Politics of Guatemala The Congress of the Republic lang es Congreso de la Rep blica is the Unicameralism unicameral legislature of the Guatemala Republic of Guatemala . It comprises 158 Chamber of Deputies deputies , who are elected by universal suffrage direct universal suffrage to serve four year terms the number was increased from 113 for the 2003 election . Twenty nine of these are elected from nationwide lists, with the rest on a district list basis. Each of the country s 22 Departments of Guatemala departments serves as a district, with the exception of the Guatemala Department department of Guatemala , containing the capital, which, on account of its size, is divided into two distrito central and distrito Guatemala . It is not uncommon that Congress Members change parties during the legislature term, as well as Congress Members seceding from a party to create a new party or congressional block. main Guatemalan general election, 2011 Guatemalan parliamentary election, 2011 Guatemala also returns deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament . See also Politics of Guatemala External links http www.congreso.gob.gt DEFAULTSORT Congress Of Guatemala Category National legislatures Guatemala Category Government of Guatemala Category Unicameral legislatures Guatemala de Kongress der Republik Guatemala es Congreso de la Rep blica de Guatemala fr Congr s guat malt que ... more details
Orphan date May 2011 Politics of Guatemala The President of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala is the speaker politics presiding officer of the legislature . Until 1996 the title was President of the National Congress. The title 1984 1986 was President of the National Constituent Assembly Below is a list of office holders from 1970 class wikitable Name Period Mario Sandoval Alarc n 1970 1974 Luis Alberto Lopez 1974 1978 ? 1978 1984 Roberto Carpio Nicolle 1984 1986 Antonio Cabrera Hidalgo 1986 Jos Ricardo G mez G lvez 1986 ? Ana Catalina Reyes Soberanis 1990 1991 ? 1991 1992 Edmond Molet Lesieur 1992 1993 ? Arabella Castro Qui ones de Comparini 1994 1995 Jos Efra n R os Montt 1995 1996 Carlos Alberto Garc a Reg s 1996 1997 Arabella Castro Qui ones de Comparini 1997 1998 Rafael Eduardo Barrios Flores 1998 1999 Leonel Eliseo L pez Rodas 1999 2000 Jos Efra n R os Montt 2000 2004 Francisco Rolando Morales Ch vez 2004 2005 Jorge M ndez Herberger 2005 2007 Ruben Dario Morales V liz 2007 2008 Aristides Baldomiro Crespo Villegas 2008 2009 Jos Roberto Alejos C mbara 2009 Sources Various editions of The Europa World Year Book Category Politics of Guatemala Category Lists of legislative speakers es Presidente del Congreso de la Rep blica de Guatemala ... more details
of the Republic of GuatemalaCongress of the Republic . The judiciary is independent of the executive ... source of revenue for Guatemala. In March 2006 Guatemala s congress ratified the Dominican ... uses, see Guatemala disambiguation pp move indef Infobox country native name native name es Rep blica de Guatemala conventional long name Republic of Guatemala common name Guatemala image flag Flag of Guatemala.svg image coat Coat of arms of Guatemala.svg image map Guatemala orthographic projection ... needed date November 2010 national anthem Himno Nacional de Guatemala br National anthem of Guatemala ... capital Guatemala City latd 14 latm 38 latNS N longd 90 longm 30 longEW W largest city Guatemala ... Constitutional republic leader title1 President of Guatemala President leader name1 lvaro Colom leader title2 President of Guatemala President elect leader name2 Otto P rez Molina leader title3 Vice President of Guatemala Vice President leader name3 Rafael Espada leader title4 Vice President of Guatemala ... country&ds .&br 1&c 258&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr.x 24&pr.y 13 title Guatemala ... code 502 footnotes Guatemala ref IPAc en icon audio En us Guatemala.ogg w t m l lang es link no Rep blica de Guatemala , IPA es re pu lika e wate mala . ref is a country in Central ... democracy , its capital is Guatemala de la Asunci n, also known as Guatemala City . Guatemala ... arrival of the Spanish . The Mayas live in Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, the southern part of Mexico and northern parts of El Salvador. Guatemala became independent from Spain in 1821, joining the Mexican ..., assisted by the United Fruit Company . The late 20th century saw Guatemala embroiled in a 36 year long Guatemalan Civil War civil war . Following the war, Guatemala has witnessed both economic ... linked The origin of the name Guatemala is unclear, but several theories exist. Guatemala is derived ... http www.guate.net plain Guatemala.htm El nombre de Guatemala deriva de Goathemala . Guate.net. Retrieved ... more details
