Mi Guatemala
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rigoberta Menchu leading
- Miguel Ángel Asturias writer
- Musician
- CULTURES OF GUATEMALA
- Cultura Garifuna
- Cultura Xinca
- Cultura Maya
- Chalchitecos
- Xincas
- Sakapulteco
- Garinagu
- Sipakapense
- Tektiteko
- Maya mopán e itzá
- Uspanteko
- Achi‘
- awakatecos
- Ch'orti‘
- Jakaltecos
- Akateco
- Poqomam
- Ixile
- Chuj
- Tz'utujiles
- q'anjob'ales
- Mam
- poqomchíes
- Q'eqchies
- K'iché
- 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
- DAY OF THE DEAD
- INDEPENDENCE DAY
- Typical food
- FLORA
- FAUNA
- NATURAL BEAUTIES Momostenango Semuc Champey
- The most beautifull lake in the gorld
- Monterico Beach
- San Jose beach
- Tikal Park
- Antigua Guatemala
- Other Places
- Karyn Choy Guatemala
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