!!!Guatemala %%image_right [{LeafletMap script='/scripts/leaflet/story-map.js' width='500' height='400' initmap('/storymap/guatemala.geojson','Guatemala','15.000000','-90.000000',contId,3); }] %% '' From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala endured a bloody civil war fought between the U.S.-backed government and leftist rebels, which included massacres of the Mayan population perpetrated by the military. A representative democracy, Guatemala's capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City. '' *Guatemala has largest boundary with Mexico which is approximately 962 km. *Guatemala has shortest boundary with El Salvador which is approximately 203 km. *The largest river in Guatemala is Motagua which is 490 km. *The largest export partner of Guatemala is US. *The largest import partner of Guatemala is US. *There are 5 seaports in Guatemala. !!Special facts about Nobel Prize winners Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a Guatemala born Nobel Prize winner who got the Nobel Prize quite early, at the age of 33 years. !!Tourist Attraction [Tourists climb Pyramid II to reach the Temple of the Masks in the Maya city of Tikal.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/guatemala-guide] !!National Facts * The famous dance of Guatemala is Punta. * The famous dishe of Guatemala is Fiambre. !References #Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]