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GUATEMALARepublic of Guatemala
A BEAUTY THAT HURTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTSGUATEMALA
LOCATION CULTURE PEOPLE
ECONOMICSHISTORY
TAKE AN INTEREST IN GUATEMALA !
FURTHER READINGS
POLITICS
CURRENT INTERNAL SITUATION
CURRENT EXTERNAL SITUATION
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LOCATION Guatemala is
located in Central America.
Area 108,889 Km.
Highest Point; 4,220m Volcan Tajamulco.
Lowest Point; Sea Level.
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GEOGRAPHY 66% of the country
is mountainous
62% is covered by forests.
Four topographical regions
Eighteen short rivers
Four major lakes
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THE PEOPLE Population: 10,510,000
Density: 97/km2
Capital: Guatemala
Urban 39%
Ethnic Groups: Ladinos 56%, Amerindian 44%
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THE PEOPLE Languages:
Spanish, Amerindian
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, tribal religionist
67 female, 62 male
Literacy: 55%
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THE CULTURE
Arte4 Maya Tz’utuhil Museaum and Gallery
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HISTORICALHighlights
Mayan Civilization
The Fishing and Farming Villiages
Pedro de Alvarado came to conquer Guatemala 1523
Independence from Spain came in 1821
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HISTORICALHighlights
A succession of military presidents
Protest and repression became more violent
Civil war broke out
New government January 2000!
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The POLITICS Government: Republic
Parties: Christian Democratic, Democratic Party of National Cooperation, National Centrist Union, Revolutionary, others
Suffrage: Universal, over 18.
Membership: OAS, UN.
Subdivisions: 22 Departments.
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The ECONOMICS
GDP: $12, 600,000,000
Per capita: $1,342
Monetary Unit: Quetzal(Q)
Public Debt; USD 2, 301,000,000
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The ECONOMICS Imports: USD $2,647,629,800
Exports: USD 1,502,610,4000
Trade Partners: Exports: U.S., El. Salvador, Germany, Japan
Exports: Coffee, sugar, bananas, beef.
Imports:Fuel, machinery, grain, fertilizer, transportation equipment
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CURRENT SITUATION INTERNAL RELATIONS
THE PEOPLE
ECONOMY AND THE LAND
HISTORY AND POLITICS
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CURRENT SITUATION INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS SITUATIONAL UPDATE!
VISIT FROM THE CANADIAN FOREIGN AID MINISTER !
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS!!
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URGENT ACTIONSOLIDARITY WORK WITH GUATEMALA
Canada Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network
Project Accompaniment Amnesty International United Nation Human Rights
Commission Arch Bishops Office for Human Rights Canada World Youth Peace Brigades
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TAKE AN INTEREST IN GUATEMALA!
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/guatemala/
100 TIPS http://www.1000traveltips.org/
guatemal.htm
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FURTHER READINGS I, Rigoberta Menchu is the autobiography of Guatemala's Indian
Nobel Peace Prize winner - a very moving story of Mayan life and government repression.
Time and the Highland Maya by Barbara Tedlock is an anthropological study of the Quiché Indians of Momostenango.
Unfinished Conquest: The Guatemalan Tragedy by Victor Perera looks at the history of the Maya and their situation in modern Guatemala.
The Central America Fact Book by Tom Barry & Deb Preusch examines the economic, political and military role of the USA in Central America.
Birds of Guatemala by Hugh C Land is a field guide to - surprisingly enough - the birds of Guatemala.
lamor of Innocence: Central American Short Stories, edited by Barbara Paschke & David Volpendesta, contains 31 short stories by writers from the region.