Guatemala
By: Anita Croy
Series: Countries of the world; Countries of the world (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781426304712
Description: Although Guatemala is recovering from the wounds of military dictatorships and guerilla warfare, it possesses a gritty determination to keep the glorious colors of Mayan culture flying. Its volcanoes can seem the highest and most active, its Mayan ruins the most ruinous, its colonial cities the most historic, its jungles the most impenetrable, its coral reefs the most beautiful, and its flora and fauna some of the most unusual in the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
Table of contents: title: Geography: Fire and water; title: Nature: Hidden colors; title: History: Lost and found; title: People & culture: Living with history; title: Government & economy: Rich and poor.