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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Belize Belize bəlēzˈ [key], independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations (2020 est…Alvarado, Pedro de
(Encyclopedia) Alvarado, Pedro deAlvarado, Pedro depāˈᵺrō dā [key]Alvarado, Pedro de älväräˈᵺō [key], 1486–1541, Spanish conquistador. He went to Hispaniola (1510), sailed in the expedition (1518) of…Puerto Barrios
(Encyclopedia) Puerto BarriosPuerto Barriospwārˈtō bärˈyōs [key], city (1994 est. pop. 29,095) and port, E Guatemala, capital of Izabal dept., on the Bay of Amatique, an arm of the Caribbean Sea. It…Asturias, Miguel Ángel
(Encyclopedia) Asturias, Miguel ÁngelAsturias, Miguel Ángelmēgĕlˈ ängˈhĕl äst&oomacr;ˈryäs [key], 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and diplomat. Living in Paris in the 1920s, Asturias was…Fuego
(Encyclopedia) FuegoFuegofwēˈgō [key] or Volcán de FuegoVolcán de Fuegobōlcänˈ ᵺē [key]Volcán de Fuego fwēˈgō [key] [Span.,=volcano of fire], active volcano, 12,346 ft (3,763 m) high, S central…Santiaguito
(Encyclopedia) Santiaguito, volcano, Guatemala: see Santa María.Quiché
(Encyclopedia) QuichéQuichékēchāˈ [key], indigenous peoples of Mayan linguistic stock, in the western highlands of Guatemala; most important group of the ancient southern Maya. The largest of the…Pérez Molina, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Pérez Molina, Otto, 1950–, Guatemalan army officer and politician, b. Guatemala City. Pérez rose through the officer ranks to become a general, leading troops and then military…Agua
(Encyclopedia) AguaAguaäˈwä, äˈgwä [key] or Volcán de AguaVolcán de Aguabōlcänˈ ᵺē [key]Agua äˈwä, äˈgwä [key] [Span.,=volcano of water], volcano, 12,310 ft (3,752 m) high, S Guatemala. In 1541,…Tajumulco
(Encyclopedia) TajumulcoTajumulcotäh&oomacr;m&oomacr;lˈkō [key], inactive volcano, 13,816 ft (4,211 m) high, W Guatemala. It is the highest mountain in Central America.Trending
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