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Jaguars live in a tropical climate annd often live near water. Manatees are another big animal in Guatemala. They can live in salt and fresh water. ||
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 * 1 || ===[[image:flag.jpg width="185" height="68"]]=== || This presentation is by Wesley, Craig, and Preston. Welcome to Guatemala. The two blue stripes represent the oceans surrounding the country. The white represents Guatemala. In the center is the national emblem. ||
 * 2 || [[image:guatemala-map.jpg width="151" height="226"]] || Guatemala is one of the seven countries in Central America. On this map you can see Guatemala City which is the capital of the country. There is also Lake Atitian and the volcano Izabel. ||
 * 3 || ===[[image:file:images.jpg]]=== ===[[image:jv.jpg]]=== || In the 1100's the Mayans lived in present day Guatemala. In 1821 Mexico annexed Guatemala until 1838. Then until 1944 it was ruled by military dictatorships. In 1960, a civil war was launched after Jacoba Arbenz Guzman was overthrown. Goverment balance was impossible to achieve until 1984. ||  ||
 * 4 || ===[[image:pyramid.jpg width="153" height="120"]]=== || In 1984 a new constitution was written. In 1990 the first election took place. During 1991 peace talks began between the goverment and the rebels that had launched the civil war in the 60's. Five years later the longest civil war in Central American history ended. It had lasted 36 years. ||  ||
 * 5 || [[image:spanish.jpg width="215" height="218"]] || Guatemala's national language is Spanish. But every native group will usually have there own type of language. Most men speak Spanish. A lot of females never have the chance to learn Spanish as they don't have many chances to attend school and they also have less contact with Spanish speakers. ||  ||
 * 6 || [[image:antiguaguatemala4.jpg width="205" height="265"]] || Much of Guatemala's daily life and religion is influenced by other countries and their goods. Because of all this they now have many mixed cultures and beliefs. Since the people of Guatemala are always being shown new items many things from soaps and boxed cereals to cars and bottled drinks, they will mostly have foreign labels on them ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 7 || ===[[image:elpres.jpeg width="82" height="110"]]=== || The government in Guatemala is a democratic republic. The current president is Oscar Berger. In the Congress of the Republic there are 158 people. There is a Supreme Court but it doesn’t work very well. The reason is because after so many years of war. There are two major parties; the Guatemala Republic Front and the Party of National Advancement. You have to be 18 to vote. ||  ||   ||
 * 8 || ===[[image:coins.jpg width="208" height="53"]]=== || Women earn almost one fifth of the nations income. Over half of the countrie's people live in poverty. Most people are farmers. Coffee is the main export. Tourism and manufacturing are the other two big industries. The country currency is the quetzel. ||  ||   ||
 * 9 || ===[[image:mudslide.jpg width="144" height="114"]]=== || On August 12, 2007 a heavy rain caused a major mudslide which killed five people. In October The Congress of the Republic rejected a bill that would take away rights from over 40% of homeless families. ||  ||
 * 10 || [[image:BN4465_14~Display-of-Textiles-Antigua-Guatemala-Guatemala-Posters.jpg width="217" height="205" caption="coloful weavings"]] || Guatemala's art is like a lot of other countries art. Almost all of the art by the Mayan Indians symbolizes something that has happened to their people. The Mayan art was mostly painted upon paper and plaster, they would sometimes carve in wood and stone, and weave. This countries art is basically telling a story. ||
 * 11 || [[image:tikal.jpg width="150" height="244" caption="a pyramid in tikal national park"]] || many Mayan ruins now rest in Tikal national park, Guatemala. The monuments in this park were made to pay tributes to the believed rulers of the past. Inscriptions on the inside of this monuments take up space with stories of dynasties and conquests, as well as alliance and raids. ||  ||   ||
 * 12 || ===[[image:pacaya1975.jpg width="210" height="209"]]=== || About two thirds of Guatemala is mountanious but it is mostly volcanoes. There are thirty two volcanoes in guatemala. Pacaya is one of those thirty two but it is the most active in Central America. Another volcano in Guatemala is Tajumulco it is dormant but it has the highest peak in central America. The Toliman,Atitian,and San Pedro are some of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world because they surround lake Atitian. ||
 * 13 || [[image:lakes1.gif width="190" height="118"]] || Lake Atitlan is know as one of the worlds most beautiful lakes in the world. The lake is surrounded by three volcanoes Toliman, Atitlan and San Pedro. The lake sits in a crater of a dormant volcano. Guatemala’s largest lake is Lake Izabal. ||  ||
 * 14 || [[image:tropical_rain_forest_guatemala_13495-120.jpg width="217" height="238"]] || Guatemala has a tropical climate. That means that it rains a lot. Its not as rainy in November and April. Its cooler in the mountains because its higher up. The average tempature in the mountains is in the sixties. It gets really hot and humid in the lowlands in the summer. ||  ||
 * 15 || [[image:cathedral1.jpg width="221" height="165" caption="Guatemala Cathedral"]] || Freedom of religion is guarenteed in Guatemala. the main religion though is Catholicism. Most indigionis people will mix with the Mayan indian's beliefs. Devotion to the Catholic Church is slowly declining. More and more people (about 45%) are now Protestant, known generally in Guatemala as //Evangélicos//. ||
 * 16 || [[image:mayan.jpg width="113" height="161" caption="Mayan sun/moon plaque"]] || In Guatemala there are many social groups. A few are the indians, and probably the biggest group within indians are the Mayan indians. in this picture is the sun/moon plaque of their people (kind of like Yin and Yang). there are also the "futuristic group" witch are the people who are tech savy kids who live the urbanized life. ||
 * 17 || [[image:Animal2.jpg width="193" height="209"]] || There are a lot of exotic animals in Guatemala. One of which is the jaguar. People are always get the jaguar confused with the leopard, because of the spots.
 * 17 || [[image:Animal2.jpg width="193" height="209"]] || There are a lot of exotic animals in Guatemala. One of which is the jaguar. People are always get the jaguar confused with the leopard, because of the spots.
 * 18 || [[image:Animal5.jpg width="183" height="162"]] || Guatemala has huge amount of vegetation. The Maya forest is the largest countinous strip of rain forest left in Central America. The Maya is also home to some of the many animals in guatemala. ||