Facts about Guatemala..........

1. Guatemala
By: Clara Reeves
Mrs. Kidon Extra Credit
Social Studies

2. History of Guatemala
• In 1821 Guatemala gained independence
from Spain.
• In 1939 it broke from the other states to
become a nation we now know today.
• From 1821-1839 peasants in the mountains
staged revolts against the government.
• In 1837 a farmer named Rafael Carrera led
a revolt and became a new leader.
• In 1854 Carrera took over the presidency
until he died in 1865.

3. Guatemala Government
 The current constitution was written in 1985.
This constitution established the nation’s
government as a democratic republic that
included three branches (executive, legislative
and judicial).

4. Guatemala’s Economy
 Guatemala had the largest gross domestic
product in Central America. It also had the
fastest growing GDP in the region. The
dominant industry is agriculture. Which
employs more than half of it’s workers.
When banana plantations were built in
Guatemala the fruit companies developed
railroads, ports, and communication
systems to transport the bananas.

5. Living in Guatemala
 More than half of the people of Guatemala are
Mayans. The rest of them are ladinos. Ladinos
are either mixed with Maya and Spanish
ancestry, or they are of Maya ancestry but no
longer practice Maya ways or speak Maya
language. Most of Guatemala’s Maya today
work in agriculture and live in small rural
villages. They speak Spanish and Maya
language and they wear traditional clothing,
some of which they weave by hand.

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