca-Cola bottler based in Sao Luis."Guarana's potent reputation makes consumers drink it up"; Matt Moffett and Nikhil Deogun, The Wall Street Journal, reprinted by South Coast Today, 7-11-1999 The drink is popular within the region, reportedly outselling Coca-Cola, and is made from extracts of the guaraná plant, which contains caffeine (sometimes called "guaranine"), theophylline, and theobromine.
Guarani War The Guarani War (Guerra GuaranĂ­tica) of 1756 was between the Guarani tribes of seven Jesuit missions and joint Spanish-Portuguese forces. It was a result of the Treaty of Madrid (1750), which set a line of demarcation between Spanish and Portuguese colonial territory in South America.
Guarania (music) Guarania is a style of music created in Paraguay by musician José Asunción Flores in 1925 with the purpose of expressing the character of the Paraguayan people. This is accomplished by the slow and melancholic rythms and melodies used in the songs.
Guarantee (film) In film production, a Guarantee is part of an actor or director's contract that guarantees remuneration if - through no fault of their own - they are released from that contract. It is known informally as “Play-or-Pay”.
Guaranteed asset protection insurance Guaranteed asset protection insurance (or GAP Insurance) is an insurance coverage offered as a supplement to automobile insurance policies. It provides financial protection from certain types of loss that are not covered by standard automobile insurance.
Guaranteed Employee Numbers Program Commonly known as a Job Bank. This is a program where members of the United Auto Workers Union who have been laid off by one of the Big Three Automakers, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Chrysler Corporation.
Guaranteed home sale The Guaranteed Home Sale program is an innovative program offered by some Realtors in North America. The program guarantees a home owner that the home will be sold for a certain amount, by a certain date, or else the Realtor (or in some cases the brokerage or an investor) will purchase the property for a guaranteed price.
Guaranteed Investment Certificate A Guaranteed Investment Certificate, also French: Certificat de Placement Garanti, is a Canadian investment that offers a guaranteed rate of return over a fixed period of time, most commonly issued by trust companies or banks. Due to its low risk profile, the return is generally less than other investments such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds.
Guaranteed Investment Contract A guaranteed investment contract ("GIC") is a contract that guarantees repayment of principal and a fixed or floating interest rate for a predetermined period of time. Guaranteed investment contracts are typically issued by life insurance companies and marketed to institutions qualified for favorable tax status under the Internal Revenue Code (for example, 401(k) plans).
Guaranteed minimum income A guaranteed minimum income is a proposed system of income redistribution that would give each citizen a certain sum of money independent of whether they work or not. It is sometimes known as a "Basic Income Guarantee (BIG)", "universal basic income", "citizen's income scheme", or just a basic income (the term "guaranteed annual income" is often used in the United States), but these systems also often include a method of paying for the income as well.
Guaranteed Maximum Price A Guaranteed Maximum Price (also known as GMP, Not-To-Exceed Price, NTE, or NTX) contract is a cost-type contract (also known as an open-book contract) where the contractor is compensated for actual costs incurred plus a fixed fee subject to a ceiling price. The contractor is responsible for cost overruns, unless the GMP has been increased via formal change order (only as a result of additional scope from the client, NOT price overruns, errors, or omissions).
Guaranteed Minimum Value Guaranteed Minimum Value (and its common initialism, GMV) is a term used when the absolute value of a parameter isn't important, only that it exceed a specified minimum requirement, for example, the capacitance of an electrolytic capacitor.
Guaranty Bank of California Guaranty Bank of California (中亞銀行) is a overseas Chinese bank in the United States. Headquartered in West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, with branch offices in Westminster, California, Monterey Park, California, Walnut, California, and Chinatown, San Francisco, California (2 offices), this privately-held community bank was first established in November 15, 1976.
Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is located in the region of Vale do Paraíba; prominent individuals from the area include the beatified Frei Galvão, Brazilian PresidentRodrigues Alves and the cardiologist Dr Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini.
Guard (computing) In computer programming, a guard is a boolean expression that must evaluate to true if the program execution is to continue in the branch in question. The term is used at least in Haskell and Clean programming languages.
Guard Corps The Guard Corps (German: Gardekorps) was a Imperial German Army formation during the First World War consisting of Prussian Guard units. At the outbreak of war in 1914, the Guard Corps consisted of the 1st Guard Infantry Division and the 2nd Guard Infantry Division, and was commanded by Gen.
Guard interval In telecommunications, guard intervals are used to ensure that distinct transmissions do not interfere with one another. These transmissions may belong to different users (as in TDMA) or to the same user (as in OFDM).
