Guatemala

What that place is called today is Central America which now consists Yucatan, Guatemala, Belize and Southern Mexico (the Chiapas and Tabasco region). The effect geographic setting had on the Mayans were tropical rain forest of the lowlands, which was expanding from the northwestern of Honduras over the Petén of Guatemala, Belize and the Chiapas. This includes cities like Copan, Yinchuan, Tikal and Palenque. Guatemala had highlands, and the Pacific Coast where the Aztec influence in the early…

Astou sow Diversity The culture in Guatemala between gender is very diverse. The cultural aspects of the Maya women have differed from when they live in the US. I am going to be talking about the different lifestyle between Guatemalan women in the US and back home. The women 's task changes in various ways because of the American way of life, food, technology and education all of these things affects immigrant Maya women. The undocumented immigrant women have a harder time having freedom in…

BULGARIAN UPHEAVAL As was the case with Guatemala, the people of Bulgaria were plague with wars over the extinction of communism. Prior to the cold war, Bulgaria suffered great loss during WWI, simultaneously with the Balkan Wars, and WWII which left the country aligned with the eventual losing side of all wars. Due to these wars, Bulgaria suffered much loss in the way of land, lives, and residents as many refugees immigrated to Bulgaria effecting an already ruined economy. Suffering these…

The Mayan civilization is among one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The Mayans have covered a large area of eastern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Much of what we currently know about the Pre-Historic Maya has come from excavation in these countries and of the few books that survived, the Spanish conquistadors. These Books are The Madrid, Dresden, Paris and Grolier codices are named after the city which they currently resided in. Then there is the Chiliam Balam…

Human rights issues in Guatemala and in Latin America are front and center today for a reason-- the atrocities committed in each country to its people in the late 20th century are absolutely dreadful. The government corruption plays too huge of a role in this, as it won’t get the…

pattern of clothing which makes it easy to distinguish where a person is from. The Mayan religion is Roman Catholic along with the other Mayan religions. The Mayan group is a group of indigenous people from Mesoamerica. They inhabit Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras. The overarching term "Maya" is a collective designation to include the peoples of the region that share some degree of cultural and linguistic heritage; however, the term embraces many distinct…

What is one of America's most polarizing topics? Barbara Kingsolver's, The Bean Trees, is an example of the hardships immigrants experience in America. The main character, Taylor becomes friends with two immigrants from Guatemala, Estevan and Esperanza. She becomes connected to them, as they shared the struggle and decisions they had to make coming to the United States. Taylor was exposed to everyday life experiences these immigrants faced. To be an immigrant in the United States is not easy, as…

the Guatemalan Government and Army became international monsters. The Guatemalan and U.S. governments tried to justify their actions at the time by painting the Marxists as the problem, dangerous commie threats who would if in charge would turn Guatemala into a Cuban Missile Crisis version 2. On the contrary though, the facts prove the opposite not just in…

Operation Blessing is a working farm and training center in Guatemala that teaches farmers a revolutionary way of sustainable, organic farming that can drastically change how they are feeding their families and communities. Farmers come to this center for 3 days and are housed, fed, and shown how to create their own…

Did you know that the Mayan people lived in Mesoamerica which is now Southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador for 3,000 years? Politically the Mayan people were ruled by city-states similar to the Greeks. Around 900 C.E The Mayans moved out of Mesoamerica and into the highlands of Central America, no one knows exactly why these people moved but some speculate is was because of overcrowding and drought. The Mayan had many remarkable achievements. The most remarkable…