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It's understandable that Guatemala has been an unstable country due to its history; however, I have a hope that my beautiful country will thrive one day as my ancestors (the Mayas) did. First, we need to educate our people, have strict laws and regulations, and improve our infrastructure; we are on our way there. Te Amo Guatemala! 🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹
*Guatemala is insanely powerful* *If Guatemala eliminated certain government policies and foreign involvement within national affairs they would guarantee a better future for millions of Guatemalans* *Guatemala has the most powerful economy in Central America and it hasn't even taken full advantage of all it's lands and resources* *Guatemala has many enemies and they are the ones who have done everything in their power to keep Guatemala down!!!*
The mineral industry of Guatemala includes: The Marlin Mine, a gold mine owned by Montana Exploradora de Guatemala, S.A (Montana), a subsidiary of Canadian company Goldcorp. The El Estor mine, one of the largest nickel mines in Guatemala. A group of indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ women has launched a precedent-setting legal challenge that could cast a chill over Canada’s vast mining interests
Not any more, global warming has changed the climate in Guate, it even snowed just recently in Xela in the mountains and if I'm correct, in Totonicapán too.
I was at rio dulce! Like 2 or 1 week ago in Guatemala I went to visit grandpa in Guatemala hopefully my loving country can stay strong and look beautiful as always
The presidents are corrupt because they are backed by the US Govt. those who oppose US intervention are labeled dictators and US helps to remove them in order to have no opposition.
Ummm... from a Guatemalan born and raised, let me tell you that the capital has been moved actually 3 times (1527, 1541 and 1773), and only one was because of a volcanic eruption. You could do some more research before telling "true facts" about a country...
Los Aztecas eran mas tontitos que Los mayas Los mayas eran astronomos e inteligentes y Los astecas eran mas corientes guarachudos y. Se dedicaban a montarse verga entre ellos
Holle si muchos mexicanos no saben asta la fecha que hay mayas en mexico sabes porque porque el teritorio que tiene mexico donde hay mayas era de guatemala a si que estodia istoria pendejete
GUATEMALA .cuna y corazon de mundo Maya .poseedor de la piramide mas grande del mundo y de las primeras super carreteras en el mundo y el primer Estado politico donde el maiz era su alimento y el cacao su moneda todo esto se descubrio en la cuenca el mirador PETEN GUATEMALA alguna duda busqen a RICHARD HANSEN reconocido arqeologo a nivel mundial entrevistado en CNN EN CAMILO PRESENTA..
I pray I may return one day. I was born there but have not been since I was very little. I have one memory and I deeply treasure it. Hopefully one day I can fill my soul with new ones.
This is the most biased, uneducated, disdainful, unprofessionally made full of misspelled words and inaccurate fact checks video on Guatemala ever made... like the simple fact that you said Guatemala has Aztec roots just throws any credibility you might have had out the window. I'm honestly shocked TH-cam hasn't shut you guys down for putting out piss poor content. Yes Guatemala is far from being a "1st World" country, but regionally it is the heart, the spine and lifeblood of Central America.
Please go back to school... The aztecs where not in Guatemala, thats in México.. Dont confuse Guatemalan history with the mexican.. I think instead of aztecs you probably should say Olmecs and Mayans.. The country is not so violent like you think is less violent if we compare Guatemala city to baltimore, baltimore is way more violent and its less populated than Guatemala city... So there are cities in the U.S that are more violent and has more crime than any city in Guatemala.....
I love my beautiful country ❤ I came to NYC at the age of 7 I am now 54 but I never forget my roots or where I come from I go visit every 2 yrs I LOVE GUATEMALA 🇬🇹❤♥
I love Guatemala, visited Antigua and lake Atalan last winter and felt very safe. Tomorrow I am crossing the boarder from Belize to see some tourists attractions. Great video, I learned some good info!
Khabib Nurmagomedov Dont go to isolated places after dark, and if you see something sketchy, LEAVE THE AREA AS FAST AS YOU CAN. Go to your hotel or something
People from Guatemala are the most kind hearted people I've ever met in my entire life. I am saying this as a 38 year old Turkish men, who travelled quite a few countries. Never been to Guatemala but I met some in New York. Even in a post modern jungle like New York couln't dirty their beautiful hearts.
