2. GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTSGuatemala is a country in Central America
bordered byMexico to thenorth and west, the Pacific Ocean to the
southwest. Its capital is Guatemala de la Asuncin, also known
asGuatemala City . Its population is about 14.655.189The country is
mountainous with small desert, Tajumulco Volcano , at4,220 m, is
the highest point in the Central American states. The rivers are
short and shallowas thePolochic andDulce Rivers , 3. CULTURAL
ASPECTS Although Spanish is the official language, it is
notuniversally spoken among the indigenous population,Twenty-one
Mayan languages spoken, especially inrural areas, as well two
non-Mayan Amerindian dialects, Xinca, an indigenous dialect, and
Garifuna , an Arawakan spoken on the Caribbean coast. In Guatemala
5060% of the population is Catholic,40% Protestant, 3% Eastern
Orthodox 1% follow theindigenous Mayan. 4. Some special meals
prepared in Guatemala are the tamale, chiles,guacamole, elotes.
TamalesGuatemala city has a lot of religious festivals as Easter
week. Dayof the death, Burning of the devil. 5. WEATHER
FORECASTTomorrow: In the morning its cloudy and hot. In the
afternoon its going to rain and its cloudy.The highest temperature
its 27 degrees the lowest 13 degrees. 6. WEATHER FORECASTThe second
day:Its sunny and some clouds, its hot.The highest temperature its
26 degrees the lowest 14 degrees. 7. WEATHER FORECASTThe third
day:Its sunny and some clouds, its hot. The highest temperature its
25 degrees the lowest 14 degrees.
