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Antigua

Guatemala

Chichicastenango

Guatemala

Sololá

Tikal

Hondur as

Méx i co

Bel ice

El Sal vador

O C É A N O

P A C Í F I C O

0

50

25

kilómetros

0

50

25

millas

México

Nica r

agu

a

Ho nduras

Panamá

Co st a

Rica

Be lice

El

Salvad or

M a r C a r i b e

O C É A N O

PA C Í F I C O

T9

Level: 1 Country:

Guatemala

Theme:

Shopping and clothing

An example of the integration of culture

Tres trajes típicos

DESAFÍO

3

Mack y Tim

Vamos de comp

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.

Honduras

México

Belice

El Salvador

OCÉANO

PACÍFICO

50

25

kilómetros

50

25

millas

México

Nicaragua

Honduras

Panamá

Costa

Rica

Belice

El

Salvador

0

200

100

kilómetros

0

200

100

millas

Mar Caribe

OCÉANO

PACÍFICO

0

0

Guatemalaesuna república

deCentroamérica. Por

el norte limita conMéxico.

Es un paísmás pequeño

queelestadode Tennessee

y tienemás de 13

millones de habitantes.

La capital deGuatemala

es la ciudad de

Guatemala,el núcleomás

grande deCentroamérica.

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Proporciones

Escribe.

Use themap to correct these sentences.

1.

México esunpaísmenosanchoqueGuatemala.

2.

Hondurasesunpaísmás estrechoqueBelice.

3.

Guatemala esunpaísmás grandequeNicaragua.

4.

Guatemala esunpaísmáspequeñoqueBelice.

MAPA CULTURAL

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9

9

Mensajes desde Guatemala

Investiga yescribe.

Chooseoneof these topics to research.

1.El

centrohistórico.

Describe the buildings (size, color) and the types of shops.

2.El

cantante.

Describe his appearance.Compare himwith a singer you like.

3.

LaQuemadelDiablo

.

Compare this festivalwith one you know.

Escribe.

Use two of themost important facts towrite an e-mail to a friend.

2.El

quetzal: el ave de Guatemala

Thequetzal is thebird representedon the

Guatemalan flag. It symbolizes freedom.

Because thequetzal is indangerof extinction,

ithasbeendeclaredaprotected species.

Thequetzalplayedan important role inmany

Mayanmyths.

(1)Ruinasde la ciudadde Tikal (Petén).

(2)Un quetzal.

1.La

gran ciudad maya deTikal

The regionof flatlands in thenorthernpart

ofGuatemala is calledPeten.Here is located

Tikal,an immenseMayan city.TheTikal

NationalPark coversanareaof 576km

2

(222 squaremiles).This is equivalent to the

areaoccupiedby the cityofChicago, Illinois.

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*+2')/;*'**+ ;':+3'2'

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2)'4:'4:+

/)'8*5 8054'

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Patricia y Tess

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