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- Dec 21:
- Officials: Undocumented immigrants mostly from Central America
- Nov 8:
- Mueren al menos 52 personas tras sismo en Guatemala
- Nov 7:
- Powerful quake hits Guatemala, killing at least 39
- Aug 27:
- El Salvador: Sismo obliga a rescatar a pescadores
- May 16:
- Crecen las remesas de salvadoreños en EEUU
- May 6:
- U.S. targets drug transit hubs in Honduras, but troops' presence discreet
- Apr 20:
- Concierto de música clásica en Colorado beneficia a localidad en El Salvador
- Apr 6:
- Inteligencia guatemalteca: Zetas reclutan a Maras Salvatruchas
- Mar 3:
- Mayoría niños inmigrantes al cuidado de EEUU son centroamericanos
- Mar 1:
- Guatemala judge denies ex-dictator's amnesty claim
President Otto Molina Perez also has ordered the release of more than $14 million to aid coffee growers.
He says the funds are aimed at helping 60,000 small farmers to buy pesticides and to teach them how to prevent the disease and stop it from spreading.
Molina said Friday that the pesticides will start being applied to coffee plants in April and that two more applications will be needed during the year.
Coffee rust is currently affecting plantations in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica.
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