Presentation to the Middle School.

2. Guatemala is located in Central America at
the southern tip of Mexico between the
Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

3.  Guatemala remained a Spanish colony for
nearly 300 years, before gaining its
independence in 1821. It was then a part of
the Mexican empire until becoming fully
independent in the 1840s. Since then,
Guatemala's history has been divided into
periods of democratic rule and periods of civil
war and military conferences. Most recently,.
Guatemala emerged from a 36-year civil war,
reestablishing a representative government in
1996.

4. POLITICAL PARTIES

5. Weaving is a popular business with a rainbow of
colors found in the villagers” hand-woven clothes,
each indigenous village has its own unique pattern
and color.

8. The National Palace is were the presidents live and were
conferences are made. The National Palace is made of a green
stone only found in Guatemala.

9.  Guatemala is a land of tropical jungles, active
volcanoes, mountain lakes, mountain cloud
forests,volcanic beaches and coral reefs.
Antigua Guatemala
was the capital of
Guatemala until a
water volcano erupt
and flooded all
Antigua .Now it is
rebuilt and
thousands of turists
go visit it’s
beautiful turism
places.

11. PACAYA VOLCANO

12. Antigua is famous for its Catholic celebration of Holy Week,
which commemorates the Passion, Crucifixion and
Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The entire city participates in
the event, and thousands of national and international
visitors flock to Antigua to witness the dramatic
happenings. Taking place sometime between March 22 and
April 23, the entire week is full of solemn activities that
replicate the Passion and Crucifixion of Christ, culminating
in jubilation on Easter. The special flavor of this event
arrived with Spanish missionaries from Seville, who brought
Andalusian flavor to the religious phenomenon during
colonial times

13. PROCESSIONS
The carpets along the processional route are made during the 24 hours
prior to the procession. If more than one procession goes down a street
a new carpet is made for each procession. Carpets express both
religious as well as contemporary messages in the
designs. Preparations for the carpets begin weeks, sometimes months,
ahead.
Sand or sawdust is generally used to level the cobblestone
roadway. Sawdust is then collected and dyed in different
colors. Favorite colors are purple, green, blue, red, yellow and
black. Flowers such as bougainvillea, chrysanthemums, carnations,
roses and other native plants and pine needles are also used.
Carpets are started the day before the procession and the construction
is timed so that the carpets are finished just before the carriers of the
float arrive so that carpet looks its best.
The carriers of the main float are the first ones allowed to walk over the
carpet. They are followed the rest of the procession.

16. IZABAL

17. ATITLAN

21.  The Maya civilization was one of the grandest
in the history of the world and the reason for
its collapse is still shrouded in mystery. Maya
civilization built awe-inspiring temples,
pyramids, cities and formed a complex social
and political order. Many of the remnants in
Tikal reveal the culture of this ancient
civilization. The Mayan culture excelled in
many different fields, and testaments of their
achievements are found throughout the area..

25. AND THAT’S IT