Everyone who can grow cacao can claim. But as an indigenous woman from Guatemala 🇬🇹 the Mayan people used cacao beans as money/medicine in ceremony. Yes I guess in Mexico 🇲🇽 is common as well. Don’t forget we are neighbors and part of the Mesoamerica region with its similarities.
The 16th thing you may want to know about Guatemala: Pirates operated in Belice and eventually took it away from Guatemala. Pirates initially established one of their many operational centers in the very tip of the northern part of Belize to intercept Spanish galleons that travelled in el Caribe to deliver silver and gold and other products from Guatemala to Spain. With no strong control of the region by Spain, piracy became rampart, and the initial center of operation, started increasing in size. It was never the size of what we know at Belice Today. At the time of independence, Guatemala did not have resources to protect its land militarily. In its role as the site of the General Captaincy of Central America, Guatemala acquired the right to the lands as a result of its independence from the Spanish Crown. A Central American union became a mere illusion, as the "nueva burguesia", in each locality fought against a union. Local economic and political interests had become well established and dominant in each region. During a fight for the union Guatemala lost its leader el "Los Llanos de Chalchuapa". No union effort was attempted in Central America again. Would not Central America (CA) have a stronger voice in the forum of nations Today, had a union been achieved? Perhaps, CA would not be, and be considered a bunch of small poor little nations. Unlike other nations, Guatemala was not gifted with petroleum, although some lands taken from it may contain this type of gold. Petroleum is the perfect gift from nature to oil the economic development of a country. Not sufficient military strength, specially to control the remote jungles of Belice, caused Guatemala to make a proposal to the occupiers: Build a road from Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios, and you will be able to stay for 100 years on the condition of returning the land. The road was never built. And, since the piracy business gradually became less and less profitable, the occupiers focused on importing large quantities of slaves to exploit the exotic woods and other resources of that region. I have visited posh rooms and buildings in London, which are said to be veneered with wood from Belice. In some cases, varieties of these exotic woods are extinct. The take over of the land increased. In the mid-eighties Guatemala brought this issue to the attention of the UN seeking to recover Belice. The UN was insensitive to Guatemala's request: It was as if you asked a child to return a toy after he or she him/her has been let play with it. Circumstantially, Guatemala was forced to let the issue rest in 1992 (although, if my memory serves me right, Guatemala still held for some time a territorial claim for the lower part of Belice after 1992) Prior to the decision for Guatemala to be forced to let go of Belice, carriers landed on Belice. At around the same time, Guatemala had been buying Galils, aircraft, and computerized logistic systems from Israel. Yet, this time, Israel offered its own soldiers to help Guatemala, should an actual engagement occurred. (GUA voted in favor of the formation of the state of Israel in 1949 at the UN, and was the first country after the US to move its embassy to Jerusalem; ...a long relationship indeed). Not knowing what to do with this hot issue (short of calling it a hot potato), and confronting a great deal of international pressure, the UN determined: We'll put the decision up for vote from Belice. Well, I will not go on to describe details, but they are obvious. Belice voted for being independent, which also gave it a ticket to become a member of the Commonwealth. (I am actually trying to recover some land in GUA, even though I inherited the title from my mother, and literally hold the piece of paper in my hands. It is not a pleasant or easy experience.) In the present, the territory of Guatemala reflects losses of land to Mexico (at the very least Chiapas and Tabasco...too long ago since I read about it. I'd like just to incite curiosity on this subject not write a thesis), and the loss of Belice, due to the interplay of a series of geopolitical events, and actors that can be inferred easily. Lastly, and unfortunately, the loss may also be attributed to the loss of steam of the union effort in Central America; headed by Guatemala. El Salvador won the battle against the efforts of Justo Rufino Barrios, then president of Guatemala. After that, a union merely remained as an unachievable dream. Land take overs happened everywhere in the New Continent. Mexico lost California, New Mexico and a part of Colorado to the US. Mexico must know the taste of such a misfortune too. Then by domino effect Guatemala ended up being dismembered by Mexico; as if that had not been enough, the loss of Belice followed. I miss that part of the map I used to see when I was in elementary school in Guatemala. I left my Guatemala about 35 years ago and have returned to visit almost every year. My whole family remained there, except for this nomad that has lived 20 years in various states of the US, 5 years in London, and 7 in Berlin Germany...3 undergraduate degrees including Humanities, and ISE engineering, then, postgraduate in SAE, and MS in SE. I have always thought that it is not the same to spend a long vacation or work for one or two years on an international assignment. It takes time to learn about and understand a new culture. Although I have missed Guatemala, I think that the benefit is that I can savor Guatemala more deeply and more objectively. I understand its struggles. I think it is time to forget about dinners and martinis at the Carlton Club, the Ritz on Piccadilly Street, try a Zacapa Centenario once in a while away from home, concerts at music centers, dinners at embassies, the social clubs by invitation only, and tell my dear nephew in San Lucas Sacatepequez: Mijo, vamos al parque a tomar un atol de elote, comer una enchilada con bastante repollo de conserva y veamos a los patojos jugar pelota. Entonces, ya en el parque, le diria al oido: Mijo: Belice es de Guatemala.
