The resources in Guatemala can affect the economy in several ways. One way is trade. It can increase industrial activity. In 1998‚ Guatemala imported $2.582 billion dollars in goods‚ while the U.S exported $ 4.561 billion dollars of their goods. This shows that they are developed enough to provide large amounts of natural resources. Also successful trading leads to more factories. If there are more factories‚ it will create more jobs. More job opportunities will have more Guatemalans working producing
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lecture focused on Guatemala and their problems derived from mining‚ migration‚ and genocide. The lecture was ran byDr. Cathrine Nolin. Nolin‚ who is part of the UNBC‚ went on an educational missionary to Guatemala. Nolin is a social geographer who has won many prestigious education awards. She spoke about the history of Guatemala and how they were successful in their civil war. The plight of the civil war led them to have transnational and migrational problems. Nolin shared that Guatemala was rich with
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Guatemala This paper is written in an effort to inform the reader about cultural similarities and differences between Guatemala and the United States of America in expectation that cultural knowledge will be shared. This will be done by using internet sources as references. One of the differences is the food. Although both the US and Guatemala have a great variety of international restaurants‚ it is not as common for the citizens of Guatemala to eat in these restaurants; they are mainly for tourists
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bring to your attention the issue of the malnutrition of children in third world countries‚ more specifically‚ in San Juan Sacatepequez. In the country of Guatemala fifty percent of children under the age of five are severely malnourished‚ this is the fourth highest rate of malnutrition in the world. The best way to help the children of Guatemala is to understand the effects of malnutrition‚ be respectful of their culture‚ and push for more funding. The price of our ignorance to this issue may be
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Kameron Atwell Guatemala is rich in history and culture. Reading this paper you will step into the past from learning about the ancient empires that ruled the land and their beliefs to modern day news as well. To start‚ Guatemala’s capital is Guatemala City and it is perched in the southern central region of the country. There are many markets in the streets and roads‚ where textiles and artifacts are handmade and sold. Another city is Puerto San Jose located on the Pacific coast. Puerto San Jose
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Introduction to Belizean History 1014 Sec 5 Mr. Sampson The Belize Guatemala Dispute The Belize-Guatemala Territorial Dispute Is an unresolved bi-national territorial dispute between the state of Belize and Guatemala‚ neighbors in Central America. Belize or Belizean- controlled territory has been claimed in whole or in part by Guatemala since 1940. Now in 2013 they plan to claim Belize again. “British Honduras faced two obstacles to independence: British reluctance until the early 1960s to
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Constitution Preamble The preamble of the country of Guatemala states that our constitution is made to help protect the people and their security. It may say that protects someone but unlike most it protects that person and their family. With virtually the same protections for people as America’s preamble states with living in Guatemala you can feel the same security as the people of America. As a person in Guatemala you want to grow and develop. Life is an amazing thing to have protected along
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Guatemala Identify Country and Provide Demographics Guatemala‚ a country south of Mexico located in Central America bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Guatemala’s border is composed of to the north and west by Mexico‚ to the northeast by Belize‚ to the east by Honduras‚ to the southeast by El Salvador and to the south by the Pacific Ocean. The name Guatemala is Indian but where it was actually derived from is unknown. It is also the home to numerous volcanoes‚ rainforests‚ and ancient Mayan sites.
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HOW YOU CAN END THE GUATEMALAN CLAIM ____________________________ ABSTRACT: This paper is about Guatemala´s claim to the territory of Belize and the recent decision by the governments of both countries to submit the claim to the International Court of Justice for final binding adjudication and for delimiting their respective land and maritime borders. It gives a short history of the claim and describes efforts by Britain and Belize to resolve the dispute‚ Belize´s attainment of independence
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Guatemala has more people than any other Central American country‚ with an estimated population of 11‚980‚000 it is home to many different cultures. The population can be divided into two groups; Indians and people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry. But in Guatemala‚ being called an Indian or a non-Indian does not depend entirely on a person ’s ancestry. It is basically a matter of how people live and of how they categorize themselves. For example‚ a Guatemalan is considered an Indian if he or
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