VOICED: Guatemala's army takes on Mexican drug gang

The video discusses the Guatemalan army's efforts to combat a powerful Mexican drug cartel in the Alta Verapaz region, a key transit point for cocaine. The military presence has brought peace to the area, but also revived painful memories of the civil war. The army, now smaller and trained in human rights, aims to gain the trust of locals. The government has extended the state of siege to maintain calm, but the threat of drug traffickers regrouping remains.

What was the primary reason for the army's intervention in Alta Verapaz?

• To establish a new government

• To fight against leftist guerrillas

• To combat the powerful Mexican drug cartel

• To support local coffee farmers

How did the locals in Kobane perceive the soldiers?

• As invaders

• As saviors

• As indifferent

• As a threat

What historical event does the presence of soldiers in Alta Verapaz remind some residents of?

• The Civil War in Guatemala

• World War II

• The Mexican Revolution

• The Cold War

What is the current size of the Guatemalan army?

• 50,000

• 30,000

• 17,000

• 10,000

What is the main concern of the local Maya regarding the current conflict?

• The increase in coffee prices

• The loss of agricultural land

• The beginning of a new war over drugs

• The return of guerrilla warfare