Guatemala's capital is Guatemala City, and its official language is Spanish. The country uses quetzals as its currency. Guatemala has a similar government to the US, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The current president is Otto Perez Molina. Some popular attractions include Escuintla for its agriculture and Flores for its island city layout. The national flower is the white nun orchid and the national tree is the ceiba. Famous artists include Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay, and exports include bananas, coffee, and vegetables.
Guatemala's capital is Guatemala City, and its official language is Spanish. The country uses quetzals as its currency. Guatemala has a similar government to the US, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The current president is Otto Perez Molina. Some popular attractions include Escuintla for its agriculture and Flores for its island city layout. The national flower is the white nun orchid and the national tree is the ceiba. Famous artists include Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay, and exports include bananas, coffee, and vegetables.
Guatemala's capital is Guatemala City, and its official language is Spanish. The country uses quetzals as its currency. Guatemala has a similar government to the US, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The current president is Otto Perez Molina. Some popular attractions include Escuintla for its agriculture and Flores for its island city layout. The national flower is the white nun orchid and the national tree is the ceiba. Famous artists include Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay, and exports include bananas, coffee, and vegetables.
Guatemala's capital is Guatemala City, and its official language is Spanish. The country uses quetzals as its currency. Guatemala has a similar government to the US, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The current president is Otto Perez Molina. Some popular attractions include Escuintla for its agriculture and Flores for its island city layout. The national flower is the white nun orchid and the national tree is the ceiba. Famous artists include Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay, and exports include bananas, coffee, and vegetables.
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Guatemala
FACTS ABOUT GUATEMALA ITSELF.
BY: BELLA TOMASEK SPANISH 1*
Basic Facts: Capital: Guatemala City Official Language: Spanish Type of Money: Quetzals
Government and Leader:
The Guatemalans have a similar government as us. In the Executive Branch, there is the President and
the Council of Ministers.
In the Legislative Branch, there is congress(158 members). In the Judicial Branch, there is the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Justice. Their president, as of now, is Otto Perez Molina.
Otto Perez Molina
Current Events Happening this Month:
December 21- a town fair takes place in
Chichicastenango with traditional dances and music
December 24- Christmas Eve December 25- Christmas Day December 31- New Years Eve
Attractions/ Reasons to Visit:
Escuintla- area with cattle ranching, sugar cane
farms, cottonseed farms, and a small oil refinery
Attractions/ Reasons to Visit:
Flores- a city built on an island in Lake Petn Itza;
covered in narrow cobblestone streets and colorful
buildings
Flag and Representation:
The crossed rifles represents the willingness to
defend itself by war, while the olive branches
represents the preferred peace. The sky blue stripes represents its location between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the white stripe represents the purity of the countrys values and peace.
National Flower and National Tree:
National Flower: la monja blanca- the white nun Grows in the humid forests of Verapaz,
in the Sierra de las Minas,
and on the forest slopes of some volcanoes.
National Flower and National Tree:
National Tree: the Ceiba The Ceiba was sacred to the Maya.
Art Work: Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay is a famous artist
known in Guatemala. His work includes Cutzan
River and Rites: Men of Corn.
Famous People: Carlos Ruiz- El Pescadito, the Little Fish,
Ingredients: 2 cups long grain rice 2 tablespoons oil 1 cup mixed vegetables (carrots, celery, sweet red peppers, green peas) finely
chopped Salt and pepper to taste 4 cups chicken stock
Procedure: Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan and add rice. Saut lightly until the rice has absorbed the oil, being careful to not let it change
color. Add the mixed vegetables, salt, pepper, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low. Cool for about 20 minutes until rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.
History: The Maya were brilliant when it came to art and science.
They made pottery, sculptures, carvings, weavings, and
paintings. They even made a writing system. The Maya were also farmers. They used irrigation and fertilizers to grow enough crops for feeding their people. When it came to science, they were geniuses at time, math, and astronomy. They made a calendar based on the solar cycle. After a while, the Maya abandoned their great cities and soon the jungle covered their marvelous pyramids and monuments.
