Culture of Guatemala

Importance of the Trade Route Have you ever heard of the Mayan civilizations? The Mesoamerican region has been home to the Mayan civilization for 3000 years. The Mayan were isolated from everyone until about 500 years ago. In this essay the ideas that will be talked about are scale, genius, effort, and significance. In this essay the topic that will be hit is the trade route. The first idea will be scale it was very big because everyone used it. It helped them for resources and it also makes…

The Spectacular Achievements of the Mayans At one point and time the Mayans were considered to be one of the most prosperous civilizations in North America. The mayans vast intelligence, and capability to make technological advances, made them one of the greatest early civilizations. The mayans accomplished many extraordinary things such as, establishing a large trade network, having an organized civilization, creating a cohesive number system, and making three separate calendars. Trade…

Allison Hellman Viatori ANTHRO 201 24 October 2017 Buried Secrets Book Review Victoria Sanford provides an appreciated examination with her book Buried Secrets on the violence that overwhelmed Guatemala from the late 1970s through the 80s and in the early 90s. As a forensic anthropologist doing her work in Guatemala after the stir of the civil war, she unearthed many of the fatalities that the government would have preferred to have kept hidden from the world. Violence is something everyone…

The collapse of the Mayan Civilization Many people heard that someone was missing, but few people have heard of the disappearance of the entire civilization.The Mayan civilization once flourished in the heart of Mexico until they suddenly disappeared.Many theories about the disappearance of Mayans have been discussed. However, most of the information is focused on the idea that long-term thinking has caused the movement of civilization and they have been fighting against hostile…

involve traditional art and weaving. This NGO is a smaller NGO, only working with about 100 artisans in Guatemala. This NGO says that it is participatory and respectful of indigenous identities, but there is no literature to substantiate these claims beyond their website. An example of a large NGO that has decentralized that works with the indigenous population is CARE. CARE has been present in Guatemala since the 50’s, and focuses on human rights development for women, namely, health,…

are 14.63330 N and 90.5000 w The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City. Some of the important cites in Guatemala are Dospilas, Elbaul, and Andlximche. Some animals in Guatemala include monkeys, the Ring Tail Lemur, jaguars, Harpy Eagle, the toucan, and the Boa Constrictor. The Guatemalan tropical areas have a huge variety of plants. In the mountains, they have oak and pine trees. The population in Guatemala is 14,099,033 in the years 2014. In Guatemala it is hot. In the morning it is humid and…

The Maya civilization, began in 1500 BCE. Located in Mesoamerica, the Maya land was geographically diverse. The area included rivers, mountains, highlands and lowlands. However, the Mayan area, was also faced with scarce water sources and a humid climate. Despite this, the Maya land was still a desirable place to build a civilization. Areas on the Mayan land, were faced with heavy rainfall. Document 3, goes on to explain that the heavy rainfall produced dense rainforests. A dense…

investigation/Identification and evaluation of sources The question that this investigation will focus on is “What were the causes of the Guatemalan Civil War?”, while also analyzing to what extent did each of these issues affect Guatemala and its outcome after the war as a whole. Although guatemala had many detailed points of conflict, This question is significant, in that it is necessary in understanding the fundamental detailed internal conflict that led to the eventual outcome of the…

Looking at the history of humans, there is always a single connection which ties every part of the world—religion. Since the beginning of time, humans have theorized about the existence of a godly figure in an attempt to explain their own existence and purpose. The Mayan civilization, originating in the Yucatan area of Central America between 2600 and 1800 BC, did just the same. Known as one of the most technologically developed and advanced civilizations of their time, they owed much of their…

The Belize- Guatemala territorial dispute is in imprinted in history from more than a century ago. Today it still floods, Belize and Guatemala’s social media and news reports; and is the hottest topic for discussion in everyone’s mouth currently in both countries. This dispute is the cause of Spain’s claim to the New World also known as the Treaty of Tordesillas. Mayas had driven out the Spanish, and shipwrecked English seamen had begun settling in the area. The Godolphin Treaty of 1670 stated…