Numbers
The number of active volcanoes
3
The current leader of Guatemala
Jimmy Morales
city of the Mayans
Tikal
famous market
Chichicastenango (Chichi)
sweet treat made by the Mayans
chocolate bar
The approximate population
17 million
A famous painter
Carlos Merida
symbol of freedom
quetzal (bird)
old capital of Guatemala
Antigua
fabric invented in Guatemala
blue denim
1773
A female writer
Margarita Carrera
large structures made by the Mayans
pyramids, temples, observatories
Lake Atitlán
inventor of the first mass-produced coffee
George Constant Washington
(not the former US president)
The number used by the Mayans before the Europeans
0
A male writer
Miguel Angel Asturias
Mayan word for corn
ixim
an active volcano
Pacaya, Fuego, Santiaguito
the green stone of which Guatemala is one of the leading producers in the world
jade
The length in miles of the Motagua River in Guatemala
250 miles
A female activist
Rigoberta Menchu Tum
insect used in dying clothing
mosquito
building in Guatemala City, housed the president
Palacio Nacional de la Cultura
a typical dish from Guatemala made with potatoes
paches