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Guatemala is a small Central American country of 13 million people. The Maya civilization was dominant for hundreds years. What's it like for a 14-year old girl today? Meet Keli!

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Keli

My School

Photo: Keli outsideI am in the sixth grade this year. When I was little, I started kindergarten when I was six and then I was too sick to go to school and had to make up a couple of years of school. I am old for my class. I have 45 boys and girls in my class and there are 350 kids in the school.

We go to school from 8:00 in the morning until 1:00 in the afternoon. Then we eat lunch at home. During the school day, we spend most of our time writing. The subjects we study are math, Spanish language, social studies, science, and art.
 

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GeoSpy

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Photo: Tikal

Maya Mystery

What happened to the Maya civilization?

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Quetzal Bird

Guatemala's national bird is threatened.

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