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The constitution of Guatemala establishes the freedom of religion. While it is not a state religion, the Catholic Church is recognized as "a distinct legal personality" that receives certain privileges. [1] According to the constitution, no member of the clergy of any religion may serve as president, vice president, government minister, or as a ...
The Guatemalan American population at the 2010 Census was 1,044,209. Guatemalans are the sixth largest Hispanic group in the United States and the second largest Central American population after Salvadorans. Half of the Guatemalan population is situated in two parts of the country, the Northeast and Southern California.
Pages in category "Guatemalan diaspora in the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The majority of the Guatemalan diaspora is located in the United States of America, with estimates ranging from 480,665 [17] to 1,489,426. [18] The difficulty in getting accurate counts for Guatemalans abroad is because many of them are refugee claimants awaiting determination of their status. [ 19 ]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Guatemalan-American culture" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total ...
Once money is remitted from the United States to Guatemala, only a small percentage goes towards investment or savings. The U.N Economic Commission for Latin America collected surveys in Southern Guatemala and concluded that 57.1% of remittances are used for consumption, while only 5.4% of the remittances are saved or invested. [22]
Guatemala is bordered by the North Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Honduras (also known as the Caribbean Sea). It shares land borders with Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Belize. Due to Guatemala's proximity to the United States, fear of the Soviet Union creating a beachhead in Guatemala created panic in the United States government during the ...
Kendall, Carl, "The Politics of Pilgrimage: The Black Christ of Esquipulas," in N. Ross Crumrine and Alan Morinis, eds. Pilgrimage in Latin America. New York 1991. Sullivan-González, Douglass. The Black Christ of Esquipulas: Religion and Identity in Guatemala. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press 2016.