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Antigua
Guatemala
Chichicastenango
Guatemala
Sololá
Tikal
Hondur as
Méx ico
Be l i ce
El Sa l vador
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Méx i co
Ni ca ragua
Ho ndur as
Panamá
Co st a
Ri ca
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Sa l vad or
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T9
Country:
Guatemala
Theme:
Shopping and clothing
An example of the integration of culture
Tres trajes típicos
DESAFÍO
3
Mack y Tim
Vamos de compras
DESAFÍO
2
Un mercado
especial
DESAFÍO
4
Janet y Andy
Buy articles of clothing in a mall
in Guatemala.
Acquire three traditional garments
in Tikal.
Locate a bag of worry dolls in the
Chichicastenango market.
MAPA CULTURAL
Guatemala
2. El quetzal: el ave de Guatemala
3. Rigoberta Menchú:
la lucha por la paz
1. La gran ciudad maya de Tikal
4. La marimba: sonido
guatemalteco
196 ciento noventa y seis
(3) Rigoberta Menchú.
The quetzal is the bird represented on the
Guatemalan flag. It symbolizes freedom.
Because the quetzal is in danger of extinction,
it has been declared a protected species.
The quetzal played an important role in many
Mayan myths.
(1) Ruinas de la ciudad de Tikal (Petén).
(2) Un quetzal.
Rigoberta Menchú is a descendant
of the Maya Quiché in the northwestern
part of Guatemala. She received
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992
for defending the human rights
of indigenous populations and for
working for peace. She is the most
famous indigenous woman
in Guatemala.
The region of flatlands in the northern part
of Guatemala is called Peten. Here is located
Tikal, an immense Mayan city. The Tikal
National Park covers an area of 576 km
2
(222 square miles). This is equivalent to the
area occupied by the city of Chicago, Illinois.
ciento noventa y siete 197
Mensajes desde Guatemala
Investiga y escribe.
Choose one of these topics to research.
1. El centro histórico.
Describe the buildings (size, color) and the types of shops.
2. El cantante.
Describe his appearance. Compare him with a singer you know.
Say if you like his music.
3. La Quema del Diablo.
Compare this festival with one you know.
Escribe.
Use two of the most important facts to write an e-mail to a friend.
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The marimba is a popular
musical instrument in Guatemala.
It looks like a huge xylophone
and can have either a single
or a double keyboard.
The most complex marimbas can
produce the same sounds as
a symphony orchestra.
(4) Músicos tocando la marimba.
El centro histórico
de la ciudad de Guatemala.
1
El cantante
Ricardo Arjona.
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3
La tradición
de la Quema del Diablo.
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Va os de co pras
DESAFÍO
Buy articles of clothing in a ma l
in Guate ala.
MAPA CULTURAL
Guatem la
2. El quetzal: el ave de Guatem la
3. Rigoberta Menchú:
la lucha por la paz
1. La gran ciu ad m ya de Tikal
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