Guard Lock A Guard Lock or Tide Lock is a canal lock located between a canal and a body of water of varying depth such as a harbor or a river. When the canal is at a different level than the open body, such a lock allows ships and boats to pass into and out of the canal regardless of the water level or tide.
Guard Mounting Guard Mounting, or the Changing of the Guard, refers to a formal ceremony in which sentries providing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by a new batch of sentries. The ceremonies are often elaborate and precisely choreographed.
Guard of Honor Guard of Honor is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by James Gould Cozzens published in 1948. The novel is set in the summer of 1943 (referred to in the book as "the second summer of the war") referring to World War II.
Guard rail A Guard rail is a system designed to keep people or vehicles from (in most cases unintentionally) straying into dangerous or off-limits areas. A handrail is less restrictive than a guard rail and provides both support and the protective limitation of a boundary.
Guard rails (railroad) In railroad use, guard rails are placed parallel to regular running rail along areas of restrictive clearance, such as a bridge, trestle, or tunnel. these have the effect of keeping the wheels of rolling stock in alignment in case of derailment.
Guard ship A Guard ship is a warship stationed at some port or harbour to act as a guard, and in former times in the Royal Navy to receive the men impressed for service. She usually was the flagship of the admiral commanding on the coast.
Guard squeeze Guard squeeze is a type of squeeze in contract bridge where a player is squeezed out of a card which prevents his partner from being finessed. The squeeze operates in three suits, where the squeezee protects the menaces in two suits, but cannot help his partner anymore in the third suit after the squeeze is executed.
Guardamar del Segura Guardamar del Segura is a municipality of the province of Alicante located at the mouth of the river Segura in southern Valencia (autonomous community) (Spain). It is a Mediterranean resort, with a large pine forest abutting an 11-km-long white sand beach.
Guarded suspension In concurrent programming, guarded suspension is a software design pattern for managing operations that require both a lock to be acquired and a precondition to be satisified before the operation can be executed. The guarded suspension pattern is typically applied to method calls in object-oriented programs, and involves suspending the method call, and the calling thread, until the precondition (acting as a guard) is satisfied.
Guardhouse A guardhouse (also known as a watch house, guard building, guard booth, guard shack, security booth, security building, or sentry building) is a building used to house personnel and security equipment. Guardhouses have historically been dormitories for sentries or guards, and places where sentries not posted to sentry posts wait "on call".
Guardia Civil The Guardia Civil is a Spanish police force with both military and civilian functions, what is termed a gendarmerie. It was founded in 1844 by Queen Isabel II of Spain after the First Carlist War to assure the occupation in the newly created border zone at the Pyrenees and to stem the growing concerns in rural areas of banditry.
Guardia de Asalto The blue-uniformed Guardia de Asalto (Assault Guard) were the para-military urban police force of Spain, similar to the green uniformed Guardia Civil which patrolled the countryside, during the Spanish Second Republic. Unlike the Guardia Civil, which was preserved from its origin under the monarchy because of a relatively apolitical stance during the formation of the Second Republic, the Guardia de Asalto was formed and organized under the Republic and its loyalties remained with the Republican government until the end of the Spanish Civil War.
Guardia di Finanza The Guardia di Finanza () is an Italian police force directly under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. It is an integral part of the Italian Armed Forces as well as of the law enforcement agencies.
Guardia Piemontese Guardia Piemontese (Occitan: La GĂ rdia; Arpitan: La Gouardia) is town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Guardia is considered among the Occitan speaking regions of Italy.
Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires The Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Urban Guard) is a specialized civilian force of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that deals with different urban conflicts with the objective of develop actions of prevention, dissuasion and mediation, promoting effective behaviors that guarantee the security and the integrity of public order and social coexistence. The unit continuously assists the personnel of the Argentine Federal Police, especially in emergency situations, events of massive concurrence, and protection of tourist establishments.
Guardian (Marvel Comics) Guardian (James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson), also known as Weapon Alpha and Vindicator) is a fictional character, a Canadian superhero in the Marvel Universe who was the leader of Alpha Flight. He was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
Guardian (Ultima) The Guardian is the final villain of the Ultima series of computer role playing games. He is also the series' most frequently recurring villain, being the only character to feature as the main villain in more than one game.
Guardian angel (spirit) A guardian angel is a spirit who is believed to protect and to guide a particular person. The concept of tutelary angels and their hierarchy was extensively developed in Christianity in the 5th century by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
Guardian Abroad Guardian Abroad is a website from The Guardian Weekly, part of Guardian Media Group. It was launched in October 2006 with the aim of providing an international community for expatriates of all nations and those considering relocating.
