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Guatemala is a small country located in Central America. It is well know for it's beautiful landscapes of volcanoes and lakes, the maya ruins of Tikal, The Rio Dulce river, the colonial City of Antigua and many other locations.

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Population: 11 Millions inhabitants

Official Languaje: Spanish.

This beautiful country is in a very important moment of his history. With a 30 year long armed conflict that has ended with the signature of the peace treaty in december 1996, the Guatemalans see the future with a shine of hope for first time in many years.

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Location and
Geographical Data

Guatemala is located in the center of the American continent, 1600 kilometers north of the equator. Having as neighbors to Mexico at north and west, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

Country Size: 108,889 Km2

The country basically consist in a mountain plateau in the center of the territory (it reach most high in the western and it is called "el Altiplano"-the Highlands-) and two plain and hot areas: the "costa sur" on the south that ends in the Pacific Ocean and the territory of Peten on the north.

Climate: Semitropical, varies with altitude, but the major part the country deserves the way is called by many people as the land of the eternal spring.

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