Thousands Protest High
Living Costs in
Guatemala
Thousands of Guatemalans
protested Thursday in
the capital and several
major cities against
food price hikes in
their country, the local
press reported.
The protesters marched
to 15 governmental
buildings, urging the
government to lower
living costs.
Miguel Angel Sandoval,
leader of the protest in
Guatemala City, said
that they also called
for the government to
take measures that would
benefit poor people, not
only the big companies.
More than 20,000 people
participated in the
demonstration, the first
since Guatemalan
President Alvaro Colom
took office on Jan. 14.
Guatemala has a
population of 13.3
million, more than 70
percent of whom live in
poverty.
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