We just learned about the country of Cuba
Let's learn a little about the country of Guatemala!
This is a small country in Central America, that borders Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, the Carribean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
It is about 42,000 square miles, and about 17 million people live there.
People in Guatemala speak Spanish.
(from: wikipedia - guatemala)
The flag of Guatemala is stripes of blue, white and blue, with the country's coat of arms in the middle.
Blue stripes are for the Pacific and Atlantic oceans on either side of the country.
White is for peace and purity.
The coat of arms shows a Quetzal bird for freedom, and then a scroll that has the date Guatemala became free from Spain.
(from: wikipedia - flag of guatemala)
To eat in Guatemala you might have fiambre, which is a salad made from sausages, chicken, sandwich meat, corn, onion, beets, pacaya flower, cheese, olives, and other vegetables.
(from: wikipedia - fiambre)
Visiting Guatemala you might go to Tikal, which is the ruins of a Mayan city that is over 2,000 years old.
(from: wikipedia - tikal)
There are volcanoes in Guatemala, like the Santa María volcano that erupts sometimes and tourists go to see the active volcano.
(from: wikipedia - santa maria (volcano))
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