18 Fun & Interesting Facts About Guatemala

1. Guatemala means the “land of Trees” in a Mayan tongue

2. The official Language of Guatemala is Spanish

3. The official currency of Guatemala is the Quetzal

4. The Capitol city of Guatemala is Guatemala City

5. Guatemala has the largest collection of UNESCO heritage sites in Latin America, Antiguan, Archeological Park, the ruins of Quirigua, and the National Park of Tikal

6. The highest mountain in Guatemala is the Tajamulco volcano it has an altitude above 4500 meters or 14000 ft.

7. The national flag of Guatemala with two separate blue strips and a national coat of arms in the middle the strips represent two bodies of water.

8. There are about 21 different varieties of original Mayan languages still spoken in Guatemala today

9. Guatemala is ground zero for chocolate they invented the first chocolate bar during Mayan Times

10. Guatemala is where Blue Denim was created for the first time aka blue jeans

11. The Mayan culture was rich in mathematical computations they first created the concept of Zero

12. There is of course modern legend that Mayan babies don’t cry

13. Guatemala is the largest and most populous Latin America country

14. Guatemala is located in Central America and shares borders to the north and west with Mexico

15. Numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms

16. The average woman in Guatemala works more than any other women in the world

17. Guatemala is most famous for its league in the soccer world cup

18. Guatemala was the first country to have uncovered the ancient ruins of Mayan astrological calendar computation.