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Lección 8
Panorama—Guatemala

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Información sobre Guatemala


		LANIC—Guatemala			http://lanic.utexas.edu/

Cultura de Guatemala


		Miguel Ángel Asturias—Nobel Archives			http://www.nobel.se/


		Arte Maya—Tz'utuhil Museum and Gallery			http://www.artemaya.com/


		Maya Culture—Folktales			http://www.kstrom.net/


		Guatemalan Indigenous Clothing			http://www.rutahsa.com/

Ciudades y regiones de Guatemala


		Ciudad de Quatemala			http://www.guatemala-city.com/


		Antigua Guatemala			http://www.rutahsa.com/


		Fotos de Quetzaltenango			http://www.geocities.com/


		Chichicastenango			http://www.rutahsa.com/

Naturaleza


		Central America's National Parks			http://www.nps.gov/

Algunas palabras clave
Use the links on this page or a search engine to complete the activities. Useful key words are:
traje Guatemala / costume Guatemala
textiles Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala
Semana Santa Guatemala / Holy Week Guatemala
Río Dulce Guatemala
Parques nacionales Guatemala / National Parks Guatemala

In what part of Guatemala do people commonly wear indigenous costumes? Describe these items of clothing: huipil, corte, faja, chaqueta.
Click on the map of Guatemala on the Central America's National Parks page to get to the Río Dulce National Park. What are some of the animals you are likely to see there? When is the rainy season? What are some of the ecological problems facing the park?
Describe the famous "alfombras" on display in Antigua, Guatemala, during Holy Week. What are they made of? What are they used for?

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