From Guatemala to The U.S.

Hi! My name is Alejandro Rodriguez-Jaquez and I am a student at City College of San Francisco. This blog is for an assignment in the class Intercultural Communication taught by Dr. Jennifer Kienzle. If you have any questions or comments about this project, please contact Dr. Kienzle: jkienzle@ccsf.edu

Guatemala is a central american country which is bordered by Mexico from the north and west, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east, El Salvador to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Guatemala has a population of about 16.6 million people. The main language spoken is Spanish but there are also many indigenous languages that are spoken in many parts of the country like K'iche', Q'eqchi', Kaqchikel, and Mam. Most of the population is bilingual with the first being Spanish and an indigenous language being the other.

It's largest city is Guatemala City, with a population of 1.1 million. Guatemala's main religion is Roman Catholic. Guatemala is seperarated into 22 departments and 340 municipalities.