Guatemala

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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.