Dablink This article is about the forum. For other uses, see Congress disambiguation . For systems of government similar to the U.S. federal government, see presidential system . A font color 33ccff congress ... congress Dictionary Definition ref The term was chosen for the United States Congress to emphasize the status of each state represented there as a self governing unit. Subsequent to the use of congress ... nation states in the Americas , to refer to their legislatures. Political congress Congresses of nations The following congresses were formal meetings of representatives of different nations The Congress of Berlin 1878 The Congress of Gniezno 1000 The Congress of Panama , an 1826 meeting organized by Simon Bolivar . The Congress of Tucum n 1816 The Congress of Vienna 1815 The Congress of the Council of Europe . Congresses within nations Countries with Congresses and presidential system s The Congress of Guatemala Spanish Congreso de la Rep blica is the unicameral legislature of Guatemala. The Congress of Honduras Spanish Congreso nacional is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras . The Congress of Mexico lang es Congreso de la Uni n is the legislative branch of Mexico Mexican government. The Congress of Paraguay is the bicameral legislature of Paraguay . The National Congress of Albania Peoples Congress of Albania is the legislature of Albania . The National Congress of Kosovo is the legislature of Kosovo . The Argentine National CongressCongress of the Argentine ... . The Congress of the Dominican Republic is the bicameral legislature of the Dominican Republic . The Palau National Congress Palauan language Palauan Olbiil era Kelulau is the bicameral legislative branch of the Republic of Palau . The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia is the unicameral legislature of the Federated States of Micronesia . The Congress of the Philippines Filipino language .... The Congress of Peru Congress of the Republic of Peru Spanish Congreso de la Rep blica is the unicameral ... more details
Congress A was a political party founded by A. K. Antony when he split from the Indian National Congress Urs a splinter group of the Indian National Congress . The party was primarily active in Kerala . The party merged with the Congress I in 1982. External links 1. http www.kerala.gov.in knowkerala political.htm See also List of Indian National Congress breakaway parties India party stub Category Defunct political parties in Kerala Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
of Guatemala Legislative branch of the government of GuatemalaCongress of GuatemalaCongress of the Republic unicameral Judicial branch of the government of Guatemala Main Court system ...double image right Flag of Guatemala.svg 189 Coat of arms of Guatemala.svg 118 The Flag of Guatemala The Coat of arms of Guatemala Image LocationGuatemala.svg thumb The location of Guatemala Image Un guatemala.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Republic of Guatemala See also Index of Guatemala related articles The Republic of Guatemala is a List of sovereign states sovereign country located in Central ... gt.html title Guatemala work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref A representative democracy , its capital is Guatemala City . The nation ... of continuous development and economic growth. Guatemala s abundance of biologically significant ... is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guatemala TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Guatemala geopolitical.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of Guatemala Pronunciation IPA en w t m l Common English country name Guatemala Official English country name The Republic of Guatemala ... of place names Countries and nations Demonym s Etymology Name of Guatemala International rankings of Guatemala ISO country codes GT, GTM, 320 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 GT Internet country code top level domain .gt Geography of Guatemala Image Guatemala Topography.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Guatemala Main Geography of GuatemalaGuatemala is a Nation state country Location Northern ... Central America Time zone Central Standard Time UTC 06 Extreme points of Guatemala High Volc n Tajumulco ... 400 km Population of Guatemala 14,027,000 Demographics of Guatemala Area of Guatemala 108,890 km sup 2 sup commons Atlas of Guatemala Atlas of Guatemala Environment of Guatemala Image Satellite image of Guatemala in April 2002.jpg thumb An enlargeable satellite image of Guatemala Climate ... more details
