Reading suggestions

Rainplayer...Davis Wisniewski
Guatemala Rainbow...Gianni Vecchiato Coffee table type book with gorgeous photos
Sawdust Carpets...Amelia Lau Carling Story about the Easter processions in Antigua
Mama & Papa Have a Store...Amelia Lau Carling
The Maya...Life, Myth, and Art...by Timothy Laughton A beautiful coffee table type book
Silence on the Mountain...Stories of Terror, Betrayal and Forgetting in Guatemala by Daniel Wilkerson
Tikal...The Center of the Maya World by Elizabeth Mann
The Hummingbird King...A Guatemalan Legend by Argentina Palacios
Favorite Recipes from Guatemala...by Laura Lynn Woodward
False Tongues and Sunday Bread (recipe book)
Abueala's Weave..by Omar S. Castaneda
Kids Who Walk on Volcanoes by Paul Otteson
The Most Beautiful Place in the World By Ann Cameron
I, Rigoberta Menchú, an Indian Woman in Guatemala, autobiography
Children of Guatemala, by Jules Hermes
"Threads Breaking the Silence", Stories of the Women of the CPR-Sierra, compiled by Ramelle Gonzales
A Forest of Kings, The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya by Linda Schele and David Freidel
The CIA in Guatemala: author?

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Children's books

Guatemala ABCs.. A Book about the People and Places of Guatemala....Marcie Aboff beautiful ABC book to introduce early readers to Guatemala...beautiful pictures too.
My Pig Amarillo...by Satomi Ichikawa A cute story that teaches kids about the Guatemalan holiday Day of the Dead/kite flying
The Night of Las Posadas and The Lady of Guadalupe both by Tomie De Paola teach kids about Guate or Latin holidays and traditions
Mario's Mayan Journey by Michelle McCunney Kids love this book

Travel books

Culture Smart - Guatemala, a quick guide to customs and etiquette
Moon Handbooks - Guatemala
Frommer's - Guatemala
Insight Guides - Guatemala Belize & The Yucatan