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Mel 10/26/2025 9:01:56 AM MST |
Hello everyone and welcome, Despite less than 23.7% of the world remaining to visit, we continue to grow! We’re pleased to welcome Guatemala, bringing the total number of countries that have visited our website to 132. We sincerely hope we can be of assistance in your journey to restored health. Good luck and God bless, Mel Guatemala is a Central American country renowned for its Mayan heritage, volcanic landscapes, and vibrant Indigenous culture. Its economy is the largest in Central America but faces significant challenges with inequality and poverty. Geography and climate Location: Bordered by Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador, Guatemala has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Hello everyone and welcome, Despite less than 23.7% of the world remaining to visit, we continue to grow! We’re pleased to welcome Guatemala, bringing the total number of countries that have visited our website to 132. We sincerely hope we can be of assistance in your journey to restored health. Good luck and God bless, Mel Guatemala; A largely mountainous country with a fertile southern coastal plain and the vast northern lowlands of Petén. Two mountain chains divide these regions. Volcanoes: Situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the country is home to 37 volcanoes, three of which are active: Fuego, Pacaya, and Santiaguito. Climate: Often called "the land of eternal spring" due to its mild climate, Guatemala has a dry season from October to April and a rainy season from May to October. Culture: Diversity: Guatemalan culture is a distinct mix of Indigenous Mayan traditions and Spanish colonial influences. There are four main cultures: Maya, Ladino, Xinca, and Garifuna. Language : Spanish is the official language, but there are 22 other Mayan languages, along with the Xinca and Garifuna languages. Textiles: Women in the highlands weave and wear brightly colored traditional clothing known as traje. Each region and village has its own style. Religion: The population's religious beliefs are a mosaic of traditional Mayan spirituality, Catholicism, and Evangelical Christianity. Music: The national instrument is the marimba, a type of wooden xylophone. Economy: Central American powerhouse: Guatemala has the largest economy in Central America. The largest sectors are services, industry, and agriculture. Key products: Major exports include sugar, coffee, and bananas. It is also the world's leading exporter of cardamom. Remittances: Remittances from Guatemalans living abroad are a huge driver of the economy, accounting for nearly 20% of the GDP. Challenges: The country faces deep-seated issues with poverty and inequality, particularly for Indigenous populations. In 2023, 56% of the population lived in poverty. Food: Influences: Guatemalan cuisine is a unique blend of Mayan, Spanish, and Caribbean traditions. Staples: The diet is centered on corn, chilies, and black beans. Tortillas are a staple of every meal. Popular dishes: Pepián: A rich, hearty chicken or beef stew with roasted spices and seeds. It is considered the national dish. Kak'ik: A traditional Mayan turkey soup with a rich, spiced broth. Tamales: Steamed corn dough parcels, usually filled with meat and sauce, and wrapped in banana leaves. Specialty items: The country is known for producing excellent coffee and is considered a birthplace of chocolate. Tourist attractions Tikal National Park: A UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the largest and most impressive ancient Mayan cities, located in the northern Petén rainforest. Antigua: A former colonial capital famous for its cobblestone streets, colorful architecture, and spectacular Holy Week celebrations. Nearby is the famous Arco de Santa Catalina. Lake Atitlán: The deepest lake in Central America, surrounded by volcanoes and traditional Mayan villages. Champey: A natural monument with a limestone bridge creating a series of turquoise, terraced pools in the middle of a lush jungle. Volcanoes: Hiking is a popular activity, with Acatenango and the highly active Pacaya being common destinations for trekkers. Festivals: Semana Santa (Holy Week): Antigua hosts one of the largest Holy Week celebrations in the world. The streets are decorated with elaborate carpets made of flowers and colored sawdust. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead): Celebrated on November 1 and 2, this is a special time for families to honor deceased loved ones. Highlights include giant kite festivals in towns like Santiago Sacatepéquez and the traditional dish fiambre. ..................................................................................................................................... 