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GUATEMALA

guatemala is a large country in central america. north of it is mexico, south of it are honduras and el salvador. it has coasts to both the atlantic and the pacific ocean. from 1519 to 1821 it was part of the spanish empire, then it became an independent country. the capital is guatemala city, the population of guatemala is 16.3 mio.

the photos presented in the six galleries below were made during a voyage in 1987. only two, maya tale and tikal maya ruins, are completed so far. regarding the brief sidestep to copan see the gallery for honduras.