Guardian Award The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize or Guardian Award is a prominent award for works of children's literature by British or Commonwealth authors, published in the UK during the preceding year. The award has been given annually since 1967, and is decided by a panel of authors and the review editor for The Guardian's children's books section.
Guardian Building The Guardian Building, a National Historic Landmark, is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1928 and finished in 1929, the building (originally called the Union Trust Building) is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including some art moderne designs.
Guardian Exchange Guardian Exchange was an underground telephone exchange built in Manchester in the 1950s. It was built together with the Anchor Exchange in Birmingham and the Kingsway Exchange in London to provide hardened communications in the event of nuclear war.
Guardian Gargoyle for Peace Project The Guardian Gargoyle for Peace Project was created in Kew Gardens, Queens. Roberta Nelson, a teacher at Public School 99Q and CEO of Maple Grove Cemetery, Linda Mayo-Perez are credited for the founding of this project.
Guardian Monthly Guardian Monthly is a glossy magazine published by Guardian Media Group for readers around the world. Launched in November 2006, it makes the best writing from The Guardian and The Observer’s magazine supplements available to a global audience for the first time.
Guardian of Forever The Guardian of Forever is a time portal portrayed in the fictional universe of Star Trek. The first appearance of the Guardian was in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" (1967).
Guardian of Zion Award The Guardian of Zion Award is an annual award given since 1997 to Jews who have been supportive of the State of Israel. It is awarded at the Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies at Bar-Ilan University, where the prize recipient gives the keynote address.
Guardian Unlimited Guardian Unlimited is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. It contains nearly all of the content of the newspapers The Guardian and The Observer, as well as a substantial body of web-only work produced by its own staff, including a rolling news service.
Guardians (play) Guardians is an Off-Broadway play written by Peter Morris. It debuted at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning the "Fringe First Award" and made its New York debut on April 11, 2006 at The Culture Project.
Guardians of Ga'Hoole Guardians of Ga'Hoole is The New York Times bestselling book series written by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey. There are currently eleven books in the series published so far, with the most recent novel, Guardians of Ga'Hoole #11, entitled To Be a King.
Guardians of the directions The Guardians of the Directions (Sanskrit s / अष्ट-दिक्पाल) are the deities who rule the eight directions of space according to Hinduism and Buddhism - especially . They are often augmented with two extra deities for the ten directions (the two extra directions being [[zenith and nadir), when they are known as the s.
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists, Velayat Faqih is a Shi'a concept which holds that Islam gives Islamic Jurists (Faqih) custodianship or guardianship over those in need of it. While this idea is accepted by Ulema among Ja'fari jurisprudence (Fiqh of Twelvers) there is disagreement over how encompassing custodianship should be.
Guardic Guardic is an action game for the Japanese MSX computer, designed by Compile, the creators of the long-running Zanac series. Like Zanac, Guardic is a shooter, even starring characters like the Blue Lander (Compile's unofficial mascot, which starred in a multitude of Zanac games).
Guardiolo Guardiolo is a group of wines grown and produced in the Italian comuni of Guardia Sanframondi, San Lorenzo Maggiore, San Lupo, and Castelvenere in the Province of Benevento. This is a hilly farming region with small streams.
Guards Incremental Companies The Guards Division of the British Army contains a total of five battalions, one from each of the five regiments of Foot Guards. However, before the Options for Change defence review in 1992, there were eight battalions:
Guards Museum The Guards Museum is a military museum in Central London, England. It is located in Wellington Barracks on Birdcage Walk close to Buckingham Palace, which is the home of the five regiments of Foot Guards (the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, and Welsh Guards).
Guardsman (comics) Guardsman was the name of a superhero in the Marvel Universe, but was later applied to a small squad of agents. He/they wear suits of power armor while working security at the Vault; the suits were designed by Tony Stark, better known as the superhero Iron Man.
Guarea Guarea is a genus of evergreen trees in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to tropical Africa and Central and South America. They are large trees 20-45 m tall, with a trunk over 1 m trunk diameter, often buttressed at the base.
Guarianthe Guarianthe is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Central America and northern South America. It has been separated from Cattleya based on phylogenetic studies with DNA sequence data (van den Berg et al.
Guarijio language Guarijio (properly spelled GuarijĂ­o in Spanish, also spelled HuarijĂ­o, VarihĂ­o, and WarihĂ­o) is an Uto-Atzecan language of northwestern Mexico, spoken by around 5,000 people, most of whom are monolinguals. The GuarijĂ­os who live upriver call the downriver GuarijĂ­os for Macurawe.