1) Albania 2) Afghanistan 3) Algeria 4) Anguilla 5) Argentina 6) Armenia 7) Australia 8) Austria 9) Azerbaijan 10) Bahrain 11) Bahamas 12) Bangladesh 13) Barbados 14) Barbuda 15) Belarus 16) Belgium 17) Benin , Republic of 18) Bermuda 19) Bolivia 20) Bosnia and Herzegovina 21) Botswana 22) Brazil 23) British Virgin Islands 24) Bulgaria 25) Cambodia 26) Canada 27) Cayman Islands 28) Chili 29) China 30) Colombia 31) Congo Democratic Republic of 32) Costa Rica 33) Côte d'Ivoire 34) Croatia 35) Curacao 36) Cyprus 37) Czech Republic 38) Czechia 39) Denmark 40) Dominican Republic 41) Ecuador 42) Egypt 43) England 44) Estonia 45) Ethiopia 46) Finland 47) France 48) Georgia 49) Germany 50) Ghana 51) Greece 52) Greenland 53) Guam 54) Guatemala 55) Honduras 56) Hong Kong 57) Hungary 58) Iceland 59) India 60) Indonesia 61) Iran, Islamic Republic of 62) Ireland 63) Isle of Man 64) Israel 65) Italy 66) Jamaica 67) Japan 68) Jordan 69) Kazakhstan 70) Korea 71) Kuwait 72) Latvia 73) Lebanon 74) Liechtenstein 75) Lithuania 76) Laos People's Democratic Republic 77) Luxembourg 78) Macedonia 79) Malaysia 80) Malta 81) Mexico 82) Moldova, Republic of 83) Monaco 84) Morocco 85) Mozambique 86) Mauritius 87) Nicaragua 88) Nepal 89) Netherlands 90) New Zealand 91) Nigeria 92) Northern Ireland 93) North Macedonia, United Kingdom of 94) Norway 95) Other unidentified country 96) Pakistan 97) Panama 98) Paraguay 99) Peru 100) Philippines 101) Poland 102) Portugal 103) Puerto Rico 104) Qatar 105) Romania 106) Russian Federation 107) Saudi Arabia 108) Scotland 109) Serbia 110) Seychelles 111) Singapore 112) Slovakia 113) Slovenia 114) Somalia 115) South Africa 116) Spain 117) Suriname 118) Sweden 119) Switzerland 120) Taiwan 121) Thailand 122) Trinidad and Tobago 123) Turkey 124) Ukraine 125) Uzbekistan 126) United Arab Emirates 127) United States 128) Venezuela (Democratic Republic of) 129) Vietnam 130) Wales 131) Zambia 132) Zimbabwe | ||||||
Jenn 9/30/2025 7:10:49 AM MST |
Hello everyone, A new country showed up the other day…British Virgin Islands (BVI). See below for snapshot of the history. Always starts with discovery by some quiet person(s) living life. See below as introduction to BVI. The following is taken from Wikipedia. British Virgin Islands (BVI),[3] officially the Virgin Islands,[4] are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies. The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with more than 50 other smaller islands and cays. About 16 of the islands are inhabited.[3] The capital, Road Town, is on Tortola, the largest island, which is about 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide. The islands had a population of 28,054 at the 2010 Census, of whom 23,491 lived on Tortola;[1] current estimates put the population at 35,802 (July 2018). The economy of the territory is overwhelmingly dominated by tourism and financial services. In terms of financial services, the territory is known as a leading hub for tax evasion and concealment of assets. British Virgin Islanders are British Overseas Territories citizens and, since 2002, also British citizens. Etymology The islands were named "Santa Úrsula y las Once Mil Vírgenes" by Christopher Columbus in 1493 after the legend of Saint Ursula and the 11,000 virgins.[3][5] The name was later shortened to "the Virgin Islands". The official name of the territory is still simply the "Virgin Islands", but the prefix "British" is often used. This is commonly believed to distinguish it from the neighbouring American territory which changed its name from the "Danish West Indies" to "Virgin Islands of the United States" in 1917. In 1968 the British Government issued a memorandum requiring that the postage stamps in the territory should say "British Virgin Islands" (whereas previously they had simply stated "Virgin Islands"), a practice which is still followed today. This was likely to prevent confusion following on from the adoption of US currency in the territory in 1959, and the references to US currency on the stamps of the territory. History It is generally thought that the Virgin Islands were first settled by the Arawak from South America around 100 BC to AD 200, though there is some evidence of Amerindian presence on the islands as far back as 1500 BC. The Arawaks inhabited the islands until the 15th century when they were displaced by the Kalinago (Island Caribs), a tribe from the Lesser Antilles islands. The first European sighting of the Virgin Islands was by the Spanish expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1493 on his second voyage to the Americas, who gave the islands their modern name. The Spanish Empire claimed the islands by discovery in the early 16th century, but never settled them, and subsequent