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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.
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.
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.
Qʼeqchiʼ (/qʼeqt͡ʃiʔ/) (Kʼekchiʼ in the former orthography, or simply Kekchi in many English-language contexts, such as in Belize) are a Maya people of Guatemala, Belize and Mexico. Their indigenous language is the Qʼeqchiʼ language. Before the beginning of the Spanish conquest of Guatemala in the 1520s, Qʼeqchiʼ settlements were ...
A teacher works with a Kʼicheʼ student at her school in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Quiché, Guatemala. Intercultural bilingual education in Guatemala was begun as part of a 20th-century educational reform effort intended to promote the country's cultural diversity. The programs merge Mayan language and culture with Spanish language and Ladino ...
Achi people. The Achi are a Maya ethnic group in Guatemala. They live in various municipalities in the department of Baja Verapaz. The municipalities they live in are Cubulco, Rabinal, San Miguel Chicaj, Salamá, San Jerónimo, and Purulhá, in addition to parts of Granados and el Chol.
Carne adobada, adobo marinated preserved beef or pork. Pulique, yet another kind of meat and vegetable stew. Suban-ik, chicken and pork stewed in a red sauce inside mashan leaves, often prepared for special occasions. Enchiladas, tostadas (fried tortillas) stacked with ground beef and vegetables, typically including beets.
The Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Textiles and Clothing (Spanish: Museo Ixchel del Traje Indigena) is a museum in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The museum explores the Guatemalan traditions of dress throughout the country and also has notable collections of ceramics, textiles, jewelry and books. The museum is housed on the campus of Francisco ...