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Day of the Dead in Belize http://www.belizeadventure.ca/the-day-of-the-dead/

On the Day of the Dead, Maya and Mestizo communities across Belize unanimously get together to commemorate the life and death of their ancestors. This is done by decorating small tables as alters at home and including water, flowers, fruits, candles and portraits of their deceased. Families also make sure to have delicious traditional Belizean foods such as tamales, Bollos, Caldo de Gallina local, Chirmole and Ishpasha Atole. As for favorite alcoholic drinks, rum and tequila seem to be the popular choices.

On All Souls Day, the Catholic Church holds a mass where everyone goes to pray for their beloved ones who have passed away. Following the mass, a street procession takes place which leads to the local cemetery. Individuals carry with them wreaths, candles and food, which are later placed on the graves. The tombs are not only adorned but the family members pray and thank their dead relatives for being a part of their lives and wish them the best in the afterlife. Also common is the sharing of good memories and fun stories.

From the last Sun. of Oct. until the last Sun. of March, England is 6 hrs. ahead of Guatemala.

From the last Sun. of March until the last Sun. of Oct., England is 7 hrs. ahead of Guatemala.

The agricultural sector accounts for about one-fourth of GDP, two-thirds of exports, and half of the labor force. Coffee, sugar, and bananas are the main products. The 1996 signing of peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, but widespread political violence and corruption scandals continue to dampen investor confidence. The distribution of income remains highly unequal, with perhaps 75% of the population below the poverty line. Other ongoing challenges include increasing government revenues, negotiating further assistance from international donors, upgrading both government and private financial operations, curtailing drug trafficking, and narrowing the trade deficit.

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The bird is the quetzal, the national bird of Guatemala because it cannot survive in captivity. ironically, most quetzals are now in Costa Rica because of the guatemalan civil war. the rifles and swords signify revolution.

Officially, both countries are friendly neighbors and business partners seeking to increase security along their common border against issues such as drug, human and arms trafficking.

The flight time for flights between the above places is 4 hours 29 mins

This is an approximate travel time (calculated in ideal conditions. The travel speed is 500 mph and 30 mins for take off and landing). The actual time might change depending on the flight path chosen, weather conditions, etc

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in Guatemala there more than 23 dialects. they are know to exist for along time way longer than Jesus time. and today those dialects are still used, well not alll of them some have disappear and not used anymore.

Both. There is a country called Guatemala and its capital is known as Guatemala city.

1523: founded

1839: independence

1941: war declared by axis powers

1970s: military try's to kill democrats about 50,000 killed

1989: attempt to kill president fails about 100,000 people die, about 40,000 missing

Guatemala is rather small, being about the size of Virgina.

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Guatemala is in Central America, which is considered part of the continent of North America.
WELL........I think that the continent Guatemala would belong to would have to be South America. I mean it's right next to the place! Does anyone look at a map anymore!?

The Mexican People (or Guatemalan) don't exactly celebrate Halloween. They celebrate something similar, called Dia De Los Muertos. This is a holiday that pays respects to relatives that have passed on. The Mexican build altars with gifts to the dead, believing that on either the day for the young (Nov. 1st) or the day for the elder(Nov. 2nd), based on which one they are, they will come in the form of a monarch butterfly, and take the paid gifts. If the relatives don't find their altar and receive them, they will be very angry and haunt the people responsible. The Mexican lead large parades with large, colorful masks, some carrying coffins of recently died relatives. During the night, in rural places, citizens get together in a cemetery and spruce up graves of friends or relatives. They spend the whole night cleaning up the yard all together, though they make it more into a party rather than a large job to do. Mexicans do all this more in fear that their relatives will be angry rather than to celebrate.

On average, it takes 2 hours and 21 minutes, depending on where in Texas you are starting from, and where in Guatemala you are going to.

Guatemala fought for its independence from Spain in September 15, 1821, winning it in 1825 and being considered an independent country. It originally was ruled by Spain until 1839.

The original capital city of Guatemala was Antigua. It was also called Guatemala, but in the early 1800s there were several earthquakes that caused the nearby volcano Agua to erupt. Only instead of erupting with lava it erupted a huge pocket of water flooding the entire city. Several natural disasters such as this caused the people to move the capital to a safer location in 1821. The old capital was renamed Antigua Guatemala (now called Antigua for short) and the new capital got the name Guatemala City.

Guatemala has some small towns that are few and many are remote. There are only a few big cities. Then there is the rainforest, the forests are beautiful as there are so many plants and moss covered trees. There are many animals including Jaguars, Tapirs, Harpy Eagles, Monkeys and Quetzals (the national bird of guatemala). Guatemala is a beautiful country.