Politics of Guatemala Elections in Guatemala include, on the national level, a head of state &ndash the president &ndash and a Unicameralism unicameral legislature . President of GuatemalaGuatemala s president and Vice President of Guatemala vice president are elected on one ballot for a four year term by the people. The Congress of GuatemalaCongress of the Republic Congreso de la Rep blica has 158 members, elected for a four year term, partially in departmental constituency constituencies and partially by proportional representation . Guatemala has a multi party system, with two or three strong political parties parties and a third party that is electorally successful. Guatemala also elects deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament . Last elections main Guatemalan general election, 2007 Guatemalan presidential election, 2007 Guatemalan parliamentary election, 2007 Previous election Main Guatemalan general election, 2003 2003 Presidential election Guatemala presidential election, 2003 2003 Parliamentary election Guatemalan legislative election, 2003 Past elections Guatemalan elections See also Electoral calendar Electoral system External links http psephos.adam carr.net countries g guatemala Adam Carr s Election Archive North America topic Elections in Guatemala stub Category Elections in Guatemala ... more details
Guatemala is a country in Central America . Guatemala may also refer to Guatemala City , the capital of GuatemalaGuatemala Department , a department of Guatemala disambig bs Guatemala vor es Guatemala desambiguaci n nl Guatemala doorverwijspagina ru ... more details
Palencia is a municipality in the Guatemala Department Guatemala Departments of Guatemala department of Guatemala . Guatemala geo stub Guatemala Department coord 14 40 N 90 22 W display title region GT type city source GNS enwiki Category Municipalities of the Guatemala Department Category Populated places in Guatemala de Palencia Guatemala es Palencia Guatemala fr Palencia Guatemala it Palencia Guatemala pt Palencia Guatemala sv Palencia, Guatemala ... more details
LDS Temple Guatemala City Guatemala Temple format Infobox LDS Temple The Guatemala City Guatemala Temple formerly the Guatemala City Temple is the 34th constructed and 32nd operating Temple LDS Church temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints . Located in Guatemala City , capital city of Guatemala , it was built with a modern six spire design. In 1956, while Harold B. Lee then a member of the Quorum on the Twelve visited Guatemala City, he felt that it would be a center for Lamanite gatherings and predicted that a temple would be built there. The LDS temple in Guatemala City, Guatemala was announced on April 1, 1981, and dedicated on December 14, 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley . The temple was built on a convert 1.4 acre m2 sing on plot, has 4 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of convert 11610 sqft m2 . See also List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints by geographic region Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Temple architecture Latter day Saints External links http www.lds.org temples main 0,11204,1912 1 68 1,00.html Official LDS Guatemala City Guatemala Temple page http www.ldschurchtemples.com guatemalacity Guatemala City Guatemala Temple page http www.webcitation.org query?url http www.geocities.com Athens Rhodes 5539 guatemal.html&date 2009 10 25 10 28 21 Guatemala City Guatemala Temple page with interior photos List LDS Temple Central America Guatemala struct stub Category Religious buildings completed in 1984 Category Places of worship in Guatemala Category Guatemala City Category Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Latin America Category Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ ... in Guatemala Temple Category 20th century Latter Day Saint temples es Templo de la Ciudad de Guatemala eo Templo de Gvatemalurbo io Templo Mormona en Guatemala Urbo pt Templo da Cidade da Guatemala ... more details
The Bank of Guatemala lang es Banco de Guatemala is the central bank of Guatemala . See also Economy of Guatemala Guatemalan quetzal External links es icon http www.banguat.gob.gt Official site of Banco de Guatemala en icon http www.banguat.gob.gt en Official site of Banco de Guatemala Central banks Category Central banks Guatemala Category Economy of Guatemala bank stub guatemala stub es Banco de Guatemala ru ... more details
