1. Guatemala Gage Calton Block: 5 Spanish Countries Project

2. Where is Guatemala located? Central America Border’s Mexico

3. Spanish rule Spain started to take over different parts of Guatemala in 1523, but did not rule the whole country until 1527. Guatemala declared independence on September 15, 1821.

4. Would you like to visit Guatemala? I would like to visit my country, Guatemala. There are three volcanoes surrounding it, and mountains all around. There's also a lot of interesting, historic information about the Maya’s.

5. Interesting Facts Blue and white flag. National bird is the quetzal. Quetzal is also the name of their currency. 8 quetzal’s+ about 1 U.S. dollar. Guatemala used to own Belize, it was given to Britain in exchange for highways… these highways were never built. “Guatemala” means land of the trees in the Maya-Toltec language. President is Otto Pérez Molina.

6. Work cited http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107596.html http://www.lonelyplanet.com/guatemala http://www.countriesquest.com/central_america/guatema la/history/colonial_period.htmhttp://www.countriesquest.com/central_america/guatema la/history/colonial_period.htm http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography/Guatemala- 17641.htmlhttp://www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography/Guatemala- 17641.html http://larutamayaonline.com/guatemala_facts.php