Guatemala
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
GUATAMALA
BY : JARON NEELY
CAPITAL
THE CAPITAL OF GUATEMALA IS GUATEMALA CITY
POPULATION
- The female population is greater, with 7,729,269 women
- representing 51.24% of the total
- compared to 7,353,562 or 48.75% men.
CURRENCY & EXCHANGE RATE
- The Guatemalan Quetzal is the currency of Guatemala
- 0.12927
- 7.73550
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
- El Mirador
- Livingston
- Parque Central
- Vulcan Pacaya
- Monterrico
RELIGION
- 50-60% of the population is Roman Catholicism
- 40% Protestant
- 1% follow the indigenous Mayan Faith
INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT
- Captain General Jose de Bustamante ruled the Kingdom of Guatemala from 1811 to 1818
- and repressed all moves toward independence, maintaining the region’s loyalty to Spain
CURRENT LEADER
- Otto Pérez Molina
CURRENT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT
FOOD
- Corn
- Chilis
- Beans
- Rice
3 FAMOUS PEOPLE / WHY ARE THEY FAMOUS
- Mildred Patricia Baena : Homemaker
- Ricardo Arjona : Singer
- Jessica Scheel : model
CLIMATE
- tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
FLAG REPRESENTATION
- three even sized vertical stripes
- middle of the white stripe and flag is Guatemala's coat of arms.
- coat of arms has a shield with two rifles, two golden swords tied with laurel branches
- On a light blue field
- Golden letters that read "Libertad 15 de Septiembre de 1821."
FLAG
CURRENT EVENT
- To commemorate the Day of the Dead Guatemalans fly giant kites,
- which are said to carry messages up to the spirits in heaven
