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Satellites spot lost Guatemala Mayan temples Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:29pm EST GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Ancient Mayan astronomers aligned their soaring temples with the stars and now modern archeologists have found the ruins of hidden cities in the Guatemalan jungle by peering down from space. Archeologists and NASA scientists began teaming up five years ago to search for clues about the mysterious collapse of the Mayan civilization that flourished in Central America and southern Mexico for 1,000 years. The work is paying off, says archeologist William Saturno, who recently discovered five sprawling sites with hundreds of buildings using a...

Mr Bush will speak about social justice and equality President George W Bush is in Guatemala for a one-day visit, after a stop in Colombia where he pledged his personal support to its fight against drugs. He will discuss security, trade and immigration with Guatemala's president. This is the fourth stop in Mr Bush's tour of Latin America, which has seen protests at every stage. Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez, has used a parallel tour of the region to speak out against what he calls the interference of the "American empire". Mr Chavez started his tour last week in Argentina,...

If you thought that Latin America has enough troubles with the narco-guerrilla war in Colombia, escalating political violence in Venezuela and the economic collapse of Argentina, get ready to hear about another diplomatic hot spot: Guatemala. Senior U.S. officials say the three-year-old government of President Alfonso Portillo is suspected of ties to drug trafficking, corruption and human rights abuses. All of this may not only cause a suspension of the estimated $50 million annual U.S. aid to that country, but may also endanger plans for a U.S. free trade agreement with five Central American countries. Guatemala's neighbors -- El Salvador,...