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.
Guatemala held democratic elections in 1944 and 1951, they resulted in leftist government groups holding power and rule of the country. Intervention from the United States and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) backed a more conservative military minded regime. A military coup took place in 1954 to over throw the elected government and install the rule of Carlos Castillo Armas. Carlos Armas was a military general before the coup and with the CIA orchestrated operation he was made President from July 8th 1954 until his assassination in 1957. Upon his assassination, similar militant minded presidents rose to power and continued to run the country. Due to the nature of military dictatorship, in 1960, social discontent began to give way to left wing militants made up of the Mayan indigenous people and rural peasantry. This is the match that lit Guatemala’s Civil War, street battles between the two groups tore the country and pressured the autocratic ruler General Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes to fight harder against the civilian insurrection. Similar to the government Abductions th...
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
Femicide is considered a crime against humanity and is the mass murder of women. Guatemala is one of the countries with the highest number of murders in Central America.
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.
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.
Josephine parents are from Central America and therefore is her culture. In her culture the head of the family decides solely on the meals menu. The head of the family, the father, has to be heeded and since they try as much to conserve their culture, they will prefer having their traditional foods to others. The traditional food of the Latin Americans is mostly fried and therefore, most of Josephine’s food will have a lot of fats. Guatemala’s cuisine is depended on their religion and the Maya cuisine is responsible for the largest share of their traditional foods. The key ingredients involved are corn, chilis and beans. On her mother’s side (from Honduras), their most popular dish is baleada which represents their gastronomy. The meal has flour tortilla folded and filled with refried beans and Parmesan cheese or sour cream. Sometimes they may decide to add roast meat or scrambled eggs. The mothers are responsible for cooking the family’s meal which is mostly their traditional food. Both the Guatemala and Hondurans enjoy freedom of worship with Christianity their main religion. They are very friendly people and open in
I always live as a Guatemalan for the last 15 years, it was hard when I had to move from my country to another that was very different than mine and find out that in this new country is a different languages and different cultures. Maybe for the first time that I was walking to the school, I feel like I was in Guatemala people with the same skin color as me, but when I heard them talked I heard a new word, different accents and I realized that everything was chance.
Since the beginning of discovery, the Maya have always been known as “an indigenous people from Mexico and Central America” in 1800 B.C. to about 800 A.D. (“The Maya Civilization,” 1/1). One of the most dominant societies of Mesoamerica, the Maya geographically centralized in one “block”: the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala, Belize, Tabasco and Chiapas (Mexico), and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador (“Maya,” 1/1). Their constant location, over a period of almost 3000 years, shows that the Maya stayed safe from invasion by other peoples. The Maya Empire peaked at 600-800 A.D. and suffered a decline when the Spanish conquistadors rose.
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.
In the Central America, most notably the Yucatan Peninsula, are the Maya, a group of people whose polytheistic religion and advanced civilization once flourished (Houston, 43). The Maya reached their peak during the Classic Period from around CE 250 to the ninth century CE when the civilization fell and dispersed (Sharer, 1). Although much has been lost, the gods and goddesses and the religious practices of the Classic Maya give insight into their lives and reveal what was important to this society.
When I was a toddler, I had blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin, and still presently do. My parents are Guatemalan, however they fit the stereotype of a Guatemalan, small, a bit chunky, and tan. My siblings also carry the same genes as my parents, but yet I stand out like the moon in a night sky. But just like the moon, the public looks at me different. Growing up in a hispanic community and having a Latino family I gained numerous titles for my abnormality. “Canche” is the George Clooney of my nicknames, it means white boy.
This paper explores information gather from several articles that report on the Mayan Civilization throughout the years of their rise, their conquering, and their fall, as well as their interactions with other civilizations, specifically the Spanish. The Mayan civilization dates back before the 16th century, before they were conquered by the Spanish Conquistadors and the civilization diminished. During their reign, the Maya civilization thrived in what is now parts of Southern Mexico and Central America. However, their supremacy was struck down when the Spanish and their beliefs
The Maya civilization is a very important culture that has left a great impact on our world today. They are known for their written language, art, mathematical system and astronomical system. The Maya territory includes Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico. In these areas the Maya thrived in their religious practices, politics, and their use of the territory.
As we have summarized throughout the research, we see that there is much confusion in deciding who the country of Belize,( British Honduras) really belongs to. There are reasons allowing us to believe it is the property of the Guatemalans, yet it seems like it is the prime property of the Europeans. On to today day, the war of this confusion is still in occurrence as we see. Either way I go, it was a lengthy fight between the Guatemalans and the Europeans.