Ciudad De Guatemala
Yo quise escribir mi reporte sobre la Ciudad de Guatemala porque yo nací en Jutiapa. Jutiapa está en Guatemala. Después de nacer yo vivía en ciudad de Guatemala. Yo viví en Guatemala por 14 meses. Guatemala es más o menos del tamaño de Tenessee. México está al norte de Guatemala; Belize, Honduras, y El Salvador estar el este de Guatemala. La ciudad de Guatemala está situada en un valle en la parte central de la montaña. El nombre del valle es "Valle de la Ermita". En la ciudad el clima es templado, pero a partir de noviembre hasta febrero el clima puede ser más frío.La temperature promedio es de entre 22ºc y 28ºc (72ºf-82ºf) en el día y de entre 12ºc y 17ºc (54ºf-63ºf) en la noche. En el 2009 la población era 1,050,000 personas. En la Ciudad de Guatemala hay muchos tipos diferentes de personas, muchos monumentos, y una gran cantidad de ricas experiencias culturales.
En Guatemala es una república democrática. El nombre completo de es la ciudad Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción. La ciudad es también conocida como Guate o Guatemala por los nativos. El idioma oficial es el español, pero hay 21 diferentes idiomas mayas que aún se hablan. Las grandes religiones son la Católica Romana (50 %), Protestantes (40 %), y otras (10%) que incluye varias religiones indígenas Mayas. Los grandes grupos étnicos son 60% Mestizos (europeos y amerindios), 39% Amerindios, y 1% de otros.
La ciudad de Guatemala no siempre fue la capital de Guatemala. Originalmente era una pequeña ciudad.Tenía solamente un monasterio. El nombre del monasterio es “El Carmen”. “El Carmen” se construyó en 1,628. La capital se trasladá desde Antigua a la Ciudad de Guatemala por los terremotos. El terremoto ocurrío el 29 ole Junio de 1773 y fue ...
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La ciudad de Guatemala es ricas experiencias culturales. Hay 300 galerías y en loas museos hay muy buenas colecciones de arte precolumbino. Hay también muchos restaurantes, centros comerciales, plazas, hoteles, tiendas. La educación en ciudad de Guatemala es buena si tienes el dinero para la pagar. En Ciudad de Guatemala hay diez universidad es y mouchas las escuelas primarias y secundarias. De todas las universidades solo una es publica la Universidad de San Carlos.
Después de aprender más a cerca de la Ciudad de Guatemala, yo quiero volver a visitar mi país de nacimiento. Poder ver mi cultura y aprender más sobre Ciudad de Guatemala sería increíble. Me gustaría conocer diferentes personas y visitar muchos monumentos como Kaminaljuyu y la Catedral Metropolitana de Guatemala. En ciudad de Guatemala yo también puedo estar rodeoa por mi gente.
The Mayans lived in Southern Mexico and Central America in their capital, Tikal, which is in present day Guatemala. The Mayans were known for their engineering, one structure they were famous for is their pyramid temple in Tikal (Document 1). This pyramid was the tallest structure in the Americas up until the 20th century and is still standing today. The government must have been strong and well organized in order to carry out such a large task. The Mayan religion had multiple gods and this pyramid was most likely devoted to one or used as a place for sacrifices. Another accomplishment of the Mayans was the creation of their calendar. An extra document that would be useful is one that explains how the calendar was created. The Mayans must have studied astronomy and math to a great length. Similar to the Ancient Egyptians, they wrote with symbols and pictures known as glyphs that were used in the calendar. These glyphs were gods, such as Zotz (Document 2). The use of glyphs is an acknowledgement of a writing system, which is another accomplishment.
Gleijeses Piero. Shattered Hope The Guatemalan Revolution and The United States, 1944-1954. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991.
From the time of its colonization at the hands of Spanish Conquistadors in the early 1500’s, Guatemala has suffered under the oppression of dictator after dictator. These dictators, who ruled only with the support of the military and only in their own interests, created a form of serfdom; by 1944, two percent of the people owned 70 percent of the usable land.
Medina, Laurie Kroshus. 2003 ‘Commoditizing Culture – Tourism and Maya Identity’. Michigan State University, USA. pp 353-368
Guatemala’s culture is a unique product of Native American ways and a strong Spanish colonial heritage. About half of Guatemala’s population is mestizo (known in Guatemala as ladino), people of mixed European and indigenous ancestry. Ladino culture is dominant in urban areas, and is heavily influenced by European and North American trends. Unlike many Latin American countries, Guatemala still has a large indigenous population, the Maya, which has retained a distinct identity. Deeply rooted in the rural highlands of Guatemala, many indigenous people speak a Mayan language, follow traditional religious and village customs, and continue a rich tradition in textiles and other crafts. The two cultures have made Guatemala a complex society that is deeply divided between rich and poor. This division has produced much of the tension and violence that have marked Guatemala’s history (Guatemalan Culture and History).
