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The National Library of Guatemala ( Biblioteca Nacional) is the national library of Guatemala. It is located in Zone 1 of Guatemala City near the National Palace of Guatemala . The library has 7 reading rooms among them are: School reading room with 225,000 books. General reading room with 110,000 books together with collections of old books ...
The Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ( USAC, University of San Carlos of Guatemala) is the largest and oldest university of Guatemala; it is also the fourth founded in the Americas. Established in the Kingdom of Guatemala during the Spanish colony, it was the only university in Guatemala until 1954, [a] although it continues to hold ...
The music of the ancient Mayan courts is described throughout native and Spanish 16th-century texts and is depicted in the art of the Classic Period (200–900 AD). The Maya played instruments such as trumpets, flutes, whistles, and drums, and used music to accompany funerals, celebrations, and other rituals.
The Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 departments ( Spanish: departamentos) [1] which in turn are divided into 340 municipalities. [2] [3] The departments are governed by a departmental governor, appointed by the President . In addition, Guatemala has claimed that all or part of the nation of Belize is a department of Guatemala, and this ...
Major lakes (lagos) in Guatemala Lake Location Department (state administrative district) Amatitlán: 14.4500 -90.5667 (14°27'N ~ 90°34'W) Guatemala: Atitlán:
But, as luck would have it, one of our very finds of the year is now 40% off for just $16. We first wrote about this nifty gadget as a great gift for new dads who need a hands-free way to read or ...
The National Library José Martí (Spanish: Biblioteca Nacional José Martí) is the national library of Cuba. It is located in Havana and named after the national hero José Martí. This library was established on October 18, 1901. [1] BNJM is a partner in the Digital Library of the Caribbean, contributing digitized materials to share with the ...
Noa Argamani, a rescued hostage, embraces her father, Yakov Argamani, following her rescue, on June 8, 2024. - Israeli Army/Handout via Reuters. Argamani was in captivity for eight months before ...