out of office. office table President of Guatemala President lvaro Colom National Unity of Hope 14 January 2008 President of Guatemala President elect Otto P rez Molina Patriotic Party Guatemala Patriotic Party 14 January 2012 Legislative branch The Congress of GuatemalaCongress of the Republic Congreso ...Politics of Guatemala Politics of Guatemala takes place in a framework of a presidential system presidential representative democracy representative democratic republic , whereby the President of Guatemala ... by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Congress of the Republic of GuatemalaCongress of the Republic . The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. GuatemalaGuatemala s 1985 Constitution of Guatemala Constitution http es.wikisource.org wiki Constituci C3 B3n de Guatemala provides for a separation of powers among the executive ... in the number of Supreme Court of Guatemala Supreme Court justices from 9 to 13. The terms of office for President of Guatemala president , Vice President of Guatemala vice president , and Congress of Guatemala congressional deputies were reduced from five years to four years for Supreme Court ... and elections Political parties in Guatemala are generally numerous and unstable. No party has won ... forces in Guatemalan politics. elect List of political parties in Guatemala Elections in Guatemala Guatemalan presidential election, 2007 Guatemalan parliamentary election, 2007 Judicial branch The Constitutional Court of Guatemala Constitutional Court Corte de Constitucionalidad is Guatemala ..., each serving one year as president of the Court one is elected by Congress, one elected by the Supreme ... San Carlos de Guatemala , and one by the Bar Association Colegio de Abogados ref http www.cc.gob.gt ... of Guatemala Supreme Court of Justice Corte Suprema de Justicia is Guatemala s highest court and comprises ... combined with a Guatemalan Republican Front FRG majority in congress suggested possibilities for rapid ... more details
Refimprove date September 2010 Infobox company name Claro Guatemala logo Do NOT place non free content here without complying with WP NFCC 10c caption Claro que s . type Subsidiary of Am rica M vil traded as NYSE AMX genre fate predecessor successor foundation founder defunct location city Flagship headquarters br Mexico br Local headquarters br Guatemala br location country location locations area served key people Daniel Hajj Aboumrad Chief Executive Officer CEO, AMX industry Telecommunications products Broadband br Mobile phone br Telephone br Television br Quadruple Play er br Universal Mobile Telecommunications System UMTS HSDPA , CDMA , Global System for Mobile Communications GSM , Wireless Data Services, Push to Talk services revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent Am rica M vil divisions subsid homepage http claro.com.gt Claro Guatemala footnotes intl Claro formerly Telgua is the biggest telecommunications provider in Guatemala , provides Internet , Telephony , and Cable TV services. History On November 16, 1996, the Guatemalan Congress passed the Ley General de Telecomunicaciones The General Telecommunications Law that stipulated the privatization of Guatel, the former, state owned, telecommunications company. It was purchased by LUCA S.A. and Ricardo H. Bueso became Telgua s first President and CEO until 2000. In 2000 it joined America Movil and time after it renamed the brands ALO and PCS Digital to Claro mobile phone network Claro on Guatemala. America Movil CATV America External links sp icon http www.telgua.com.gt Official website Category Telecommunications companies Category Companies of Guatemala es Telgua ... more details
pp move indef Infobox settlement name Guatemala official name Guatemala City native name La Nueva Guatemala ... Collage guatemala city.png 320px image caption Starting at the top, from left to right Panoramic ... Guatemala pushpin map caption Location within Guatemala coordinates display inline,title coordinates region GT subdivision type Country subdivision name File Flag of Guatemala.svg 25px Guatemala subdivision type1 Departments of Guatemala Department subdivision name1 Guatemala department Guatemala subdivision ... website http www.muniguate.com Municipalidad de Guatemala footnotes Guatemala City in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunci n locally known as Guatemala or Guate , is the Capital political capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America . It is also the capital city of the local Municipio de Guatemala, and Guatemala department Guatemala Department . The city is located ... of the country Guatemala. History File Guatemala City, National Post Office Building.JPG thumb 200px ... Guatemala City is the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyu . Kaminaljuyu was first occupied between ... was located a short distance from the oldest part of Guatemala City. However, in the late 20th century ... many ruins still in existence, protected by the government. In Spanish colonial times, Guatemala ... Captaincy General of Guatemala , covering most