1. Guatemala

2. Independence Guatemala gained independence from Spain on September 15, 1825 Civil War Civil War broke in 1960 and lasted about 36 years (1996)

4. Guatemala City was founded in 1776

5. Guatemala’s Major Cities

6. Guatemala City Mixco Villa Nueva Petapa San Juan Sacatep é quez Quetzaltenango Villa Canales Escuintla

8. Interesting facts - Money Quetzal - Chapin = Guatemalan -Languages: Spanish, Maya

9. Extinct Volcán Agua Antigua

10. Cerro de las cruz

11. Antigua Guatemala was repeatedly damaged by earthquakes On July 29, 1773, the day of Santa Marta, earthquakes caused great damage to the city that the capital was moved to Guatemala city in 1776

12. Guatemala City(Capital)

14. old National Post Office Building).

15. Catedral de Guatemala City

16. Demographics of Guatemala

17. -59. 4% = Mestizos or Ladinos (Mixed Amerindian-Spanish) -40% of the population is Amerindian

18. -Chiles rellenos, bell peppers stuffed with meat and vegetables, covered in whipped egg whites and fried -Gallo en chicha, rooster stew -Pepián de indio (19th century recipe), meat and vegetable stew in a thick recado sauce -Subanik, meat and vegetable stew in spicy sauce -Kak'ik, turkey soup with "ik" (a spicy chili from Cobán often eaten on New year’s day) -Jocón, chicken stewed in a green sauce -Hilachas, shredded beef meat in a red sauce -Güicoyitos rellenos, stuffed zucchini -revolcado, tomato-based stew with spices and cow’s underbelly -Pulique, yet another kind of meat and vegetable stew -paches (tamales made from potatoes)á

19. Religion

20. -Protestant 51.3%, -Roman Catholic 23.9%,

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