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  2. Culture of Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The culture of Guatemala reflects strong Mayan and Spanish influences and continues to be defined as a contrast between poor Mayan villagers in the rural highlands, and the urbanized and relatively wealthy mestizos population (known in Guatemala as ladinos) who occupy the cities and surrounding agricultural plains.

  3. Education in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    According to the Constitution of Guatemala, education is compulsory and free in public schools for the initial, primary and secondary levels. There is a five-tier system of education starting with primary school, followed by secondary school and tertiary education, depending on the level of technical training. [1][2]

  4. World Teachers' Day - Wikipedia

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    The theme of World Teachers' Day 2023 is "The teachers we need for the education we want". Teachers are the heart of education and in many countries are leaving the profession they love, and fewer young people aspire to become one. UNESCO estimates that the world needs over 69 million new teachers by 2030, and the shortage only continues to grow.

  5. List of Teachers' Days - Wikipedia

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    On October 5, the Canadian Teachers' Federation and its member organizations across the country celebrate World Teachers' Day through a public awareness campaign that highlights the contributions of the teaching profession. Chile. 16 October. In 1967, September 11 was selected as Día del Maestro ('Teacher's Day').

  6. Guatemalans - Wikipedia

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    a Guatemalan American b Guatemalan Mexican. Guatemalans (Spanish: guatemaltecos or less commonly guatemalenses) are people connected to the country of Guatemala. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Guatemalans, several (if not all) of these connections exist.

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    National Archaeological Park Tak’alik Ab’aj. Retalhuleu Department. 14°38′45″N91°44′10″W / 14.645833°N 91.736111°W / 14.645833; -91.736111 (National Archaeological Park Tak’alik Ab’aj) Cultural (ii) (iii) 2023. Tak’alik Ab’aj is an archaeological site located on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala.

  8. Guatemalan art - Wikipedia

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    Guatemalan art refers to all forms of visual art associated with a Guatemalan national identity either because they are created within Guatemala, for Guatemalans, or by Guatemalans. The visual arts in Guatemala consist largely of weaving, muralism, painting, architecture, and the performing arts. Most analysis of Guatemalan and Indigenous ...

  9. Languages of Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Foreign. English. Spanish is the official language of Guatemala. Guatemalan Spanish is the local variant of the Spanish language. Twenty-two Mayan languages are spoken, especially in rural areas, as well as two non-Mayan Amerindian languages: Xinca, an indigenous language, and Garifuna, an Arawakan language spoken on the Caribbean coast.