The Beautiful Country of Guatemala

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Guatemala is a beautiful land in Central America is bordering the Northern Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, and Belize. In this paper I will focus on Guatemala’s geography, anthropological history, cultural behavior, spiritual needs, and current evangelical activity. The primary objective of this paper is to identifiy the spiritual needs and how to pray for this nation and its peoples.
Geography
• Total Area: 108,890 sq km (42,042 sq mi)
• Land Area: 108,430 sq km (41,865 sq mi)
• Land Boundaries: 1,687 km total; Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km, Mexico 962 km
• Natural Resources: crude oil, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle
• Language: Spanish speaking Latinos 53.0%, Amerindian 44.7%, and others 2.3%.
• Population 14,376,881 (2010)

Guatemala is mountainous, except for the south coastal area and the vast northern lowlands of Petén department. These areas vary in climate, elevation, and landscape, providing dramatic contrasts between hot and humid tropical lowlands and highland peaks and valleys. Guatemala has 37 volcanoes (3 of them active: Pacaya, Santiaguito and Fuego), are in the mountain chain, and are abundant in the highlands. The northern and southern mountains are separated by the Motagua valley, where the Motagua river and its tributaries drains from the highlands into the Caribbean being navigable in its lower end, where it forms the boundary with Honduras. Major urban centers are the capital, Guatemala City, elevation 1,500 m (Central Highlands), Antigua Guatemala, elevation 1,530 m (Central Highlands), Quetzaltenango elevation 2,350 m (Western Highlands) and Puerto Barrios on the Caribbean seashore. The last major quake was on February 4, 1976, killing more than 23,...

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