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I present to you Guatemala ! 

I present to you Guatemala ! . In E nglish. By Shelbi Jefferson. MONEY$$$$. ABOUT GUATEMALAN QUETZAL. Currency…. . The money is Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ) I us dollar=7.89 guatemalan quetzal. MAPS/PLACES. FAMOUS PLACES IN GUATEMALA/LANDMARKS. CAPITAL OF GUATEMALA.

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I present to you Guatemala ! 

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  1. I present to you Guatemala!  InEnglish By Shelbi Jefferson

  2. MONEY$$$$ ABOUT GUATEMALAN QUETZAL

  3. Currency…. • The money is Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ) • I us dollar=7.89 guatemalan quetzal

  4. MAPS/PLACES • FAMOUS PLACES IN GUATEMALA/LANDMARKS • CAPITAL OF GUATEMALA

  5. The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala city

  6. Important place … Tikal A Mayan city that flourished around 700 AD in modern-day Guatemala, Tikal is best known for its towering Temple of the Two-Headed Snake.

  7. Important place… The Mothers Monument Monument finished on May of 1966 by a Spanish sculptor, José Nicolás. It is memorial for all the Guatemalan mothers that take care of their children as the future of the society.

  8. Important place…San Andres Xecul Church A small village in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, San Andrés Xecul is home to a brightly-painted Catholic church adorned with a fascinating array of Mayan, Christian and agricultural images.

  9. FAMOUS & OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE PEOPLE IN GUATEMALA

  10. 

JACOBO ARBENZ (1913-1971) He became President of Guatemala in 1951 only to be ousted in a coup d'état engineered by the United States government and CIA in 1954.



  11. RIGOBERTA MENCHU Nobel Peace Prize-winner whose work publicized the suffering of Guatemalans during the 1960–1996 Civil War

  12. MARCO PAPPA Former midfielder for the Chicago Fire who also represented Guatemala in the qualifiers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

  13. The Flag • About the Guatemalan flag

  14. The Guatemalan Flag

  15. What it means the blue stripes represent the fact that Guatemala is located between 2 oceans. The white in the middle holds Guatemalas coat of arms.

  16. Holidays and other things celebrated in guatemala celebrations

  17. HolidaysAll religious holidays are celebrated in Guatemala including Christmas, Easter and All Saints' Day. Other holidays are New Year's Day - 1 January, Labour Day - 1 May, Independence Day - 15 September (1821) and Revolution Day - 20 October.

  18. The arts

  19. Art • Guatemala is particularly well known for weaving with designs dating back many centuries. • Other crafts are ceramics and jewelry

  20. Music • . Music is important in Guatemalan culture. Most towns have a marimba band (the marimba is an instrument similar to a xylophone). Other traditional instruments are drums and flutes. Stringed instruments, such as guitars, were introduced by the Spanish.

  21. food

  22. foods • Meat, such as chicken, is served with rice and vegetables. Beans, carrots, cassava, onions, plantains, peppers and tomatoes are grown. • Desserts include sweet pastries and custards. Tropical fruits are bananas, mangoes, papayas and pineapples. • Fruit juices and coffee are produced in Guatemala.

  23. Languages

  24. Languages spoken • Sixty percent of the population speak Spanish and forty percent speak Amerindian languages.

  25. Climate & geography

  26. Climate • The climate of Guatemala is tropical. The rainy season is from May to October.

  27. Geography • The terrain is mountainous with narrow coastal plains and limestone plateau.

  28. Resources

  29. http://www.worldinfozone.com/ http://www.google.com/ http://www.famousbirthdays.com/birthplace/guatemala.html http://coinmill.com/GTQ_USD.html http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi&ei=9vabUpzVOcb0oAT3koHQBg&ved=0CAQQqi4oAg http://www.sacred-destinations.com/guatemala/sacred-sites

  30. GOOD BYE Adios amigo!!!!

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