Guatemala

water systems installed in Guatemala are to provide them with water; however, not potable water in which many are not aware of and ends up affecting many’s health. For instance, most of the times when engineers install pipes that only have the purpose in providing water, people are not hygienic and don't boil the water. This is detrimental to their health because people are drinking contaminated water. What is the most devastating is that children not only in Guatemala, but in other countries as…

have lived in three states, five towns, eight houses, and now, two countries. Right before I finished high school my parents decided to move to Guatemala. I welcomed the change because I had been visiting Guatemala every summer since I was 15, and my heart always seemed at peace there. The closest I perpetually felt at home was when I lived in Guatemala, though I resided there for a short time. Every day greeted me with words rolling off my tongue I previously did not know, the taste of…

approximately 55,000 years, and was used by ancient humans to socialize and express their emotions. It does not come to a shock that music varies greatly across cultures, between different periods, and religions. For instance, the music played in Guatemala differs greatly from the music played in China: Traditions impact the composition of the music. Similarly, this concept also applies to the…

Data and operationalization of variables The Guatemala Migration Survey was conducted in two rural municipalities in Guatemala, located in the western department of Quiché between 2000 and 2002. The sample includes the main towns in the respective municipalities as well as five additional villages that were selected on the basis of their diversity in development patterns and ethnic composition, in order to represent a wide array of possible combinations (Lindstrom and Martinez, 2003). A key…

staring down at me again, I quickly shot my head around to stare at them again, this caused them to dart away even quicker before being followed by a uproar of giggles. This experience was something I had grew quite accustomed to in my short time in Guatemala. Everything from the creepy stares…

Heaven's doors is a place localized in the highest place of Guatemala, this place is characterized by its great landscape and its very cold climate. Heaven´s doors is at a height of 4000 meters above sea level conformed by a Guatemalan pine (Abies guatemalensis) forest (Soto, 2001). In the summer this place is very visited by many tourists from different countries because is when they can see a great landscape. There are two ways to get there, the firs are through a dirt road in bad conditions…

Abu Dhabi is the 2nd largest city in the country The Untied Arab Emirates, and it is the capital. The city is in a desert. The people of Abu Dhabi speak the language Arabic. The most popular sports in the country are soccer and cricket. This is a fast food that is found in the United Arab Emirates. The bread wrap has meats and vegetables inside. Seoul is the largest city in the country of South Korea, and it is the capital. The weather in the summer is really hot, and the weather in the…

period, in a way Guatemala had incidentally initiated the Cold War…

according to If It Were My Home.com, in Guatemala you would be 56.16% more likely to be employed. But, you would make 89.96% less money (“Compare the U.S. to Guatemala”). You could be part of the 80% of the population that is living in poverty, or 60% of that number that is in extreme, utter poverty. The unemployment rate in Guatemala is 2.8%, while in the United States it is 7.4%. Like mentioned before, though, the jobs that one might have in Guatemala might very well be toilsome, manual,…

lives that matter but they have no hope for the future. During spring break 2015 I took a trip with my church to Zacapa, Guatemala with the organization Hope of Life Guatemala. Guatemala is a very beautiful country but that beauty is just a thin veil; it doesn’t take very much digging to discover the overwhelming problem in Guatemala poverty. Nearly 60% of the population of Guatemala is living in poverty not knowing when the next meal will arrive or how to feed their children. During one day we…