I was born in Guatemala. And then adopted by 2 parents and came to the United States and have lived in Minnesota since. I go from one of the warmest places on earth to the coldest state on earth.
Also some scenes of Star Wars were filmed in Guatemala in Tikal and Volcán de Fuego recently erupted on June 3rd of this year which was a major tragedy but showed how people in Guatemala can be very supportive when needed. Thank you for all your videos Alux!
we need to support our local countries they are a part of us the world a a big puzzle lets put this thing together come love support will thrive lets do this !!
I’m Guatemalan Colombian and Mexican but I usually don’t consider myself guat because I know nothing about the culture I was never taught by my dad because he left
Hello Alux! The moment I saw the content of your channel I completely felt in love with it. Can you please do a video like this about Cuba. I think Cuba is one of the most beautiful countries and destinations in the world, and it makes me sad that not a lot of people knows to much about it.
Hello, I am from Guatemala, and I recommend it to you, it is a very beautiful country and with many traditions, a very beautiful place is Tikal, old Guatemala and the city of Esquipulas, the bad thing is its terrible government
I’m Guatemalan but look nothing like them Bc of how pale I am hahaha but Guatemala is such a beautiful place to be in its so amazing the dances , fairs, clothing, and everything te amo Guatemala! 🇬🇹💙🤍💙
I can relate as well. I’m pale and don’t really look Guatemalan so people get really confused when I tell them Im Guatemalan. And your right, Guatemala is a wonderful country and I hope to visit my family over there this year!! 🇬🇹
*There was a surge of Germans who settled in Guatemala from the 1800's - early 1900's* *Many white Guatemalans i would estimate 6 million "white" Guatemalans mostly in the departments of Zacapa, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Santa rosa, Chiquimula, and izabal... some even marry thier couzins to keep thier bloodline pure*
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Guatemala is such a lovely country and the people are awesome and so friendly. When I was there , there wasn't as much crime as there is now. For number 2 it's actually called Rio Dulce-pronounced Ree-oh Dool say" I know this because I used to live in Guatemala and was there for twenty years and am fluent in Spanish.
Don’t know about that. The country is on the top 5 for the most murders. And they have way more crimes than the US and other various European countries. Gotta do some extensive research. And probably where you live at. It’s safer than some US cities. And safer than some European cities.
Yeah, the white man looks at a land and says, "I saw it, so it belongs to me." How arrogant they are. These kinds of arrogant men need to wander aimlessly, with no home of their own, for all eternity in the afterlife.
It is crucial to mention the level of involvement the United States has had in Guatemala as the States have literally changed the trajectory of the country throug political and economic meddling including coup d'etats. Also, it's important not to make sweeping generalizations like the one mentioned in the bonus fact. Not all Guatemalan people worship Maximon or are even familiar with the deity.
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Canada..
Let's Cover El Salvador..!
Do Nicaragua next
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It's understandable that Guatemala has been an unstable country due to its history; however, I have a hope that my beautiful country will thrive one day as my ancestors (the Mayas) did. First, we need to educate our people, have strict laws and regulations, and improve our infrastructure; we are on our way there. Te Amo Guatemala! 🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹
Geovany11
I hope so too. Would be nice to see my country to do better without all this corrupt people in the government
*Guatemala is insanely powerful*
*If Guatemala eliminated certain government policies and foreign involvement within national affairs they would guarantee a better future for millions of Guatemalans*
*Guatemala has the most powerful economy in Central America and it hasn't even taken full advantage of all it's lands and resources*
*Guatemala has many enemies and they are the ones who have done everything in their power to keep Guatemala down!!!*
Geovany11 viva la Mexico
The Epic Apple estoy feliz por ti 👍
Guatemala is The country of eternal spring too. 💙🖤🇬🇹
I like that!!
Lmao I live here and this is not the land of eternal spring we just got through a really bad cold patch where lots of children got sick and died
The mineral industry of Guatemala includes: The Marlin Mine, a gold mine owned by Montana Exploradora de Guatemala, S.A (Montana), a subsidiary of Canadian company Goldcorp. The El Estor mine, one of the largest nickel mines in Guatemala.
A group of indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ women has launched a precedent-setting legal challenge that could cast a chill over Canada’s vast mining interests
Big fakks
Not any more, global warming has changed the climate in Guate, it even snowed just recently in Xela in the mountains and if I'm correct, in Totonicapán too.
And it’s not Dolce Rio. It’s Rio Dulce.
and pronounced "DULSE" not "DOLCHE"
She said “ReO dUlChEi”
I was at rio dulce! Like 2 or 1 week ago in Guatemala I went to visit grandpa in Guatemala hopefully my loving country can stay strong and look beautiful as always
Guatemala is really beautiful! Its a shame that presidents are usually corrupt
yea, i went there last year. it was the best summer of my life! (i'm guatemalan)
Ernesto H my dream is to be president in the future and bring Guatemala back and save It because i love my country
Usually?, what a joke!😂 It's always!
Thanks I'm from Guatemala we'll my parents but my grandma is there so I'm half Guatemala and half Texas
The presidents are corrupt because they are backed by the US Govt. those who oppose US intervention are labeled dictators and US helps to remove them in order to have no opposition.
Ummm... from a Guatemalan born and raised, let me tell you that the capital has been moved actually 3 times (1527, 1541 and 1773), and only one was because of a volcanic eruption.
You could do some more research before telling "true facts" about a country...
Karina Sierra
They do not fact check
this statement can be read in EVERY video these guys make.. they get about %30 of there content right...
Omaigosh657 GMD
Their dumbasses said we have Aztec roots. Qúe mulada hombre, ni qúe fueramos de Mexico.
Its only Mayans not Aztecs (Mexico).
Los Aztecas eran mas tontitos que Los mayas Los mayas eran astronomos e inteligentes y Los astecas eran mas corientes guarachudos y. Se dedicaban a montarse verga entre ellos
Jose Hernandez
Ignorante das pena ajena, los sitios archeologicos más importantes MAYAS, están en Yucatán Mexico.
@@JoseHernandez-gh6bb jajajajaja
Holle si muchos mexicanos no saben asta la fecha que hay mayas en mexico sabes porque porque el teritorio que tiene mexico donde hay mayas era de guatemala a si que estodia istoria pendejete
GUATEMALA .cuna y corazon de mundo Maya .poseedor de la piramide mas grande del mundo y de las primeras super carreteras en el mundo y el primer Estado politico donde el maiz era su alimento y el cacao su moneda todo esto se descubrio en la cuenca el mirador PETEN GUATEMALA alguna duda busqen a RICHARD HANSEN reconocido arqeologo a nivel mundial entrevistado en CNN EN CAMILO PRESENTA..
I am from guatemala💕🇬🇹
Seriously
Paola Herrera hermosa 🥰😍
Hi from kathmandu
Paola Herrera nice
I'm full blooded
Interesting video
GOD Bless 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇬🇹
Yes because scary Guatemala needs as many blessings as we can get
My dad is Guatemala 🇬🇹
I am from Guatemala 🇬🇹 my sweet country, in Guatemala there are big beautiful water Fall,in beautiful forest and other things.
I pray I may return one day. I was born there but have not been since I was very little. I have one memory and I deeply treasure it. Hopefully one day I can fill my soul with new ones.
Alux, there is not historic evidence that proves of Guatemala been part of the Aztec empire. Guatemala was only land of the Maya civilization.
Shut ur gay
@@Vetreal I don't know why your think that was an appropriate response.
@@thatonedog819 i don't know why you care what i say
Si eso es correcto 👍🏻
Lol they get mad and start hating when they know most of Central America was only Maya.
Yo soy de guatemala-i'm from Guatemala
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Why Guatemala people burned this girl alive in the middle of the streets ❓
This is the most biased, uneducated, disdainful, unprofessionally made full of misspelled words and inaccurate fact checks video on Guatemala ever made... like the simple fact that you said Guatemala has Aztec roots just throws any credibility you might have had out the window. I'm honestly shocked TH-cam hasn't shut you guys down for putting out piss poor content. Yes Guatemala is far from being a "1st World" country, but regionally it is the heart, the spine and lifeblood of Central America.
Please go back to school... The aztecs where not in Guatemala, thats in México.. Dont confuse Guatemalan history with the mexican.. I think instead of aztecs you probably should say Olmecs and Mayans.. The country is not so violent like you think is less violent if we compare Guatemala city to baltimore, baltimore is way more violent and its less populated than Guatemala city... So there are cities in the U.S that are more violent and has more crime than any city in Guatemala.....
Well said
I'm from the 🇺🇸 Guatemala is actually a amazing place
I love my beautiful country ❤ I came to NYC at the age of 7 I am now 54 but I never forget my roots or where I come from I go visit every 2 yrs I LOVE GUATEMALA 🇬🇹❤♥
God bless Guatemala today and always.
Guatemala 🇬🇹 is a Awesome country and I can not wait to see it on one of my vacations
Dios bendiga guatemala Bienvenidos
Amén
I'm from gutmale😊😊🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹
Beautiful country you have. Tell me is it safe to visit and how much expensive it is , i m from Pakistan neighbouring country India .
Me too🇬🇹 zona6
Same
Me three 🌏💙 colored
Yo tambie pero emigre era de fraijanes
I love Guatemala, visited Antigua and lake Atalan last winter and felt very safe. Tomorrow I am crossing the boarder from Belize to see some tourists attractions. Great video, I learned some good info!
Traveling our beautiful Earth McNally you should go to Tikal! I went there and the Ancient Mayan Ruins were Breathtaking!
Kenneth Alarcon I ended up not going across the boarder, but i will definitely visit in the future!
37 volcanoes, from which 3 are active: Fuego, Pacaya ans Santiago. And all of them are more or less erupting all the time:)
Love Antigua
Viva Guatemala 🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹
Being guatemalan I was very satisfied how well executed this was
My sweet country, beautiful and very scary at the same time. Thank you
im planning a trip there any security tips are welcome
It is very scary in Guatemala I also live here. Thank you for being honest
@@wells686 scary in zona 18 but not zona 10 for example
@@thesoccerjunkie5433 I used to live in zona 18 but in agayed community I hated it now I live in zona 4 next to intecap
Khabib Nurmagomedov Dont go to isolated places after dark, and if you see something sketchy, LEAVE THE AREA AS FAST AS YOU CAN. Go to your hotel or something
I'm from Guatemala.
I am indigenous 100%100 Maya👍
I’m from Guatemala, this country beautiful
Guatemala = Mi Casa🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹
People from Guatemala are the most kind hearted people I've ever met in my entire life. I am saying this as a 38 year old Turkish men, who travelled quite a few countries. Never been to Guatemala but I met some in New York. Even in a post modern jungle like New York couln't dirty their beautiful hearts.
I’m from Guatemala but live in the USA 🇺🇸 but I’ll be the second billionaire and run for president and fix Guatemala.❤️
The fact that you said dulche did not stop bothering me 😩 that’s Italian
Couldn't watch anymore after she said aldutche Rio lmao
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 shes white
That’s where she lost me lol
In Guatemala you get out of school at 12:30 pm and go to school at 7 or 8 am
Everyone who can grow cacao can claim. But as an indigenous woman from Guatemala 🇬🇹 the Mayan people used cacao beans as money/medicine in ceremony. Yes I guess in Mexico 🇲🇽 is common as well. Don’t forget we are neighbors and part of the Mesoamerica region with its similarities.
omg the black panther at :50 seconds
The 16th thing you may want to know about Guatemala:
Pirates operated in Belice and eventually took it away from Guatemala. Pirates initially established one of their many operational centers in the very tip of the northern part of Belize to intercept Spanish galleons that travelled in el Caribe to deliver silver and gold and other products from Guatemala to Spain.
With no strong control of the region by Spain, piracy became rampart, and the initial center of operation, started increasing in size. It was never the size of what we know at Belice Today.
At the time of independence, Guatemala did not have resources to protect its land militarily. In its role as the site of the General Captaincy of Central America, Guatemala acquired the right to the lands as a result of its independence from the Spanish Crown. A Central American union became a mere illusion, as the "nueva burguesia", in each locality fought against a union. Local economic and political interests had become well established and dominant in each region. During a fight for the union Guatemala lost its leader el "Los Llanos de Chalchuapa". No union effort was attempted in Central America again.
Would not Central America (CA) have a stronger voice in the forum of nations Today, had a union been achieved?
Perhaps, CA would not be, and be considered a bunch of small poor little nations.
Unlike other nations, Guatemala was not gifted with petroleum, although some lands taken from it may contain this type of gold. Petroleum is the perfect gift from nature to oil the economic development of a country.
Not sufficient military strength, specially to control the remote jungles of Belice, caused Guatemala to make a proposal to the occupiers: Build a road from Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios, and you will be able to stay for 100 years on the condition of returning the land. The road was never built. And, since the piracy business gradually became less and less profitable, the occupiers focused on importing large quantities of slaves to exploit the exotic woods and other resources of that region. I have visited posh rooms and buildings in London, which are said to be veneered with wood from Belice. In some cases, varieties of these exotic woods are extinct. The take over of the land increased. In the mid-eighties Guatemala brought this issue to the attention of the UN seeking to recover Belice. The UN was insensitive to Guatemala's request: It was as if you asked a child to return a toy after he or she him/her has been let play with it. Circumstantially, Guatemala was forced to let the issue rest in 1992 (although, if my memory serves me right, Guatemala still held for some time a territorial claim for the lower part of Belice after 1992)
Prior to the decision for Guatemala to be forced to let go of Belice, carriers landed on Belice. At around the same time, Guatemala had been buying Galils, aircraft, and computerized logistic systems from Israel. Yet, this time, Israel offered its own soldiers to help Guatemala, should an actual engagement occurred. (GUA voted in favor of the formation of the state of Israel in 1949 at the UN, and was the first country after the US to move its embassy to Jerusalem; ...a long relationship indeed). Not knowing what to do with this hot issue (short of calling it a hot potato), and confronting a great deal of international pressure, the UN determined: We'll put the decision up for vote from Belice. Well, I will not go on to describe details, but they are obvious. Belice voted for being independent, which also gave it a ticket to become a member of the Commonwealth. (I am actually trying to recover some land in GUA, even though I inherited the title from my mother, and literally hold the piece of paper in my hands. It is not a pleasant or easy experience.)
In the present, the territory of Guatemala reflects losses of land to Mexico (at the very least Chiapas and Tabasco...too long ago since I read about it. I'd like just to incite curiosity on this subject not write a thesis), and the loss of Belice, due to the interplay of a series of geopolitical events, and actors that can be inferred easily. Lastly, and unfortunately, the loss may also be attributed to the loss of steam of the union effort in Central America; headed by Guatemala. El Salvador won the battle against the efforts of Justo Rufino Barrios, then president of Guatemala. After that, a union merely remained as an unachievable dream.
Land take overs happened everywhere in the New Continent. Mexico lost California, New Mexico and a part of Colorado to the US. Mexico must know the taste of such a misfortune too. Then by domino effect Guatemala ended up being dismembered by Mexico; as if that had not been enough, the loss of Belice followed.
I miss that part of the map I used to see when I was in elementary school in Guatemala. I left my Guatemala about 35 years ago and have returned to visit almost every year. My whole family remained there, except for this nomad that has lived 20 years in various states of the US, 5 years in London, and 7 in Berlin Germany...3 undergraduate degrees including Humanities, and ISE engineering, then, postgraduate in SAE, and MS in SE. I have always thought that it is not the same to spend a long vacation or work for one or two years on an international assignment. It takes time to learn about and understand a new culture. Although I have missed Guatemala, I think that the benefit is that I can savor Guatemala more deeply and more objectively. I understand its struggles.
I think it is time to forget about dinners and martinis at the Carlton Club, the Ritz on Piccadilly Street, try a Zacapa Centenario once in a while away from home, concerts at music centers, dinners at embassies, the social clubs by invitation only, and tell my dear nephew in San Lucas Sacatepequez: Mijo, vamos al parque a tomar un atol de elote, comer una enchilada con bastante repollo de conserva y veamos a los patojos jugar pelota.
Entonces, ya en el parque, le diria al oido:
Mijo: Belice es de Guatemala.
I'm from Guatemala and uploaded this on my birthday. How could I miss that.
good for you.
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Why Guatemala people burned this girl alive in the middle of the streets ❓
Mi bella Guatemala! Corazón del mundo Maya!🇬🇹🇬🇹💓
Guatemala is abundant,beautiful country rich in nature
I’m from Guatemala!
The city of eternal spring🌷🌺🌸🌼🌻
Shalom from the Caribbean ✋ ..
What caribbean if you please?
@@y-mklisrael8477 i think he a pirate of the Caribbean
Hello Which Caribbean do you live In.??
2:12 cool! my photo I took back in 2009, it's all over the Internet now, and served its purpose. :)
My son is wedding a Guatemalan women soon. Thought I’d come here to learn about the country. 😊
Saudos to my Guatemala brothers and sisters God bless you!
Love Guatemala 🇬🇹. From Bangladesh :) 🇧🇩
I was born in Guatemala. And then adopted by 2 parents and came to the United States and have lived in Minnesota since. I go from one of the warmest places on earth to the coldest state on earth.
Also some scenes of Star Wars were filmed in Guatemala in Tikal and Volcán de Fuego recently erupted on June 3rd of this year which was a major tragedy but showed how people in Guatemala can be very supportive when needed. Thank you for all your videos Alux!
Yeah, is My beautiful country Guatemala 🇬🇹🇬🇹
It's in my bucket list already!❤️
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Why Guatemala people burned this girl alive in the middle of the streets ❓
Guatemala didn’t have any Aztecs 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Aztecs are still your brothers, Israel..
@Mr Know it all si, si a nadie le interesa
@Mr Know it all ta' bien máster te me cuidas
I love Guatemala From Philippines ❤️🇵🇭
This was a great video thank you for sharing!
we need to support our local countries they are a part of us the world a a big puzzle lets put this thing together come love support will thrive lets do this !!
Due to "Spanish INFLUENCES". yes... influences... good wording smh -___-"
avery just say: colonization
@@joshblanc3790 depending on how you look at it, I would even just say invasion
Im both Guatemalan and Dominican. I've been to both and I do like Guatemala more.....HOWEVER I think I'll stick to going to Mexico.
I’m Guatemalan Colombian and Mexican but I usually don’t consider myself guat because I know nothing about the culture I was never taught by my dad because he left
GOD BLESS GUATEMALA ! Blessed land and blessed people !
From jerusalem israel.
Hello Alux! The moment I saw the content of your channel I completely felt in love with it. Can you please do a video like this about Cuba. I think Cuba is one of the most beautiful countries and destinations in the world, and it makes me sad that not a lot of people knows to much about it.
You're so pretty *-*
I'm from there my country is beautiful like if you from there the most beautiful country of central America 🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🌎
Hello, I am from Guatemala, and I recommend it to you, it is a very beautiful country and with many traditions, a very beautiful place is Tikal, old Guatemala and the city of Esquipulas, the bad thing is its terrible government
Waoo very beautiful country.
love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
@Khetman of the Zaporozhyan Cossack Host ok
muhammad talha thank you for your nice complements. You are very welcome to my country.
I’m Guatemalan but look nothing like them Bc of how pale I am hahaha but Guatemala is such a beautiful place to be in its so amazing the dances , fairs, clothing, and everything te amo Guatemala! 🇬🇹💙🤍💙
I can relate as well. I’m pale and don’t really look Guatemalan so people get really confused when I tell them Im Guatemalan. And your right, Guatemala is a wonderful country and I hope to visit my family over there this year!! 🇬🇹
Yes pretty lady yourt voice it's so sweet.
