Do you remember from the last posting about
the Mayans? I found an interesting fact from my friend from Guatemala that more
than half of Guatemalans are the descendants of the Mayans! Some of them preserve
the life style of Maya-wear traditional dress and speak indigenous language. The
rest of the Guatemalans are Ladinos, mixed Maya-Spanish ancestry).
Guatemala, the meaning of its name is the “land
of tree.” It is where the most populous nation in Central America. Like the
meaning of its name, it is heavily fostered and mountainous country.
Guatemala
has been dreaming about peace in the world for a long time. In the presidential
palace, there is a statue called “Palm of Peace.” It is the world’s famous
statue which the presidents, politicians, and celebrities from around the world
visit and lay the flower in the statue. In 2011, the UN secretary general Ban
Ki-Moon was the first Korean citizen to lay the flower in the statue. But this
time, the world peace activist Man-Hee Lee visited Guatemala and was invited to
the Presidential Palace and laid the flower. It is surprising that a mere private
volunteer organization could do all the peace activities for the universe! If I
was a president, I would give him all the best awards and honor him as the
state guest. Chairman Lee is the one who has done things that presidents or
politicians couldn’t do. I hope his work continues until the world peace comes
true.
Reference:http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/guatemala-facts/
Photo source:http://guatemala-thebook.com/
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