Noviembre 2013
GUATEMALA
Heart of the Mayan World
Welcome to Guatemala, heart of the Mayan World!
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GEOGRAPHY AND WEATHER Guatemala is a mountainous country, except for the south coastal area and the lowlands of th PetĂŠn department. Across Guatemala from the West to the East there are two mountain chains dividings the country into regions: The Highlands, where the highest mountains are, the Pacific coast and the northen region. There are 33 volcanoes in Guatemala (3 of them active: Pacaya, Santiaguito and Fuego), witch frame a unique landscape.
The charms of this country the state of Tennessee in the at the center of the Americas United States, equivalent to are as varied as the colors of one fifth of the territory of its
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natural enchanting places, a guatemala is the gateway to privileged position, ancient
geographical Central America. It is bordered spring
history
and
weather, to the North and West by culture Mexico on the South by the
combined with the warmth of Pacific Ocean and int he East its people.
to the Atlantic Ocean and the repyblics of Belize, Honduras
Guatemala
has
108,889 and El Salvador. Guatemala
km2 of territorial extension, a has
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country slightly smaller than extimated
at
148
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coastline, in
the
Caribbean, and 254 km in the Pacific Ocean. The highest elevation in Guatemala is the Tajumulco Volcano which is 4,220 MASL. Located in San Marcos department, it is also the highest elevation in Central America. The minimum elevation is 0 meters in the Pacific Ocean. The Longest river in Guatemala is the Motagua, with a length of 4867.5 km.