General Performances Official name: Republic of Guatemala Territorial extension: 108.890 km ² Population:13.002.206 (Considered Julio 2008) Political division: 22 Departments and 334 Municipalities Capital: Guatemala City Currency : Quetzal (GTQ) Official language: Spanish, 22 Mayan Languages, Xinca and garifuna Form of Government: Democratic Gentilicio: Guatemalan Hour use: GMT - 06:00 Telephone area: code 502

Official name: Republic of Guatemala

Territorial extension: 108.890 km ²

Population:13.002.206 (Considered Julio 2008)

Political division: 22 Departments and 334 Municipalities

Capital: Guatemala City

Currency : Quetzal (GTQ)

Official language: Spanish, 22 Mayan Languages, Xinca and garifuna

Form of Government: Democratic

Gentilicio: Guatemalan

Hour use: GMT - 06:00

Telephone area: code 502

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION The Republic of Guatemala is a country in Central America, in the south of the continent of North America, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, Belize to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

ADMINISTRATIVE POLITICAL DIVISION Guatemala of divides in 22 Departments and 334 Municipalities which are the following:

River Usumacinta From the Stops of Guatemala, in Huehuetenango, the drainings that form the Usumacinta River, most mighty of the Mayan zone are born. In Guatemala it is known him like Chixoy, or Black River Cuilco RIVERS

Hondo River Is a river of Central America, has an approximated length of 209 kilometers. It comes from the mountain ranges of Guatemala Blue River Is a water obstacle that is born in Guatemala, follows its course by the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, until ending at the Hondo River, the border between Mexico and Belize

Atitlan Lake Petén Itzá Lake

Petén Itzá Lake

The Izabál Lake Amatitlán lake Is located 27 kilometers (17 miles) to the south of the City of Guatemala.

Pacaya volcano Tajumulco volcano

Tacana Volcano Water Volcano

Fire Volcano Acatenango Volcano

Atitlan Volcano Santiaguito Volcano

Ipala Volcano Santa Maria Volcano

National Flag Oath of enlistment of Guatemala of Alberto Velazquez Flag ours, we swore lasting devotion, perennial loyalty and honor and sacrifice and hope until the hour of our death. In the name of the blood and of the Earth we swear to maintain your exelsitud on all the things in the prosperous days and the adverse days; and to guard and to even die because you wave perpetually on a worthy mother country

NATIONAL FLOWER Monja Blanca

NATIONAL TREE La Ceiba

NATIONAL SHIELD

NATIONAL BIRD El Quetzal

NATIONAL HERO Tecun Human

NATIONAL INSTRUMENT The Marimba

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

ATANASIO TZUL

ATANASIO TZUL

Rigoberta Menchu leading

Miguel Ángel Asturias writer

Musician

CULTURES OF GUATEMALA

Cultura Garifuna

Cultura Garifuna

Cultura Xinca

Cultura Xinca

Cultura Maya

Cultura Maya

Chalchitecos Xincas

Chalchitecos

Xincas

Sakapulteco Garinagu

Sakapulteco

Garinagu

Sipakapense Tektiteko Tectiteco

Sipakapense

Tektiteko

Maya mopán e itzá Uspanteko Uspanteco

Maya mopán e itzá

Uspanteko

Achi‘ awakatecos Aguacateco

Achi‘

awakatecos

Ch'orti‘ Jakaltecos Jakaltecos

Ch'orti‘

Jakaltecos

Akateco Poqomam

Akateco

Poqomam

Ixile Chuj

Ixile

Chuj

Tz'utujiles q'anjob'ales Q'anjob'ales

Tz'utujiles

q'anjob'ales

Mam poqomchíes Pocomchi

Mam

poqomchíes

Q'eqchies K'iché Qiche’s

Q'eqchies

K'iché

Kaqchikeles

Kaqchikeles

LANGUAGES Q’eqchi’ Poqomchi’ Poqomam Rama K'iche' K’iche’ Sikapense Sakapulteko Tz’utujil Kaqchikel Uspanteko Achi RAMA MAM Mam Tektiteko Awakateco Ixil RAMA Q'ANJOB'AL Popti (Jakalteko) Akateko Q’anjob’al Chuj RAMA CHOL Ch’orti RAMA YUCATEKA Mopán Itza

TYPICAL SUITS San antonio Palopo Todos Santos Huehuetenango

MAIN TRADITIONS

November 1 st . Barriletes of santiago Sacatepequez

November 1 st . Barriletes of santiago Sacatepequez

DAY OF THE DEAD INDEPENDENCE DAY

DAY OF THE DEAD

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Typical food

FLORA

FAUNA

FAUNA

NATURAL BEAUTIES Momostenango Semuc Champey

The most beautifull lake in the gorld

The most beautifull lake in the gorld

Monterico Beach San Jose beach

Monterico Beach

San Jose beach

Tikal Park Antigua Guatemala

Tikal Park

Antigua Guatemala

Other Places

Other Places

Karyn Choy Guatemala