Guatemala A Developing Country

Guatemala is located in Central America and it is bordered by Mexico towards the North and West. The population of Guatemala is very diverse, over 15 million people consist mainly of Mestizos, Amerindians, and Europeans. Approximately 182 live births average per day. (49.201 An hour) Guatemala means “land of forests”. The culture of Guatemala reflects strongly upon Mayan and Spanish influences and continues to be defined as a contrast between villagers and high landers. Much of the customs in Guatemala are widely

Guatemala is a small country in central America, bordered by Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, and Mexico. Guatemala is best known for their indigenous Mayan culture and excavated ruins of the Mayan empire, nature, and their world class coffee. If you visit Guatemala, you’ll see that it is unique in many ways.

     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

In 1964, Guatemala was being run by a military junta, violence was a part of every day life, the economy was in shambles, and jobs were scare (Cuevas, 2011). It was in this setting that a young man, my future father-in-law, took a chance at a better life for he and his family. Enticed by rumors of prosperity in the United States, Alex and his brother Rene saved their money to journey to Chicago, leaving their families behind in a search for hope that was borne of desperation. Alex left his wife Ruth with 20 Guatemalan Quetzal, the equivalent of $20 dollars, and their three children, Vivien, 5, Ingrid, 3, and Marvin, a newborn baby. What experience lay in store for he and his family? How would they fare in an unknown country, without

Guatemala is located in Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras and Belize. It is the most populous country in Central America with an estimated population of around 15.47 million.

The survey found that just only twelve percent believe the government is in control. Six percent answered it’s  President Salvador Sánchez Cerén holds power, and only three percent answered the same about the governing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front. The survey found that sixty-one percent of Salvadorans believe that insecurity and chaos remains the country's primary problem, and eighty-one percent believe that crime and insecurity have grown in size.  As for the factors responsible for worsening crime and insecurity, 45 percent of Salvadorans pointed to the "poor performance of the government," while just 15 percent blamed the gangs and 6 percent blamed the National Police. What’s incredible that if you think about it  El salvador has a population of 6.3 million people, and half of them have no idea where they stand in all this. It’s one thing to have a government but it’s another when you have gangs that rule your country to do as they please without peace and

During my time in Guatemala, I believe that the social issues I came in the most contact with were hegemony and cultural imperialism, or in other words, the influence the United States has over Guatemala. No matter where I was, whether it be the streets of the small town of San Miguel or the larger, more developed city of Guatemala City, I could not help but notice how much of an impact the United States has. Throughout the course of a month we learned a lot about the root causes of poverty- America as a hegemon- through both readings and discussion. The footprint the U.S. has left in Guatemala was apparent not only while reading and learning about the history of Latin America, but while visiting the country itself. In addition, we had the

“Guatemala's 2015 population of 16.3 million makes it the most populous nation of Central America” (Population). Out if this number about 30,000 of them have left Guatemala as migrants (countrymeter). These migrants are leaving left and right fleeing to the United States from bad lifestyles causing an immigration crisis. They are fleeing from dangerous living conditions heading toward what they believe to be a better place. One mother came to America to get away from an abusive husband. She was emotionally and physacally abused and her husband even hired two men to kill her. She decined she had to leave when he began to threat thier daughter says her would rape her is she and the children didn”t leave (Guinan). Another

The mere mention of Guatemala is enough to get most people’s imaginations in full flight. Home to a beguiling ancient culture, Guatemala has still managed to retain a strong Mayan identity despite colonization by the Spaniards in 1524. The home of a highly sophisticated civilization that was adept in astronomy, architecture and weaving, modern-day Guatemala seamlessly fuses the ancient with the modern while still remaining completely authentic. Snorkel in the sapphire-tinted waters of the Caribbean, take in the breathtaking sights of a Mayan handicrafts market and then head into the steamy inland jungles and explore one of the plethora of ancient temples that lie dotted around the country.

Guatemala’s Congress is coming under fire for “racism and discrimination”, specifically against indigenous women. This issue has not been plaguing Guatemala alone, it is an issue that has been prominent since the beginning of time. Indigenous women are not only discriminated against for their gender, but they are also being discriminated against for being indigenous. Women in Guatemala represent more than half the 15.8 million. After the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996, several mechanisms specifically for women were created. Laws were issued for women’s comprehensive development, domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, exploitation, femicide and other forms of violence. Despite all the progress, it still comes down to the

Since the transition, Guatemalans have participated in an election for the National Constituent Assembly (which produced the current Constitution in 1985), eight uninterrupted general elections to elect the executive and legislative branches of government as well as municipal authorities, and two popular consultations to reform the Constitution (1993 and 1999) (ASIES, 2012). (2) The end of political violence. It has been reduced exponentially during the 2000’s in comparison to past decades. However, violence has been transformed into issues related to organized crime and narco activity. And finally (3), the system has not suffered what Huntington (1994) noted as the authoritarian backlash against

Guatemala is a country that represents colorful festivals and an energetic populace. With everything going on, it is no surprise that Guatemala is known all over the world as a travel destination. One city that the country is rooting for is a place called Coban; an area wherein being simple is better than showing-off, from the minimalistic approach of building their homes, to the silence that everyone finds peace in, the sheer joy of having eaten a scrumptious dinner instead of a feast to the serenity gained from the surrounding nature. Coban is the place you want to be when you want to shrug off the pressing issues of your life and just be cleansed by the experience.

Most children in Guatemala at the age of five begin to suffer from malnourishment while in other countries such as the U.S. children suffer from obesity. In Guatemala, half of all the children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnourishment. It is the largest economy in Central America and also the most populous country in the region. Even so, many members of Guatemala remain minimally active in the economy and live in poverty (Guatemala 's government 1). Guatemala is rich in agricultural yet they don 't feed their own people.

Guatemala was at the beginning of “forty years of military rulers, death squads, and armed repression.” The interruption of the Guatemalan political process with a violent coup in 1954 disrupted the fragile Guatemalan government, not giving it a chance. As a result, “movements towards peaceful reform in the region were set back, [military] dictators strengthened and encouraged, and activists … to look to guerilla warfare rather than elections…to produce change.” The violent guerilla warfare tactics became a notable element of the bloody Guatemalan civil war in the

Developing nations are filled with hope and aspirations of one day becoming a wealthy, dominating, and influential country. These nations can sometimes be unsafe, difficult to live in, and hard for workers to earn good compensation for their labor. On the other hand, living in a developed nation has many upsides. Developed nations are wealthy, which in turn have good infrastructure, labor and worker laws, and have less crime.