Music of Guatemala

1. The sculpture the Goddess Coatlicue is around 8 feet 6 inches, or 2.65 meters. The piece was made circa 1500 by the Aztecs in Mexico. It is located in the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City. 2. There is only one being depicted in the statue. The statue shows someone with a necklace made up of what appears to be hands, hearts and skulls from humans. Under the necklace appear to be human breasts. The skirt on the statue is made up of snakes that are overlapping. The feet and hands…

The Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires are considered to be some of the greatest empires ever. They each are responsible for many of the things we see in the world today. Take astronomy for example. The Mayans followed the sun, moon, and venus, and had an eerily accurate clock. The Maya and the Aztec both had innovative farming that fit the area that they were in. However, one empire was greater than the other two. The aztec empire was superior to the Maya and the Aztec for a variety of reasons,…

The Maya hieroglypic composing is seemingly a standout amongst the most outwardly striking written work frameworks of the world. It is additionally exceptionally complex, with many one of a kind signs or glyphs as people, creatures, supernaturals, protests, and conceptual plans. These signs are either logograms (to express significance) or syllabograms (to signify sound values), and are utilized to compose words, expressions, and sentences. Indeed, the Maya can compose anything that they can say…

culture my eyes have not once made contact with. I was extremely excited to take such a journey, yet I had never felt such a pounding fear of the unknown strangle my thoughts,such as the one the day I boarded my flight. I traveled to Chiquimula, Guatemala for a mission trip along with my father and many friends from church. I originally thought was going on a trip for me to bless others in need. Little did I know my heart had a need of its own, and God met that very need during this time in my…

Monte Albán is a huge pre-Columbian archaeological place in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The site is located in a small mountainous area increasing higher the field in the central section of the Vale of Oaxaca where the end northern Ella, eastern Tlacolula, and southern Zimatlán & Ocotlán parts meet. The currently-day state capital Oaxaca City has located roughly 6 miles east of Monte Albán. Beyond being one of the newest towns of Mesoamerica,…

History (where, who, when) The Alhambra vases are a group of large ceramics vases painted in luster. They were produced in southern Spain in the fourteenth century. Only ten complete vases exist today. Each of these vases are named after its provenance or some distinguishing characteristics, these names are not universally accepted. These works of art were produced in the Nasrid dynasty, the last of the Muslim rulers in Spain, who reigned from 1232 to 1492. They were called the Alhambra vases…

achievements also included their Trade Network, their buildings, the number system and of course the calendars. The Mayan mostly lived in Mesoamerica, “Mesoamerica is that part of modern-day Central America that includes southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. This region has been the Mayan home for 3,000 years.” (From the Background Essay The Maya: What Was Their Most Remarkable Achievement) Living in Mesoamerica also helped them with…

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…

Sexism in Guatemala The biggest challenge facing women in Guatemala is the sexism. Sexism makes males thinks there is not equal between them and women, so they treated women like their slaves . Those men that sees that a woman is there just to serve their needs, and they don't care about their feelings and opinions. They think it is okay to hit their partner, cheat and go out wherever they want, but for a woman it is not allowed to do it. Can you imagine living a life like that? Sexism not…

I come from a small country. A country that has faced different stages in its short life. My family and I often visit the west part of my country, Honduras, an area where the ancient Mayan civilization was established in the early V century AD. It’s probably a short three-hour drive, it’s nothing a snooze on the car ride can’t take. As a child, I was easily impressed when observing the whole region: buildings and locals were very different in comparison to the city I came from. We used to go to…