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Guatemala

Guatemala. Independence Guatemala gained independence from Spain on September 15, 1825 Civil War Civil War broke in 1960 and lasted about 36 years (1996). Guatemala City was founded in 1776 . Guatemala’s Major Cities.

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Guatemala

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  1. Guatemala

  2. Independence Guatemala gained independence from Spain on September 15, 1825Civil WarCivil War broke in 1960 and lasted about 36 years (1996)

  3. Guatemala City was founded in 1776

  4. Guatemala’sMajorCities

  5. Guatemala CityMixcoVilla NuevaPetapaSan Juan Sacatepéquez QuetzaltenangoVilla CanalesEscuintla

  6. Interesting facts-Money Quetzal- Chapin = Guatemalan-Languages: Spanish, Maya

  7. Antigua Extinct Volcán Agua

  8. Cerro de las cruz

  9. Antigua Guatemala was repeatedly damaged by earthquakesOn July 29, 1773, the day of Santa Marta, earthquakes caused great damage to the city that the capital was moved to Guatemala city in 1776

  10. Guatemala City(Capital)

  11. old National Post Office Building).

  12. Catedral de Guatemala City

  13. Demographics of Guatemala

  14. -59. 4% = Mestizos or Ladinos (Mixed Amerindian-Spanish)-40% of the population is Amerindian

  15. -Chiles rellenos, bell peppers stuffed with meat and vegetables, covered in whipped egg whites and fried-Gallo en chicha, rooster stew-Pepiánde indio (19th century recipe), meat and vegetable stew in a thick recado sauce-Subanik, meat and vegetable stew in spicy sauce -Kak'ik, turkey soup with "ik" (a spicy chili from Cobán often eaten on New year’s day)-Jocón, chicken stewed in a green sauce-Hilachas, shredded beef meat in a red sauce-Güicoyitosrellenos, stuffed zucchini-revolcado, tomato-based stew with spices and cow’s underbelly-Pulique, yet another kind of meat and vegetable stew-paches (tamales made from potatoes)

  16. Religion

  17. -Protestant 51.3%, -Roman Catholic 23.9%,

  18. http://www.rutahsa.com/antigua.html

  19. http://www.turansa.com/paginas/general/cities.htm

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