Guatemala

Flores is the capital of the Petén, Guatemala's landlocked, northernmost province. The population is 13,700 (2003).

The old part of the city is located on an island on Lake Peten Itza, connected to the mainland by a short causeway. On the mainland is the suburb Santa Elena and, to the West, a contiguous municipality San Benito.

The Itza left the Yucatán region in the 13th century and built the city later known as Tayasal as their capital. They called it Noh (Nohoch) Petén, literally "City Island". It was also called Tah Itzá, or 'Place of the Itzá'.
It was here, on the island of Flores on the shore of Lake Petén Itzá, that the last independent Maya state held out against the Spanish conquerors. In 1541, Hernán Cortés came to the island, en route to Honduras, but needed to move on and did not try to conquer it.
The Spanish did not manage to conquer the island until 1697, when they marched in, attacked via boats, and destroyed it. Those who could flee did so, and many Itzá people hid in the jungle for years. From the ruins of Noh Petén arose the modern city of Flores.
Source:Wikipedia

Yay, finally additional cards of Guatemala, as I only have one from

this country before this. Thanks to Ale and Mario for the

2014 School Project.

Sent: 4 June 2014   Received: 23 July 2014   Travelled: 49 days

Chichicastenango Market, Guatemala

Chichicastenango is a large indigenous town, lying on the crests of mountaintops at an altitude of 1,965 m . As of 2012, 98.5% of the municipality's population is indigenous Mayan K'iche. 92% of the municipality's population speaks the K'iche language, with the remaining 8% being monolingual Spanish speakers. 71% of the municipality's population was bilingual, speaking both K'iche and Spanish, and an additional 21% were monolingual K'iche speakers. The K'iche people and language dominate the municipality.  It is located about 140 km  northwest of Guatemala City.

Chichicastenango is well known for its famous market days on Thursdays and Sundays where vendors sell handicrafts, food, flowers, pottery, wooden boxes, condiments, medicinal plants, candles, pom[disambiguation needed] and copal (traditional incense), cal (lime stones for preparing tortillas), grindstones, pigs and chickens, machetes, and other tools. In the central part of the market plaza are small eateries (comedores).

Among the items sold are textiles, particularly the women's blouses. The manufacture of masks, used by dancers in traditional dances, such as the Dance of the Conquest, have also made this city well known for woodcarving.

Source:Wikipedia

Thanks to Ale for this Guatemala Classroom project back in 2014.

Sent from student Jonathan

Sent: 16 June 2014   Received: 23 July 2014   Travelled: 37

Guatemala

 

Coleccion Welcome to Guatemala by Diego Molina

20. Tipica y humilde viveinda indigena en el Altiplano de Guatemala

Translation: Typical and humble indigenous housing in the Highlands of Guatemala
A great card from Estuardo! Thank you!

Sent: 6 June 2013