Manuel Guarchaj
Manuel Guarchaj is the mayor of Nahualá, a municipality in the Sololá region of Guatemala. He has been in the news recently due to a violent confrontation between communities in Nahualá and Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán that resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries. Guarchaj has called for state and military intervention to ensure the safety of the residents and to address the issue of missing individuals following the violent incident.
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El alcalde de Nahualá, Manuel Guarchaj, pidió la intervención del Gobierno tras la muerte de los comunitarios.
PNC despliega 300 agentes a Nahualá y Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán
Guatemala· 2025-12-16
Manuel Guarchaj, the mayor of Nahualá, declared initially that there were at least three deceased and six missing persons.
qué ocurrió y por qué el Gobierno decretó estado de PrevenciónGuatemala· 2025-12-16
Manuel Guarchaj is the mayor of Nahualá who denounced attacks on workers from his community and called for state intervention.
Siete militares heridos, tres en estado delicado, tras enfrentamientos en Nahualá e IxtahuacánGuatemala· 2025-12-14
Manuel Guarchaj confirmed moments after the incident that there were at least three deceased individuals.
Pobladores de Nahualá liberan paso vehicular tras ocho horas de bloqueo en la ruta Interamericana por incidente armadoGuatemala· 2025-12-14
The mayor of Nahualá, Manuel Guarchaj, indicated that the incident left three people dead and at least six missing.
Video registra disparos por enfrentamiento en Nahualá y Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán con saldo preliminar de muertos y desaparecidosGuatemala· 2025-12-13