Overview of Guatemala: History

The first evidence of human settlers in Guatemala goes back to at least 12,000 BC. Sites dating back to 6500 BC have been found in Quiché in the Central Highlands and Sipacate, Escuintla on the central Pacific coast. Read More »

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Overview of Guatemala: History is based on Guatemala by Maarten, ANNETTE, Josué Goge, Plutosdogscat, anonymous, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.