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Conflict Over Chiapas Boundary Sparks Mexico Guatemala War Talk
A Philadelphia Record analysis outlines a seventy year dispute over Chiapas between Guatemala and Mexico, detailing border treaties, shifts of control, and failed negotiations. It notes Guatemala’s claim to Usumacinta coffee lands and the 1882 treaty as pivotal, with current tensions rising amid protests, border expeditions, and student unrest in Mexico City.
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Philadelphia Record
Mexico
Guatemala
Chiapas
Republic of Mexico
Central American Republic
Socomusco
Tapachula
Santa Anna
Soconusco
United States
Germany
Tabasco
San Cristobal
Comitan
Lucandoa
Usumacinta
Central America