Guatemala: Top 10 Quick Facts

¡Hola, welcome to Guatemala!

Motto: "Pais de la Eterna Primavera" which means 'Country of Eternal Spring'

• Guatemala is located in Central America, south of Mexico.

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• The flag of Guatemala has three vertical bands with the first and third band being blue and the second (middle) band white. The second (middle) band also contains the coat of armor in the middle.

• The capital city of Guatemala is Ciudad de Guatemala or Guatemala City with a population of more than 990,000 people.

• Another city is Mixco with a population of more than 470,000 people.

• The official language of Guatemala is Spanish.

• National animal: Quetzal

• National flower: Lycaste Skinneri

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• Guatemala natives

• Guatemala's most popular sport is soccer.

• And, anybody's favorite: Food.

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