SOY DE GUATEMALA

ABOUT GUATEMALA

• Population for 2014 is 16,002,743
• Largest age group in the population is age 1-15 which consists of 37.4%
• Average life expectancy in Guatemala is 71 years, and women tend to live longer then men
• Population increases rapidly

GUATEMALAN FOOD

• Many traditional food in Guatemala has the ingredients corn, chilli, and beans
• They eat certain foods on certain days, Ex) Paches ( Type of Tamale) are commonly ate on Thursdays
• One type of main dish is Tapado, seafood soup with green plantain slices
• One type of desert is Pastel de banano, a type of banana bread
• One type of snack is Tacos de carne o pollo, fried rolled up corn tortillas filled with meat or chicken

POPULAR MUSIC IN GUATEMALA

• Marimba music- Garifunka music
• Folk music- Rock (Picture is a folk music group)
• Classical music- Indigenous
• Most music of Guatemala is diverse
• On occasions certain towns have percussion bands play

GUATEMALA LANDMARKS/ATTRACTIONS

• Tikal is one of the top tourist attractions in Guatemala due to its beauty and ancient wonders
• Lake Atitan It is a beautiful area, with many tourist attraction, opportunities, scuba diving and learning spanish
• Santa Catalina Arch Known for its Spanish architecture, cathedrals, universities, and hermitages
• Chichicastenango Market often shortened to ChiChi is the shopping destination of Guatemala
• Flores is filled with colonial, red roofed buildings, narrow cobblestone streets, historic church and hotels

LAKE ATITAN

SANTA CATALINA ARCH

CHICHICASTENANGO MARKET

FLORES