Guatemala: Today for the First Time in 500 Years We Have the Opportunity to Put Perpetrators of Genocide on Trial

To understand the genocide in Guatemala, it is necessary to know who the Mayan People are and what their history in the country has been. Below is a presentation of their economic, social and cultural reality, which will allow for a better understanding of the Internal Armed Conflict and the conviction for genocide of the former dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt