¡HOLA! I am here in Guatemala, the land of eternal spring! I am sorry it has taken so long to post on my blog but I have only had internet access once since I have been here. Guatemala is not like the United States. Everyone does not have a computer and the schools do not have them either.
My first week here in Guatemala has been busy. When I arrived in Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala it was mid afternoon which means it was raining. It was raining because Guatemala is in what is called the rainy season. This means that everyday in the afternoon it rains for about 2 or 3 hours. The rainy season is when the farmers grow their crops. The farmers are beginning to harvest their crops right now! I am going to go pick fruit for the market with my family this weekend!
I am living in Magdalena Milpas Altas. Magdalena is the patron saint of the town and Milpas Altas means tall corn. They are not joking when they say this town is full of tall corn. The corn here measures about 10 feet tall. Do you know how tall that is? It is as tall as a basketball hoop (I think)!
Guatemala is a beautiful country. I am living in the mountains so it is really cold at night but warm during the day. It is really pretty here too because I can see all the other mountains around me, some of them are even above the clouds!
Magdalena is a large town for Guatemala. There are 2,000 people living here. Everyday there are horses and donkeys in the streets that are carrying things for people! Today there were even eight cows walking down the street! It is really dirty here because there are not trash cans in the streets so every throws their trash on the ground. Do you think this is good for the environment?
I eat fruit and Corn Flakes with hot milk for breakfast. For lunch I have beans, rice and chicken with tortillas. And for dinner I have beans and eggs and tortillas! Here you do not eat with a fork or a spoon you eat with tortillas. They make the tortillas by hand here. The grandmother of my house makes them three times a week. They are delicious! Do you like tortillas?
This has been a long post so I will stop here for today. Check again soon for another post!
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Location:Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and BelizeClimate:tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
Population:12,728,111 (July 2007 est.)Population growth rate:2.152% (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 69.69 years male: 67.94 years female: 71.52 years (2007 est.)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.1% male: 75.4% female: 63.3% (2002 census)
Currency (code):quetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD), others allowed
GDP (purchasing power parity):$61.38 billion (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):$5,000 (2006 est.)Labor force:5.02 million (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line:56.2% (2004 est.)
Population:12,728,111 (July 2007 est.)Population growth rate:2.152% (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 69.69 years male: 67.94 years female: 71.52 years (2007 est.)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.1% male: 75.4% female: 63.3% (2002 census)
Currency (code):quetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD), others allowed
GDP (purchasing power parity):$61.38 billion (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):$5,000 (2006 est.)Labor force:5.02 million (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line:56.2% (2004 est.)
1 comment:
Good job Mack. I will tell the kids on Monday and send home blog site again.
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