Friday, April 30, 2010

About Guatemala

  • Population: 14 million
  • Languages: 60% speak Spanish and 40% Amerindian
  • About 21 different original Mayan languages are still spoken in Guatemala today.
  • Government type: Constitutional Democratic Republic
  • National Holiday: Independence Day on September 15
  • Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Indigenous Mayan beliefs
  • Name means: "Land of the trees" or "mountain of vomiting water
  • Gutemala is famous for it's bio diversity and ecological diversity including many species and animals.
  • It is known for it's regualar hit of earthquakes each year.
  • One famous area known to withstand the disasters is Antigua which includes; historical churches, cobble stone streets, old architectual buildings.
  • About the size of the US state of Tennessee.
  • Invented the 1st chocolate bar in Guatemala.
  • Blue denim aka "blue jeans" were invented in Guatemala
  • The average woman in Guatemala works more than any other women in the world
  • Very intellegent in mathametical concepts, they inveneted the concept of zero
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