!!!Guatemala %%image_right [{GoogleMap location='Guatemala' type='embedded' zoom='bounds' width='450' height='350'}] %% [{Image src='gt-lgflag.gif' class='image_left' height='150' width='226'}] [{Image src='guatemala.jpg' class='image_left' }] The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees. %%menu-geo %%cols-r * %%icon-geo,geo %% [Geography|Geography/America/Guatemala/Geography] * %%icon-geo,maps %% [Maps|Geography/America/Guatemala/Maps] * %%icon-geo,culture %% [Culture|Geography/America/Guatemala/Culture] ---- * %%icon-geo,special %% [Special Information|Geography/America/Guatemala/Special_Information] * %%icon-geo,picture %% [Pictures|Geography/America/Guatemala/Pictures] * %%icon-geo,community %% [Community Contributions|Geography/America/Guatemala/Community_Contributions] %% %%