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El Salvador and Guatemala maintain bilateral relations. El Salvador has an embassy in Guatemala City. [1] Guatemala has an embassy in San Salvador. [2] Both countries are members of the Central American Integration System, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Organization of American States, and the Organization of Ibero-American ...
The border (1968 map) Chingo volcano lies on the border between El Salvador and Guatemala. The El Salvador–Guatemala border is a 203 km (126 mi) international boundary in the northeast–southwest direction, northwest of El Salvador, and separating the country from the territory of Guatemala.
The Vuelta a Guatemala, which has become the largest sporting event in the country in terms of spectator affluence, was first held in 1957.The winner of the first edition was local racer Jorge Surqué, and during the first four years, the competition was dominated by Guatemalan and Colombian participants.
In 1946, the Bank of Guatemala took over the issuance of paper money, with the first issues being overprints on notes of the Central Bank. Except for the introduction of 50 quetzal notes in 1967, the denominations of banknotes remained unchanged until 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 quetzal coins replaced notes at the end of the 1990s.
Flag of Guatemala 1858–1871: State Flag of Guatemala 1871–1968: State flag used until 1968, similar to modern flag but with minor differences and additions of blue and white ribbons; some variants contained red ribbons or multiple [7] [8] 1871–1968: State Flag of Guatemala (variant, used before c. 1920s) 1968–1997: State Flag of Guatemala
The Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación or MINEDUC) is a government ministry of Guatemala, headquartered in Zone 10 of Guatemala City. [ 1 ] Notes
November 2–7: The Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco y Atletismo in Zapopan hosts the 2019 WBSC Premier12 baseball championship. November 3 Hundreds of people, mostly women, march in Mexico City against femicide. [357] At least five people are killed in a shooting in a tianguis de autos (bazaar of used cars) in Uruapan, Michoacan. [358]