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Guatemala and Her People of To-day / Being an Account of the Land, Its History and Development; the People, Their Customs and Characteristics; to Which Are Added Chapters on British Honduras and the Republic of Honduras, with References to the Other Countries of Central America, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica

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A travel-based study of a Central American republic that surveys its geography, climate, natural resources, and volcanic landscapes; describes urban life in the capital, transportation and railways, agricultural production, and economic opportunities; examines the people, indigenous customs and social character, religious influences, and contemporary political history; documents ancient ruins and archaeological monuments; and includes chapters on neighboring British Honduras and the Republic of Honduras, combining firsthand observations, historical narrative, and practical commentary on present conditions and future possibilities.

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Title: Guatemala and Her People of To-day

Author: Nevin O. Winter

Release date: April 26, 2019 [eBook #59367]

Language: English

Credits: E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)

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GUATEMALA

 

Works of
NEVIN O. WINTER
❦

Mexico and Her People of To-day $3.00

Guatemala and Her People of To-day 3.00

❦
L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
New England Building, Boston, Mass.

 

PRESIDENT CABRERA.

 

GUATEMALA AND
HER PEOPLE OF
TO-DAY
BEING AN ACCOUNT OF
THE LAND, ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT;
THE PEOPLE, THEIR CUSTOMS AND
CHARACTERISTICS; TO WHICH ARE ADDED
CHAPTERS ON BRITISH HONDURAS AND
THE REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS, WITH REFERENCES
TO THE OTHER COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL
AMERICA, SALVADOR, NICARAGUA,
AND COSTA RICA
BY
NEVIN O. WINTER
AUTHOR OF “MEXICO AND HER PEOPLE OF TO-DAY”
ILLUSTRATED FROM ORIGINAL AND
SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR
BOSTON  ❦  ❦  L. C. PAGE
AND COMPANY  ❦  MDCCCCIX
Copyright, 1909,
By L. C. Page & Company
(INCORPORATED)
All rights reserved
First Impression, July, 1909
Electrotyped and Printed by
THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

 

The author’s route is printed in red.
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TO
MY SISTER

For the better understanding of the pronunciation of the names of towns and places in Guatemala and other parts of Spanish-America, the rule for their pronunciation is herewith given:

is pronounced like, in English
A ah
E ay
I ee
J h
O oh
U oo
Ñ ny
Hue we
LL lli (in million)
H is silent