logging in or signing up Guatemala Me_I Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 2564 Category: Occasions/ Fam.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (4) Dislike it (0) Added: July 09, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Guatemala: Guatemala By: Amanda Gumm, Steve Melstrand, and Jenni Fechter Where is Guatemala located?: Where is Guatemala located? Significant People and Dates: Significant People and Dates The Maya-Quiché were defeated (1523-24) by the Spaniard Pedro de Alvarado, who became captain general of Guatemala first colonial capital was Ciudad Vieja, or Santiago Central America became independent from Spain in 1821 Guatemala was first a part of the Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide and then became a nucleus of the Central American Federation Guatemala became a separate nation in 1839 Óscar Berger Perdomo won the presidency in Dec., 2003 People: People What do they eat in Guatemala?: What do they eat in Guatemala? Connoli de Rosa Boiled pastries Food : Food is a blend of the Spanish, Indian and European, with some French specialties typical restaurant dishes include shrimp ceviche, red snapper with cashews, and mushrooms with garlic flan is a famous dessert and hot bananas may come with a chile-spiked chocolate sauce What kind of money do they use?: What kind of money do they use? The past few years the quetzal has varied between 6 and 8 to a dollar. One quetzal buys about what one dollar buys in the United States (unless you are buying something like electronic equipment). Celebrations: Celebrations General Holidays Certain national holidays and special days are celebrated in all parts of Guatemala. Such holidays include: Jan 1 - New Years Day Dec 7 - Quema del Diablo (The Burning of the Devil) Mar/Apr - Holy Thursday / Friday / Easter Week Dec 24/25 - Christmas Eve/Day Sep 15 - Independence Day Dec 31 - New Years Eve Nov 1 - All Saints Day Celebrations: Celebrations Antigua Easter Celebrations Pallbearing Christ crosses over colorful carpet An Easter and Lent Celebration Resources: Resources Natural resources: petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower Exports: coffee, sugar, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom, meat, apparel, petroleum, electricity. Imports: fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Guatemala Me_I Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 2564 Category: Occasions/ Fam.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (4) Dislike it (0) Added: July 09, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Guatemala: Guatemala By: Amanda Gumm, Steve Melstrand, and Jenni Fechter Where is Guatemala located?: Where is Guatemala located? Significant People and Dates: Significant People and Dates The Maya-Quiché were defeated (1523-24) by the Spaniard Pedro de Alvarado, who became captain general of Guatemala first colonial capital was Ciudad Vieja, or Santiago Central America became independent from Spain in 1821 Guatemala was first a part of the Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide and then became a nucleus of the Central American Federation Guatemala became a separate nation in 1839 Óscar Berger Perdomo won the presidency in Dec., 2003 People: People What do they eat in Guatemala?: What do they eat in Guatemala? Connoli de Rosa Boiled pastries Food : Food is a blend of the Spanish, Indian and European, with some French specialties typical restaurant dishes include shrimp ceviche, red snapper with cashews, and mushrooms with garlic flan is a famous dessert and hot bananas may come with a chile-spiked chocolate sauce What kind of money do they use?: What kind of money do they use? The past few years the quetzal has varied between 6 and 8 to a dollar. One quetzal buys about what one dollar buys in the United States (unless you are buying something like electronic equipment). Celebrations: Celebrations General Holidays Certain national holidays and special days are celebrated in all parts of Guatemala. Such holidays include: Jan 1 - New Years Day Dec 7 - Quema del Diablo (The Burning of the Devil) Mar/Apr - Holy Thursday / Friday / Easter Week Dec 24/25 - Christmas Eve/Day Sep 15 - Independence Day Dec 31 - New Years Eve Nov 1 - All Saints Day Celebrations: Celebrations Antigua Easter Celebrations Pallbearing Christ crosses over colorful carpet An Easter and Lent Celebration Resources: Resources Natural resources: petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower Exports: coffee, sugar, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom, meat, apparel, petroleum, electricity. Imports: fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity.