Guatemala (Spanish: República de Guatemala, Spanish pronunciation: [reˈpuβlika ðe ɣwateˈmala]) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. Its size is just under 110,000 km² with an estimated population of 13,000,000.

A representative democracy, its capital is Guatemala City. Guatemala's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contribute to Mesoamerica's designation as a biodiversity hotspot

	Tikal
	Tikal (or Tik’al, according to the more current orthography) is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now modern-day northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén at 17°13′19″N 89°37′22″W , the site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park and in 1979 was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The closest large modern settlements are Flores and Santa Elena, approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi) by road to the southwest
	Alta Verapaz
	Alta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché. Also in Alta Verapaz are the towns of Chisec, San Pedro Carchá and San Cristóbal Verapaz.
	Antigua Guatemala
	La Antigua Guatemala (commonly referred to as just Antigua or La Antigua) is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Mudéjar-influenced[1] Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruins of colonial churches. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala.	Lake Atitlán from Panajachel

 Information About Guatemala:

Official name:  Republica de Guatemala

Presidente: Alvaro Colom

Capital: Guatemala City

Other large Guatemala Cities: Quetzaltenango, Antigua Guatemala, Escuintla.

Land area: 108.430 sq km

Total area: 108, 890 sq km

Airports: 452 (2004 est).

Population: (2008 est) 14, 293,340

Monetary unit: Quetzal

Languages: Spanish 60%, Other languages 40%, 23 Officially recognized Amerindian Languages.

Ethnic Groups: Meztisos 59.4%, Other Mayan 8.6%, K’i che 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%Mam 7.9%, Q’ueqchi  6.3%, Indigenous non –Mayan0.2%, other0.1%

Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant , Indigenous Mayan

Literacy rate: 71%

Unemployment: 7.5%

Labor forcé: 3.76 million; agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35%(1999est).

Industries: sugar, coffee,textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum,metals  rubber tourism.