https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd Bye Maddie Honerman en-us 2019-03-04 15:31:31 UTC 2019-03-06 15:37:18 UTC hello@padlet.com mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337507567 * The first ever chocolate bar was invented in Guatemala.
*There are over 20 indigenous  languages spoken throughout Guatemala.
*It is tradition to eat a dish known as paches on thursdays.
* Funerals in Guatemala occur as soon as the person passes.
*The Mayans were the first civilization to determine the number zero.
*Guatemala is home to 33 volcanoes.]]> 2019-03-04 15:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337507567 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337514838 15.7835° N, 90.2308° W]]> 2019-03-04 15:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337514838 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337516045  Guatemala City- Capital]]> 2019-03-04 15:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337516045 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337519089 Tortillas- thin,flat, bread a staple in Guatemala. As cheap a five cents!]]> 2019-03-04 15:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337519089 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337950614 The literacy rate for Guatemalan people over the age of 15 is just 75%. As of 2016, the life expectancy in Guatemala is 73 years.The population was 16.91 million  in 2017, and growing.The population growth rate is %1.72 Guatemala is a country that is struggling with health and money. ]]> 2019-03-05 15:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337950614 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337955607 Around 3500 B.C., agriculture had come to Guatemala, and the hunters/gatherers were now becoming farmers. Many civilizations moved to Guatemala after hearing this. The Mayan Civilization though, flourished and took over culture . But by around 1540, the Spanish Crown had official rule and now was a subject of Spain.This arrangement worked until around the colonial period(1820).]]> 2019-03-05 15:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337955607 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337963762 Guatemala's temperature is not to cold or warm, but there is a wet and dry season. November through April is normally dry season, and wet season is usually May through October]]> 2019-03-05 15:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337963762 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337966621 There is a lot a caverns and sinkholes, among the many mountains in Guatemala. One of their most famous mountains, Sierra Madre mountains.]]> 2019-03-05 15:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/337966621 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/338423710 Guatemala's form of government is a democratic republic. It is where the president has rule over state and government, so like a multiparty system. The current president of Guatemala is Jimmy Morales.]]> 2019-03-06 15:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/338423710 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/338426344 Spanish is the official language spoken by nearly 93% of Guatemalans. It was brought by the spanish colonists and was taught to the indigenous inhabitants of the country. K'Iche' is the second most popular language in Guatemala. Most speakers of K'iche' have and advanced or some knowledge of spanish.Q'eqchi" is the third most popular language spoken, and are used in multiple parts of the Guatemalan goverment. ]]> 2019-03-06 15:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/338426344 mhonerman36 https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/338430435 One of the main religions followed in Guatemala is Mayan spirituality. Modern-day spiritual practices often take place in caves. They do this because their ancestors had a similar spiritual practice.One of the more modern religions in guatemala is known as Eastern Orthodox.]]> 2019-03-06 15:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mhonerman36/gi7e54bh6ifd/wish/338430435