Guatemala is a republic that is located on the southwest border of Mexico; Its coasts give the Atlantic Ocean and also the Pacific. For the northeast limits with war and by the southeast with Honduras and El Salvador.
The center of Guatemala is crossed by two mountain ranges: it is nothing more and nothing less than, to the north, the oldest and most eroded chain of the high Cuchumatanes and, to the south, the Sierra Madre, mountain range somewhat younger than the Previous, with 33 volcanoes, 3 of which are in active state.
Attractions of Guatemala
The second of the mountainous chains mentioned in parallel to the coast of the Pacific Ocean, from southern Mexico to El Salvador, dominating a narrow coastal plain.
The land there is strongly enriched with volcanic ashes, so the area is much more fertile than any other in the same country. In the north, the highlands slide towards a wide and wooded plain called Petén and towards the plains that border the Gulf of Honduras.
The weather in Guatemala
The weather in Guatemala is tropical, with seasonal rains, although in the mountains it is very cold and rains at the same time.
In the tropical jungles of the lowlands, meanwhile, hardwoods and rubber trees abound; Above oaks and conifers grow; and mangroves in coastal regions.
Fauna, meanwhile, is typical of tropical regions and includes jaguars, pecaríes and monkeys, while crocodiles and manatees abound in the rivers. And there is also a wide variety of birds.