Guatemala - January to March 2013

Fact sheet

- Capital: Guatemala City
- Currency: The quetzal
- National holiday: Independence Day, September 15 (1821)
- Time difference: When it's noon in France, it's 4 a.m. in Guatemala in summer and 5 a.m. in winter.
- Official language: Spanish, alongside indigenous dialects
- Main cities: Guatemala City, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, Alta Verapaz, Quiché, Quetzaltenango, Escuintla, Chimaltenango
- Religion: Three quarters of the population are Catholic, the remaining quarter Protestant. Mayan rituals are allowed, but the evangelical churches are steadily gaining ground and weakening them.

Phrasebook

- Yes / no: sí / no
- Hello: buenos días
- Goodbye: adiós
- Please: por favor
- Thank you: gracias
- I don't understand: no entiendo
- Doctor: médico
- The check: la cuenta
- How much is it?: cuánto cuesta
- Restrooms: servicios