of modern Central America , was moved here after ... capital, Antigua Guatemala . ref cite web author Jos Omar Moncada Maya url http www.ub.es geocrit b3w 444.htm title En torno a la destrucci n de la ciudad de Guatemala, 1773. Una carta del ingeniero ... for expansion of the city. Guatemala City was the scene of the declaration of independence of Central .... Contemporary times File guatemala city aerial night b.JPG thumb 300px Evening view from a plane Guatemala ... amount of cultural activities. Guatemala City offers all the modern amenities along with important ... to the caro film festival Festival caro featuring films produced in Guatemala and Central America ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Politics of Guatemala Transparency Transparencia is a political party in Guatemala . At the last legislative elections in Guatemala elections , 9 November 2003, the party won 1.1 of the popular vote but no seats. See also Transparency humanities Category Political parties in GuatemalaGuatemala party stub ... more details
Image GuatemalaGUAT.PNG right thumb Department of GuatemalaGuatemala is one of the 22 Departments of Guatemala departments of Guatemala . The capital is Guatemala City , which also serves as the national capital. The department covers a surface area of 2,126 km , and had a population of 2,541,581 at the 2002 census. ref http www.ine.gob.gt Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Censo Nacional 2002 , accessed 11 July 2007 ref Municipalities Amatitl n Chinautla Chuarrancho Fraijanes Guatemala City Mixco Palencia, Guatemala Palencia San Miguel Petapa San Jos del Golfo San Jos Pinula San Juan Sacatep quez San Pedro Ayampuc San Pedro Sacatep quez, Guatemala San Pedro Sacatep quez San Raymundo Santa Catarina Pinula Villa Canales Villa Nueva, Guatemala Villa Nueva External links http www.inforpressca.com municipal mapas web guatemala guatemala.php Interactive department map Departments of Guatemala References Reflist coord 14 38 29 N 90 30 47 W region GT GU type adm1st source dewiki display title Category Guatemala Department Category Departments of GuatemalaGuatemala geo stub bs Guatemala departman bg de Guatemala Departamento es Guatemala departamento eo Gvatemalo departemento fr D partement de Guatemala gl Departamento de Guatemala id Departemen Guatemala it Dipartimento di Guatemala lt Gvatemalos departamentas nah Cuauht mall n Tl lxeliuhc y tl nl Guatemala departement ja pt Guatemala departamento ru sco Guatemala Depairtment sk Guatemala department fi Guatemala departementti tr Guatemala Departman vi Guatemala t nh zh ... more details
The sport of football soccer football in the country of Guatemala is run by the Federaci n Nacional de F tbol de Guatemala . The association administers the Guatemala national football team national football team , as well as the Liga Nacional de F tbol de Guatemala . Football in Guatemala North America in topic Football in Category Football in Guatemalaguatemala sport stub footy stub ... more details
islam by country The Muslim population of Guatemala is approximately 1,200. Of this population, 95 are Palestinian Arab immigrants. There is a mosque in the outskirts of Guatemala City called the Islamic Da wah Mosque of Guatemala Spanish Mezquita de Aldawaa Isl mica which is available for the five daily prayers and offers classes in Islamic studies. ref http www.prensalibre.com pl domingo archivo revistad 2005 junio05 050605 dfondo.shtml prensalibre.com in Spanish ref The president of the Islamic Community of the country is Jamal Mubarak. Another mosque is the Mezquita Baitul Awwal 1989 , run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community . ref http www.islamicfinder.org getitWorld.php?id 93288 Mezquita Baitul Awwal Km. 20.3 Carretera a San Lucas, Guatemala City, Guatemala ref References Reflist Islam in the Americas Category Islam by country Guatemala Category Islam in Central America Guatemala Category Religion in Guatemala Category Islam in GuatemalaGuatemala stub Islam country stub ar ms Islam di Guatemala ... more details
