1. Economny
1.1. 1.3 of Guatemala's population is in the bottom 10 percent
1.1.1. 54 percent of Guatemala's people are in poverty
1.1.1.1. Guatemala has a GDP rate of 53.9 billion
1.1.1.1.1. Guatemala has a revenue budget of 6.4 billion.
2. Travel& Tourist Attractions
2.1. EL Mirador= a major Mayan city that was extremely successful from the 6th century to somewhere around when the Mayans left in the 9th century
2.1.1. Livingston= only reachable by boat and a ferry goes to and back every day to the city; tourist can have lots of great food and listen to good Guatemalan music
2.1.1.1. Parque Central= in the heart of Quetzaltenango and serves as a major social point in the local area; located in the middle of three volcanoes
2.1.1.1.1. Volcan Pacaya= an active volcano. There are hiking and trailing opportunities open to the public.
3. Fun Facts
3.1. The Guatemalan Culture consists of a mixture of Spanish and Mayan cultures
3.1.1. United States and Guatemala ARE allies!
3.1.1.1. It's landscape is mostly made of mountians but wiith some grasslands
3.1.1.1.1. has a hot climate
4. politics/political system
4.1. Guatemala has a constitutional democratic style government
4.1.1. They have an executive, legislative, and judicial branch
4.1.1.1. The president of Guatemala Otto Fernando is both chief of state and head of government
4.1.1.1.1. The last election for the legislative branch was held on September 11 2011 and the next one will be held in September 2015
5. modern history
5.1. One of Guatemala's previous dictators Jorge Ubico continued the work of an earlier dictator named Justo Barrios
5.1.1. In 1945 when Juan Arevalo was elected he changed the politics of Guatemala
5.1.1.1. Juan Arevalo had changed the politics because he was the first candidate to be liked by most people.
5.1.1.1.1. in 1958 general Miguel Ydigoras became president his presidency was nothing but a dictatorship