Im from Guatemala 🇬🇹 originally, but Guatemala it's beautifull
Also,
Luis Vohn Ahn is a full blown Guatemalan. Being of German descent in Guatemala is not a rare thing.
I know !!!! We have visitors from all over the world
*There was a surge of Germans who settled in Guatemala from the 1800's - early 1900's*
*Many white Guatemalans i would estimate 6 million "white" Guatemalans mostly in the departments of Zacapa, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Santa rosa, Chiquimula, and izabal... some even marry thier couzins to keep thier bloodline pure*
I love my country ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
1:26 That guy on the bottom left squatting looks like my cousin (who's 17) that's insane.
Que bonita VOZ!!💫 de la narradora💫 mi linda GUATEMALA!!😘❤🇬🇹💫
Mi lindo pais 🇬🇹
Lindo pais que bellesa de pais mui lindo dios los bendiga
I ❤️❤️❤️ 🇬🇹🇬🇹 fine the difference. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 btw im from 🇬🇹 and miss it
william alvarado cool
I Miss it soo much too 😫
Wow I didn’t know about some of this things.
Guatemala is such a lovely country and the people are awesome and so friendly. When I was there , there wasn't as much crime as there is now. For number 2 it's actually called Rio Dulce-pronounced Ree-oh Dool say" I know this because I used to live in Guatemala and was there for twenty years and am fluent in Spanish.
Rió Dulce - pronounced Rio “dool Seh” 😊
Guatemala is a hidden gem
Lmao
@@wells686 lol stfu
Viva Guatemala 🇬🇹
CORRECTION - In Guatemala only the Mayans lived and not the Aztecs (they are just from Mexico).
So beatuful video 🤗
Good video 👍
My dad is Guatemala 🇬🇹
God bless Guatemala
I'm from Guatemala♥️♥️
I was born in Guatemala but I was adopted so now I live in Florida and I am a Indian
I love Guatemala. I live here almost 8 years. Criminal here no more than in USA or in Europe.
Don’t know about that. The country is on the top 5 for the most murders. And they have way more crimes than the US and other various European countries. Gotta do some extensive research. And probably where you live at. It’s safer than some US cities. And safer than some European cities.
Thank you for do this video.
finally not Europe
Yeah, the white man looks at a land and says, "I saw it, so it belongs to me." How arrogant they are. These kinds of arrogant men need to wander
aimlessly, with no home of their own, for all eternity in the afterlife.
@@kevingarrett8403 im guatemalan and im white try again
There were no Aztecs.
I love this
My dad is from Guatemala and he tell me story about when he was little and what did he did in Guatemala
Amo mi chapilandia
My husband is from Guatemala he just came back from visiting his family he said he had a lot of fun
I visited family as well I just got back last week
It is crucial to mention the level of involvement the United States has had in Guatemala as the States have literally changed the trajectory of the country throug political and economic meddling including coup d'etats. Also, it's important not to make sweeping generalizations like the one mentioned in the bonus fact. Not all Guatemalan people worship Maximon or are even familiar with the deity.
What about La Antigua Guatemala, way you not mentioned it???
omg whyyyyyyyy
Yo lo fui a visitar el año pasado con mi familia, es hermoso
You mean "Why" right?
Nice video. I love Guatemala. You guys should do México next.
My from is guatemala. Thank you for dis vidio
Chocolate is actually from Mexico, the Olmecs. :)
Wrong
GUATEMALA Respetable, GUATEMALA Linda, GUATEMALA, Hermosa aqui esta tu hijo te llebare en mi mente y en mi corazon hasta la muerte / Edy Paz.
GUATEMALA pioneers en jugar a los expresidentes corruptos en el mundo y desafiando a los dictadores
Im from Guatemala 🇬🇹 🇬🇹 🇬🇹😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Y u people burned that girl alive in the middle of the streets ❓
Awesome travel Tuesday!!! Love it!! Great job!!👍
Wayyyyyyyyyy better than watchmojo
you guys got your facts right! =]
When they put the little videos of Irtra in the back ground i has so Many memories come back 😫🖤