The Mayan Genocide was a result of a civil war concerning communism and democracy between corrupt leaders and the people of Guatemala. The Guatemalan army carried out the genocide under the self-proclaimed name “killing machines”. According to the article Genocide in Guatemala “the army destroyed 626 villages, killed or “disappeared” more than 200,000 people and displaced an additional 1.5 million, while more than 150,000 were driven to seek refuge in Mexico”. The army murdered and tortured without regard to age or gender, men, women, and children all alike. In an attempt to end the conflict Peace Accords were signed, in spite of the fact that there was little change. Directly following the Mayan genocides, Guatemala faced physical and emotional
Guatemala was home to the remnants of the Mayan people and it was composed of a number of small fortified kingdoms. It was colonized in the early 16th century by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado. Right from the beginning, the Spanish were attracted in the hopes of extracting gold, silver and other riches and did so by aligning themselves with the Kaqchikel, who wanted to defeat their enemies the Tz’utujil. This alliance soon failed and soon the Spanish conquered the entire Yucatan Peninsula. The Spanish conquest had a dramatic impact on the native population from the result of epidemic diseases and the export of over 50,000 slaves. After the initial colonization, it was soon followed by years of extreme exploitation and gradual assimilation of the native people. The government was dominated by the Spanish and descendants who soon introduced new cash crops such as coffee and sugarcane that economically exploited native labour. The locals are still being oppressed today on the cash crop plantations with basically slave type co...
Barret, Alice. "Garífuna Voices of Guatemala: Central America’s Overlooked Segment of the African Diaspora."Council on Hemispheric Affairs. N.p., 14 July 2010. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
When the Spanish began to arrive in Mexico and in Central America in the early 15th century, one of the many civilizations they found was the Maya. The Maya, building upon the Olmec culture, were located in present-day Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, southern Mexico, and the Yucatan Peninsula. Even though they had many similarities, the Maya were separated by language differences. Because of that they were organized into city-states. Since there wasn’t a single city-state powerful enough to impose a political structure, the period from 200 A.D. to the arrival of the Spanish was characterized by the struggle of rival kingdoms for dominance.
Racial divisions are evident in societies across the globe, and have been for centuries. While there are distinct differences between these relationships of class and race, many similarities are clear. History has shown a long list of tactics to exploit, terrorize, and manipulate racial minorities and lower class citizens. For the indigenous people of Guatemala and the American Indians, the inception of racial and class discrimination occurred during colonialization and continues to show its impact today.
Following technological advances, numerous individuals receive their news digitally. However, a recent trend in the media has portrayed immigration negatively. Now in media, including films, immigrants are viewed as people that “spread infectious diseases and terrorists that may gain entry to western nations disguised as refugees” (Esses, Medianu, and Lawson 518). As reported by Vargas and DePyssler, media exemplifies immigrants into two representations: group and individual. Group representation is more commonly found and shown with “a group of Mexican immigrants who appear as outsiders unable or unwilling to assimilate, as welfare cheats draining society, or as people who do not pay taxes wresting jobs from citizens who do” (Vargas and
El Salvador (The republic of The Savior) is known to be the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. San Salvador has been announced as the Capital City. It is considered to an important cultural and commercial center for the whole Central America. It borders with Guatemala, Honduras, The Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Fonseca. It’s the only country in this region not on the Caribbean Sea.
Guatemala is located in Central America and is south of Mexico. It is home to volcanos and Mayan ruins. Guatemala has strong Mayan and Spanish influence. The Spanish left their mark with their own beliefs and traditions. The Mayan people are a big part of Guatemala and therefore also reflect Guatemalan culture. More than half of the Guatemalan population have indigenous roots. There are many traditions and remedies that are practiced by the people of Guatemala. This paper will discuss Guatemalan customs and beliefs on health and medicine.
The following paper is made for the purpose of publicizing an issue as important and historic as it is "Maya Architecture",the characteristics of the Mayan architecture. Mayan architectural elements, ceremonial platforms, pyramids, Temple, cresting, Orientation, Maya Vault, Stele, Glyph, Urban Design, Building Materials, Construction Process, Regional Architectural Styles. The Mayan architecture is the richest in the New World, because of the complexity and variety of means of expression. Structures gigantic limestone stucco covered were his hallmark.
The Maya culture has a long history that started in about 1000 BC. The history of the Maya is divided up into four different time periods: The Middle Preclassic Period, Late Preclassic Period, Classic Period, and Postclassic Period. The Middle Preclassic Period was when the small areas started to become city-like in the way that they started to build larger temples. The Late Preclassic Period was when the cities began to expand with paved roads and massive pyramids. The Classic Period was the time the Maya civilization hit it’s peak. Populations were growing rapidly and the structure of politics was formed. The Postclassic Period was when warfare was on the rise and cities were being abandoned(Coe 2005). This paper will focus on the Classic Period due to the fact that that is the greatest time period in Maya history.