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GOAL!

Conclusion

I hope this brings awareness to what a poor country Guatemala is and all the other 3rd world countries. Also I hope this makes everyone feel fortunate that we live where we are. Guatemala doesn't even have the same type of health care that we do. Especially with this pandemic happening right now we are lucky we live the way we do here. I can't imagine what it would be like to live there.

All About Guatemala Cont.

Guatemala also doesn't have the money to build things like schools. That is one of the main reasons why my sister went. She was on humanitarian trip to help build schools. It made her so grateful that we have all these great things here in Canada and made her realize how good we have it here. A significant amount of the population is dramatically poor. My sister visited the garbage dump while she was there where she saw hundreds of families who lived at the dump. The reason they lived there was so they could go through the garbage trucks as soon as they arrived to try to find anything they could sell to get money for food.

Show n Tell: Drum

People of Guatemala

Guatemala is divided into two separate groups of people, Ladinos and Maya, who make up the majority of Indians in Guatemala. Most of the country speaks spanish, however there are 20 different Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala. Many of those people however are bilingual and speak spanish.

All About Guatemala

I need to tell you a little bit about Guatemala. It is located at the bottom of the U.S. right next to Mexico. It's a beautiful place, but it is a 3rd world country. They had a civil war that lasted 36 years starting in 1954 and ending in 1996. They have 27 volcanoes spanning 300km. 3 of the volcanoes are continuously active. They also have to deal with horrible weather such as hurricanes and cyclones that causes damaging floods. You are not able to drink fresh water from a tap like you can here. You would get very sick if you did.

How Old Is It?

The drum was made in 2015 right before my sister's trip. The woman that made it would carve them constantly so she could sell and get money to feed her family.

By Camdyn Pawson

What is it?/ How Was It Made?

The object I have for everyone today is a drum handmade in Guatemala. It was a gift from my sister. A woman made this drum with her own two hands. She carved the wood herself and the design is native art from Guatemala. She then hand painted it herself as well. It came with a drum stick as well but I misplaced it. She was selling it for a reasonable price, in Canadian dollars, to ensure it would sell quickly so she could have money for food.