Guatemala
By: Esrome.K and Cameron More
Animals in Guatemala
Here is a list of some of the animals in Guatemala:
'Big Deer Mouse
'Jewel Scarab Beetles
'Guatemalan Black Iguana
Gray fox
Eyra cat
Central american cacomistle
American jackal
Hooded skunk
Eastern spotted skunk
Common hog-nosed skunk
Greater grison
Tayra
Ocelot
Cougar
Long-tailed weasel
Margay
Kinkajou
Coatimundi
Northern raccoon
La plata otter
Jaguar
The Capital of Guatemala
Major Physical Features in Guatemla
The Pacaya Volcano May 2010, the Pacaya volcano last erupted, The Serra Madre and Lake Atitlán.
Pacaya Volcano
Serra Madre
Lake Atitlán
Major language/religion
Distinctive Cultural Traits
Clothing: For women in Guatemala trajes tÍpicos means a traditional outfit valued at hundreds of dollars. The typical traje is made up of three main pieces: the huipil, an embroidered blouse; the corte, a wraparound woven skirt piece; and the faja, a belt that wraps around and secures the corte in place. For men they were shirts hand woven and they have lined designs put on the front and back and on the arms but not on the insides then they were traditional trousers.
Architecture:Guatemala has a Guatemala City Architectural Walk, in Guatemala City it has
1) Santuario de Guadalupe is one of the churches in Guatemala its considered the most beautiful church in Guatemala City.
2)National Palace of Culture it is considered the gem of Guatemala.
Ceremonies:Mayan/Guatemalan priests and special guests celebrated the Fire Ceremony on December 21 in the ancient city of Tikal, Guatemala to welcome the first rays of the sun and the beginning of a new era(year).
Front of the Santuario de Guadalupe
Front of the National Palace of Culture
The Fire Ceremony
Exports
Who Colonized Guatemala
Wars
GDP Per Capita
Fun Facts
Guatemalans call their country "The Land of Eternal Spring."