An Essay On Guatemala

I studied many things about Guatemala such as, the culture, religion, food, population, geography, imports, exports, and most popular of all sports. The sports of Guatemala is something I found very interesting.

     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

Guatemala Genocide is very interesting so that one of the reason why i had chosen this genocide. It very interesting because they had another type of genocide and a lot of people usually don't talk about the Guatemala Genocide. This genocide is one of the genocide that had so many people killed. It about 60 percent of the population. Another reason why I had chosen the Guatemala Genocide because I had never ever heard about or ever learned about the Guatemala genocide so I thought I should learn about Guatemala. Learning about this Genocide made me realize alot of genocide such like african american and jewish weren't the only one being abuse. Genocide happened almost everywhere in the world and people will never know where else it couldn't of happened. My topic about the Guatemalan just cover everything about the genocide such as the army , how people were treated , how they felt and world response. Just doing research base on the question , there were ruf time to even read the articles. How they describe how the beat newborns and 3 years to death in front of their parent or its vice versa. Guatemala citizens lost everything during 1981-1983 genocide.

The author of this book is Juan Jose Arevalo and he was a professor of philosophy who became Guatemala’s first democratically elected president in 1944. He was elected after a popular uprising against the United States, backed by Dictator Jorge Ubico, which began the Guatemalan Revolution. He stayed in office until 1951 and had survived 15 coup attempts. During his presidency he had passed several social reform policies that included an increase in minimum wage and a series of literacy programs. He also directed and ministered the drafting of a new constitution in 1945. Arevalo focused much on the need of advancement with individuals and communities. After he was exiled as being a university professor he went back to Guatemala to help the new post-Ubico government, focusing on the areas of social security and drafting of a new constitution. He developed the term “spiritual socialism”, in which he defined his political philosophy as. The philosophy was pointed towards the moral development of Guatemalans with the intent to liberate man psychologically. Arevalo strongly believed that this theoretical doctrine was vital to the making of a progressive and peaceful Guatemalan society. He felt in order to create an ideal society it was necessary to allow the citizens the freedom to pursue their own opinions, property, and way of life. He proclaimed that protecting the freewill of the citizens creates more support for governmental institutions, which in turn ensures the security of

Have you ever thought of something you're so curious about? Something that your curiosity runs completely insane because you need the full information or a full story about what really happened or how did it happen ? Well I did, When a research paper was assigned about Spanish Culture I was only Interested into one topic and thats the History or background oh how the Mexican People receive their Independence. Like how America had it’s own story of its independence. Independence is about Freedom, the freedom to do what you want or to be who you are. Well like any other culture independence was very important to the spanish people, I believe its a celebration way bigger than an event like Cinco

Wars and Revolutions happen all around the world. Every war and revolution started because of its own reasons. Some are to gain power, land or freedom. One revolution that stands out to me was the Mexican War of independence. It started in 1810 and ended 1821.

The artist who created the piece titled Plate With Quetzalcóatl Deity was either male or female, we don’t know exactly, but we do know that the plate was made around 1200-1400 and they were from the Mixtec culture that included the regions of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Ouebla, Mexico.1 Furthermore knowing the artists’ culture we have a better understanding of the significance of the representation of the Quetzalcóatl (feathered serpent) on this three-dimensional plate. Onward, the plate itself seems to be 10 inches wide and symmetrical. Also, the feathered god covers the whole diameter of the plate. Even though it’s called a plate, we can speculate that this wasn’t a traditional plate for food, but rather than a plate to show sacredness of the mighty god. To illustrate this sacredness, the artist’s palate of colors that they chose is red, brown and white.

However, this union too would collapse in 1840, when separatist Panamanian forces led by a group of rebels called the Sociedad de Amigos del País began to resist the governance of Bogotá. Panama is geographically placed at extreme economic advantage due to its close and centralized proximity to North and South America and easy accessibility by sea, yet the Columbian Republic kept this advantage at bay for political purposes, creating a situation in which Panama was essentially left at an economic standstill. This tactic created a situation which made Panama’s economic advancement nearly impossible. This coupled with requests for large sums of money from the Panamanian treasury to fund the war in Pasto, despite unquestionably trying times, led to the revolutionary upheaval. In October of 1840, the new Governor Carlos de Icaza refused to comply to yet another request from Bogotá for more funds from Panama on the grounds that the Panamanian treasury was empty. Four weeks after this announcement, on November 18, 1840, Panama declared its independence (Méndez).

Nicaragua somewhat got an idea of independence in september 1821. But Nicaragua wasn't the only one that wanted to gain independence, Other colonies wanted independence too. Also wars started to happen in all these regions because they wanted to be free and sovereign. Many of the colonies started gaining independence and split from spain. Some included independence from england, the French revolution aimed for perfection, the tax system forced on the spanish crown, and the progressively weakened government. The idea of the independence reached all of the colonies and the leaders kept trying to convince one another and that ended in September 1821, this happened when the Act of Independence was created. This was noticed by the Spanish crown.

Many buildings and streets were constructed, and it served as cultural and social center of North and South America. When 1810 came, however, a Mexican Independence movement, started by Miguel Hidalgo, caused Mexican peasants to fight against the Spanish government. After 11 years, the fight was successful, and Mexico declared its independence.

Good morning, my name is Maria Yalibat and I want to talk about the Guatemalan civil war. This war took place for 36 years. It started in 1954 and a peace accords was signed in 1996.Guatemala’s civil war was the bloodiest during 1978-1983. The mass murders conducted was enough to be considered a genocide. My purpose today is to inform you of this war because the United States played a big role in this, which led to inhumane murder, economic distress and killing spree of innocent Mayans.

Guatemala is a country that has yet to recover from past wars, and the country is lacking in peace between society, government and authorities. In the 1980's after Guatemala's "war resolution" state violence increased, reaching genocidal proportions, meaning that an extreme number of

Poverty and crime are common in Guatemala; it has one of the worst crime rates in Latin America. Forty-three percent of children under the age of five are chronically malnourished and the murder rate last year was forty-two per a hundred thousand people—one of the highest in the world. Presidential elections in Guatemala ended on Sunday, November sixth of this year. The elections were base on the voters’ concerns for security. After suffering through more than a few decades of military dictatorship and civil war, this country of about thirteen million people craved for a leader who would provide them with safety. They wanted a leader who would get them off the list of being one of the countries with the highest murder rates in Latin

Guatemala is known as one of the safest countries. Guatemala does not have many natural disasters and also

The second chapter starts with the personal story of Krista Morris. Morris travels to Guatemala to research while in college about Latin Americas problems and how those problems were influenced by Europe and the United States. The book describes Guatemala as a corrupt, insecure, bad place to live and how the United States played an