Quauhtlemallan in Pepoglyphs
Quauhtlemallan in Pepoglyphs by Pepo Toledo – 2015
Guatemala Micro Mural: From Colonialism to Neo Colonialism
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Prehistoric animals |
Petroglyphs |
Orion constellation,
origin of Mayan culture |
Mayan glyphs |
Mayan temples |
Men of maize |
| Discovery of America | Guatemala landscape | Conqueror Pedro de Alvarado | Quiché indian heroe Tecún Umán | Catholic Church
Mercantilism |
1773
Santa Marta earthquake |
| 1821
Guatemala Independence from Spain |
1823 Monroe Doctrine
1901 Big Stick Diplomacy |
Quetzal, national “freedom” symbol | 1871
Guatemala Liberal Revolution |
1871
Coffee elite institutionalized
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1902
United Fruit Company, banana empire |
| 1944
Breton Woods Dollar takes over the world |
1944
Guatemala October Revolution |
1944–1948
US syphilis experiments on Guatemalans |
1954
CIA coup to president Jacobo Árbenz |
US supported military dictatorships |
Monopolies, dominant elites
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Civil War |
1976 earthquake |
Petrodollars, Debt Crisis |
US
Immigration Crisis |
Drug trade |
Wall Street
vicious circle crisis |
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