Country Report: Guatemala

The Government of Guatemala has undergone many major changes in the past 60 years. The government faces military coups, government reforms, political and social revolution. Many political forces have influenced Guatemala and changed it to today's country. If the national system has a high capability to capture, the risk of acquiring power will be higher. When the desire for power is high, more coups will be executed and the power of the government will change more.

Guatemala is a fundamentally divided country. Most of Central America is relatively homogeneous, except for the few indigenous peoples of Honduras and Nicaragua and the population of Afro descendants. In contrast, Guatemala is divided into dozens of indigenous peoples, which make up about 40% of the population. This country is in the area once governed by the Mayan civilization, and today many people call Guatemala "the core of the Maya world". Indigenous peoples still dominate the highlands of the central and northwestern parts of the country, and in the short period of the 19th century it was an independent country called Los Altos. In contrast, the majority of the population of Guatemala's mixed-race occupies mountains in the east, Guatemala City, coastal lowlands and tropical rain forests. Because of this inhomogeneity, the history of Guatemala is broken and restored, circulating between a series of strong men, military leaders, and occasionally left-winged people.

Guatemala City is the largest city in Central America where more than 1 million people gather. Guatemala City has some of the best museums in the country, including the National Archaeological Museum which contains the collection of the wealthiest Maya relics in the world. Other museums have the Museo Popol Vuh museum dedicated to the cultural heritage of Guatemala. Museo Ixchel del Traje Indigena has various luxury fabrics that can be found in Guatemala. Established by the Spaniards in 1543, Antigua was the capital of the Central American colony until a series of earthquakes stressed the residents to leave the town. In its prime, Antigua was one of the wealthiest cities in the New World. Under the charm of a lazy colonial era, this tradition is shining today.