Politics of GuatemalaGuatemala is divided into 22 Department country subdivision departments departamentos ref http www.inforpressca.com municipal mapas web guatemala.php Republica de Guatemala Departamentos de Guatemala ref col begin width auto col break width 50 Alta Verapaz Department Alta Verapaz Baja Verapaz Department Baja Verapaz Chimaltenango Department Chimaltenango Chiquimula Department Chiquimula Pet n Department Pet n El Progreso Department El Progreso Quich Department El Quich Escuintla Department Escuintla Guatemala Department Guatemala Huehuetenango Department Huehuetenango Izabal ... San Marcos Santa Rosa Department Guatemala Santa Rosa Solol Department Solol Suchitep quez ... 50 Image GuatemalaProvs.PNG 300px thumb The departments of Guatemala col end In addition, Guatemala has in the past claimed that all or part of the nation of Belize is a department of Guatemala as a part of the Province of Verapaz , and this claim is sometimes reflected in maps of the region. Guatemala ... and municipalities http www.statoids.com ugt.html statoid site References Reflist Departments of Guatemala ... of Guatemala Category Subdivisions of Guatemala Category Lists of country subdivisions Guatemala, Departments Category Country subdivisions of the Americas Guatemala 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Departments, Guatemala Category Guatemala related lists bs Departmani ... de Departamentos in Guatemala es Departamentos de Guatemala eo Teritoria organizado de Gvatemalo fr D partement du Guatemala gl Departamentos de Guatemala ko hr Departmani u Gvatemali it Dipartimenti del Guatemala he lt Gvatemalos departamentai nl Departementen van Guatemala ja no Guatemalas departementer pl Podzia administracyjny Gwatemali pt Departamentos da Guatemala ro Lista departamentelor din Guatemala ru sco Depairtments o Guatemala sk Department Guatemala fi Guatemalan departementit sv Guatemalas departement ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date May 2007 Movistar Guatemala is the Guatemalan company for international company communications provider Movistar, under Telef nica . In 2005, it was launched along with Movistar in several territories in Guatemala. Today, Movistar Guatemala is the third biggest cell phone provider in Guatemala , after Claro Americas Claro from America Movil and Tigo Guatemala from Comcel. br Movistar Guatemala provides customers with a range of different services such as Cell Phone Service, Internet Connections, Downloads and WEB Downloaded Entertainment and GPRS Web Browsing. br Movistar s call center is located in San Salvador, El Salvador and it attends customers in English, Mayan language and Spanish language . br Movistar Guatemala is also taking most of Latin America s huge tours into the country, such as concerts by Shakira on November 4, 2006 and also Paulina Rubio and Alejandro Sanz in 2007. Category Companies of Guatemala Telecom company stub Guatemala stub ... more details
dictatorship military junta that annulled the 1965 constitution, dissolved Congress of Guatemala ... MAS Party gained only 18 of 116 seats in Congress of GuatemalaCongress , Serrano entered into a tenuous ...cleanup date December 2011 Confusing date February 2009 The history of Guatemala begins with the arrival ... . ref cite web url http www.authenticmaya.com ancient guatemala.htm title Ancient Guatemala publisher ... Pet n region of Guatemala s northern lowlands were abandoned by the year 1000 AD. The states of the central ... de Alvarado , who subjugated the native states, beginning in 1525. Guatemala remained part of the Spanish ... Empire until becoming fully independent in the 1840s. Since then, Guatemala s history has ... recently, Guatemala emerged from a 36 year civil war, reestablishing a representative government in 1996 ... Basin, Pet n, Guatemala The earliest human settlements in Guatemala date back to the Paleo Indian period and were made up of hunters and gatherers. ref Historia General de Guatemala, 1999. ref ... PDF ref By 2500 Before Christ BC , small settlements were developing in Guatemala s Pacific lowlands ... pottery from Guatemala has been found. ref Historia General de Guatemala, 1999. ref Excavations in the Antigua Guatemala coolboy Ur as and Rucal, have yielded stratified materials from the Early and Middle ... General de Guatemala, 1999. ref Guatemala s Pre Columbian era can be divided into the Preclassic ... culture of Mesoamerica, and predecessor of all other cultures of the region. In Guatemala, there are some ... View from Pacific Guatemala. In Regional Perspectives on the Olmec Robert J. Sharer and David ... like Tak alik Abaj on the Pacific lowlands. Northern Guatemala has particularly high densities ... throughout Guatemala, although the largest concentration is in Pet n Basin Pet n . This period is characterized ... Mexico Press ref Conquest era Main Spanish conquest of Guatemala Second in command to Hernan Cortes , Pedro de Alvarado was sent to the Guatemala highlands with 300 Spanish foot soldiers, 120 Spanish ... more details