Guarin Guarin (French: Guérin, Italian: Guarino, Norman: Warin; died 21 January 1137) was the chaplain (magister capellanus) and chancellor of Roger II of Sicily from about 1130 to his death, during the first decade of the Norman kingdom of Sicily. According to Alexander of Telese, the contemporary chronicler, he was "erudite ...
Guarneri Guarneri is the family name of a group of highly acclaimed violin makers (luthiers) from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose standing is considered comparable to those of the Amati and Stradivari families.
Guarneri Quartet The Guarneri Quartet is an American string quartet founded in 1964, comprised in 2005 of Arnold Steinhardt (first violin), John Dalley (second violin), Michael Tree (viola), and Peter Wiley (cello). David Soyer was the cellist from 1964–2001.
Guastavino tile Guastavino tile is the "Tile Arch System" patented in the US in 1885 by Spanish architect and builder Rafael Guastavino (1842–1908). It is a technique for constructing robust, self-supporting arches and architectural vaults using interlocking terracotta tiles and layers of mortar in a thin skin, with the tiles following the curve of the roof as opposed to horizontal (corbelling), or perpendicular to the curve (Roman).
Guatemala Biodiversity According to Parkswatch and the IUCNGuatemala] is considered the fifth Biodiversity Hot Spot in the worldThe country has 14 eco-regions ranging from Mangrove forest (4 species), in both ocean littorals, Dry forest and Thorn bushes in the Eastern Highlands, Subtropical and Tropical rain forest, Wetlands, Cloud Humid forest in the Verapaz region, Mix and Pine forest in the Highlands,36.3% or about 3,938,000 hectares of Guatemala is forested (2005).
Guatemala City Guatemala Temple The Guatemala City Guatemala Temple is the 34th constructed and 32nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Located in Guatemala City, capital city of Guatemala, it was built with a modern six-spire design.
Guatemala National Prize in Literature The Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature (officially in Spanish language: Premio Nacional de Literatura "Miguel Ángel Asturias") is the most important literary award in Guatemala. Sometimes referred to as the "National Literary Prize", it is dedicated to the memory of the former Guatemalan writer, statesman, and Nobel Prize winner Miguel Ángel Asturias and is a one-time only award that recognizes an individual writer's body of work.
Guatemala-Belize Language Exchange Project The Guatemala-Belize Language Exchange Project (LX Project) is an innovative project under the auspices of the Defence Section of the British Embassy in Guatemala together with the British High Commission in Belize, and commenced operation on 21 July 2003, and continues to operate successfully today. This Project, and others in the past, emerged as part of the Confidence-Building Strategy agreed upon by Guatemala and Belize in the light of the OAS recommendations in 2002.
Guatemalan Fir The Guatemalan Fir is a tree which grows only in high mountains, at altitudes ranging from 2500 to 4000 meters, in a range from Mexico to El Salvador and Honduras. It can be found near Cerro el Pital and Cerro Miramundo in El Salvador, but it is estimated that there are only four in that area.
Guatemalan general election, 2003 A General Election was held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President (and Vice-President), a new legislature (deputies for the unicameral Congreso de la RepĂşblica), municipal governments, and Guatemala's deputies to the Central American Parliament.
Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (in Spanish: Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca or URNG) was a guerrilla movement that emerged in Guatemala in 1982. After a peace process brokered by the United Nations it laid down its arms in 1996 and became a legal political party in 1998.
Guatemalan Party of Labour - Communist Party Guatemalan Party of Labour – Communist Party (in Spanish: Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo – Partido Comunista) was an underground communist party in Guatemala. PGT-PC was formed in 1978 as a split from the Guatemalan Party of Labour (PGT).
Guatemalan Party of Labour – Alamos Guatemalan Party of Labour – Alamos (in Spanish: Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo – Alamos) was an underground communist party in Guatemala. PGT-Alamos was formed as a regroupment of the few elements in the Alamos region of the erstwhile Guatemalan Party of Labour - Communist Party (PGT-PC) that survived the 1983 purges against the organisation.
Guatemalan Revolutionary Workers Party Guatemalan Revolutionary Workers Party (in Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Obrero Guatemalteco) was a communist party in Guatemala. PROG was founded in 1950, following a split from the Communist Party of Guatemala (PCG).
Guatica A small friendly :coffee producing Town in the Risaralda Department of :Colombia, it was founded in the year 1537 by Don Ruy de Vanegas, a :lieutenant of :Sebastian de Belalcazar and by the priest Esteban de Guevara. The town's name derives from :Cacique Guática, supreme ruler of the Santa Maria Valley.

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