Guatemala is a country in Central America located between the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, bordered by Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. It has a population of over 13 million people and its capital and largest city is Guatemala City. The country has great cultural and linguistic diversity with 22 indigenous Mayan languages spoken alongside Spanish. It has significant natural attractions including lakes, volcanoes and archaeological sites.

4. ADMINISTRATIVE POLITICAL DIVISION Guatemala of divides in 22 Departments and 334 Municipalities which are the following:

5. River Usumacinta From the Stops of Guatemala, in Huehuetenango, the drainings that form the Usumacinta River, most mighty of the Mayan zone are born. In Guatemala it is known him like Chixoy, or Black River Cuilco RIVERS

6. Hondo River Is a river of Central America, has an approximated length of 209 kilometers. It comes from the mountain ranges of Guatemala Blue River Is a water obstacle that is born in Guatemala, follows its course by the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, until ending at the Hondo River, the border between Mexico and Belize

8. The Izabál Lake Amatitlán lake Is located 27 kilometers (17 miles) to the south of the City of Guatemala.

9. Pacaya volcano Tajumulco volcano

10. Tacana Volcano Water Volcano

11. Fire Volcano Acatenango Volcano

12. Atitlan Volcano Santiaguito Volcano

13. Ipala Volcano Santa Maria Volcano

14. National Flag Oath of enlistment of Guatemala of Alberto Velazquez Flag ours, we swore lasting devotion, perennial loyalty and honor and sacrifice and hope until the hour of our death. In the name of the blood and of the Earth we swear to maintain your exelsitud on all the things in the prosperous days and the adverse days; and to guard and to even die because you wave perpetually on a worthy mother country

15. NATIONAL FLOWER Monja Blanca

16. NATIONAL TREE La Ceiba

17. NATIONAL SHIELD

18. NATIONAL BIRD El Quetzal

19. NATIONAL HERO Tecun Human

20. NATIONAL INSTRUMENT The Marimba

21. IMPORTANT PEOPLE

23. Rigoberta Menchu leading

24. Miguel Ángel Asturias writer

25. Musician

26. CULTURES OF GUATEMALA

42. LANGUAGES Q’eqchi’ Poqomchi’ Poqomam Rama K'iche' K’iche’ Sikapense Sakapulteko Tz’utujil Kaqchikel Uspanteko Achi RAMA MAM Mam Tektiteko Awakateco Ixil RAMA Q'ANJOB'AL Popti (Jakalteko) Akateko Q’anjob’al Chuj RAMA CHOL Ch’orti RAMA YUCATEKA Mopán Itza

43. TYPICAL SUITS San antonio Palopo Todos Santos Huehuetenango

44. MAIN TRADITIONS

47. Typical food

50. FLORA

53. NATURAL BEAUTIES Momostenango Semuc Champey

59. Karyn ChoyGuatemala