Guatemala And Mexico Research Paper

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Guatemala and mexico compared to The United States. In Mexico they have extra curricular activities which are play, and study all together. Extracurricular activities are a valuable part of the pequeños' days. Aside from an active sports program, NPH Mexico has a proud tradition of its young people's talent as musicians, folk dancers and Tae Kwon Do athletes. At least once a year, the dance and music troupe travel abroad to the USA, performing their own Ballet Folklórico to raise funds to help support their family. Soccer is an important sport in Mexico.
Visiting Guatemala you aren’t just learning Spanish. One of their extra curricular activities is you will have to learn how to salsa because its one of the most important things in the Latin

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