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What happened with the consultations against Cementos Progreso's San Gabriel cement plant?

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Community consultations in San Juan Sacatepéquez

34, ~98% against

Through 2018CIIDH

In San Juan Sacatepéquez (Maya Kaqchikel people) 34 community consultations were held with around 98% turnout against Cementos Progreso's San Gabriel project; in 2018 the Constitutional Court (CC) even declared the consultations 'non-existent', and the project advanced. The case confirms the asymmetry: the consultation that counts is the one a court orders and the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) runs.

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  • CIIDH

    Consultas comunitarias en Guatemala

    • Community consultations in San Juan Sacatepéquez
    ciidhguatemala.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • CIIDH

    Consultas comunitarias en Guatemala: cuando la justicia constitucional silencia a los pueblos indígenas

    • Community consultations in San Juan Sacatepéquez
    ciidhguatemala.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source