Infobox Olympics GuatemalaGuatemala first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, but then missed the next three Olympiads. Guatemala has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1968. The nation has participated in the Winter Olympic Games only once, in 1988. As of 2008, no athlete from Guatemala has ever won an Olympic medal. The National Olympic Committee for Guatemala was created in 1947 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year. See also Category Olympic competitors for Guatemala Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics Guatemala at the Paralympics References cite web title Comit Ol mpico Guatemalteco publisher International Olympic Committee url http www.olympic.org guatemala accessdate 2011 07 11 guatemala sport stub Olympics stub NationsinOlympics Category Guatemala at the Olympics es Guatemala en los Juegos Ol mpicos fr Guatemala aux Jeux olympiques it Guatemala ai Giochi olimpici he hu Guatemala az olimpiai j t kokon nl Guatemala op de Olympische Spelen ja pl Gwatemala na letnich igrzyskach olimpijskich pt Guatemala nos Jogos Ol mpicos ru simple Guatemala at the Olympics sr fi Guatemala olympialaisissa sv Guatemala i olympiska spelen ... more details
The executive branch of Guatemala includes 13 ministries Ministry of Agriculture of Guatemala Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganader a y Alimentaci n MAGA http www.maga.gob.gt Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales MARN http www.marn.gob.gt Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing of Guatemala Ministerio de Comunicaciones, Infraestructura y Vivienda http www.civ.gob.gt Ministry of Culture and Sports of Guatemala Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes http www.mcd.gob.gt Ministry of Education of Guatemala Ministerio de Educaci n MINEDUC http www.mineduc.gob.gt Ministry of Economy of Guatemala Ministerio de Econom a MINECO http www.mineco.gob.gt Ministry of Energy and Mines of Guatemala Ministerio de Energ a y Minas MEM http www.mem.gob.gt Ministry of Public Finance of Guatemala Ministerio de Finanzas P blicas MINFIN http www.minfin.gob.gt Ministry of Government of Guatemala Ministerio de Gobernaci n MINGOB http www.mingob.gob.gt Ministry of Defense of Guatemala Ministerio de la Defensa de la Naci n MINDEF http www.mindef.mil.gt Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores MINEX http www.minex.gob.gt Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance of Guatemala Ministerio de Salud P blica y Asistencia Social MSPAS http www.mspas.gob.gt Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Guatemala Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsi n Social MINTRABAJO http www.mintrabajo.gob.gt See also Secretariats of the Presidency of Guatemala Category Government of Guatemala ... more details
Education in Guatemala is free and compulsory for six years. ref name ilab http www.dol.gov ilab media reports iclp tda2001 guatemala.htm Guatemala . 2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor . Bureau of International Labor Affairs , U.S. Department of Labor 2002 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . ref In 1997, the gross primary enrollment rate was 88.1 percent and the net primary enrollment rate was 73.5 percent. ref name ilab However, only 30 percent of students who begin primary school in Guatemala complete this level of education. ref name ilab Children who do not attend school are concentrated in rural areas, and a disproportionate number of them are indigenous. ref name ilab See also List of universities in Guatemala References reflist Education in North America fdsa Category Education in Guatemala education stub guatemala stub pt Educa o na Guatemala ... more details
Irrigation in Guatemala dates back to the History of Guatemala colonial era , but the most important developments were introduced by multi national fruit companies in the 1920s where they irrigated up to 22,000 ha. Since 1957, the government of Guatemala has planned and executed 27 major irrigation projects covering about 15,300 ha and 2,800 irrigators. During this same time period, private initiatives irrigated another 36,500 ha of traditional crops such as bananas and sugarcane. Between 1979 and 1990, another 2,489 ha of small scale irrigation projects were developed for non traditional products. These projects proved to be very efficient and successful as they utilized low cost spray irrigation methods. As of 1990, there were 76,365 ha under irrigation. During the 1990s, irrigation coverage increased and by 1998, there were 129,803 ha. As of 2002, approximately 169,300 ha were under irrigation. ref name FAO cite web title Country profile Guatemala url http www.fao.org nr water aquastat countries guatemala indexesp.stm author FAO publisher FAO year 2000 pages format accessdate 2010 04 28 ref References Reflist Category Agriculture in Guatemala Category Geography of Guatemala Category Irrigation by country Guatemalaguatemala stub agriculture stub ... more details
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