years saw the English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Danish all jostling for control of the region, which became a notorious haunt for pirates. The Dutch established a permanent settlement on the island of Tortola by 1648, frequently clashing with the Spanish who were based on nearby Puerto Rico. In 1672, the English captured Tortola from the Dutch, and the English annexation of Anegada and Virgin Gorda followed in 1680. Meanwhile, over the period 1672–1733, the Danish gained control of the nearby islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix (i.e. the modern US Virgin Islands). The British islands were considered principally a strategic possession. The British introduced sugar cane which was to become the main crop and source of foreign trade, and large numbers of slaves were forcibly brought from Africa to work on the sugar cane plantations. In 1917, the United States purchased the Danish Virgin Islands for US$25 million, renaming them the United States Virgin Islands. Economic linkages with the US islands prompted the British Virgin Islands to adopt the US dollar as its currency in 1959. The British Virgin Islands were administered variously as part of the British Leeward Islands or with St. Kitts and Nevis, with an administrator representing the British Government on the islands. The islands gained separate colony status in 1960 and became autonomous in 1967 under the new post of Chief Minister. Since the 1960s, the islands have diversified away from their traditionally agriculture-based economy towards tourism and financial services, becoming one of the wealthiest areas in the Caribbean. In 2017 Hurricane Irma struck the islands, causing four deaths and immense damage. Geography The British Virgin Islands comprise around 60 tropical Caribbean islands, ranging in size from the largest, Tortola, being 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide, to tiny uninhabited islets, altogether about 150 square kilometres (58 square miles) in extent. Most of the islands are volcanic in origin and have a hilly, rugged terrain. The highest point is Mount Sage on Tortola at 521m. Anegada is geologically distinct from the rest of the group, being a flat island composed of limestone and coral. Climate The British Virgin Islands have a tropical rainforest climate, moderated by trade winds.[5] Temperatures vary little throughout the year. In the capital, Road Town, typical daily maxima are around 32 °C (89.6 °F) in the summer and 29 °C (84.2 °F) in the winter. Typical daily minima are around 26 °C (78.8 °F) in the summer and 23 °C (73.4 °F) in the winter. Rainfall averages about 1,150 mm (45.3 in) per year, higher in the hills and lower on the coast. Rainfall can be quite variable, but the wettest months on average are September to November and the driest months on average are February and March. Politics The territory operates as a parliamentary democracy. Ultimate executive authority in the British Virgin Islands is vested in the King, and is exercised on his behalf by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.[3] The governor is appointed by the King on the advice of the British Government. Defence and most foreign affairs remain the responsibility of the United Kingdom. Economy The twin pillars of the economy are financial services (60%) and tourism (roughly 40–45% of GDP). Economically however, financial services associated with the territory's status as an offshore financial centre are by far the more important.[2] 51.8% of the Government's revenue comes directly from licence fees for offshore companies, and considerable further sums are raised directly or indirectly from payroll taxes relating to salaries paid within the trust industry sector (which tend to be higher on average than those paid in the tourism sector). Well, another great history lesson. Juxtaposition between the beautiful waters and reefs. Then the battles for power again among foreign territories. Keep the romantic memories for anyone whose visited. Many blessings, Jen 1) Albania 2) Afghanistan 3) Algeria 4) Anguilla 5) Argentina 6) Armenia 7) Australia 8) Austria 9) Azerbaijan 10) Bahrain 11) Bahamas 12) Bangladesh 13) Barbados 14) Barbuda 15) Belarus 16) Belgium 17) Benin, Republic of 18) Bermuda 19) Bolivia 20) Bosnia and Herzegovina 21) Botswana 22) Brazil 23) British Virgin Islands 24) Bulgaria 25) Cambodia 26) Canada 27) Cayman Islands 28) Chili 29) China 30) Colombia 31) Congo Democratic Republic of 32) Costa Rica 33) Côte d'Ivoire 34) Croatia 35) Curacao 36) Cyprus 37) Czech Republic 38) Czechia 39) Denmark 40) Dominican Republic 41) Ecuador 42) Egypt 43) England 44) Estonia 45) Ethiopia 46) Finland 47) France 48) Georgia 49) Germany 50) Ghana 51) Greece 52) Greenland 53) Guam 54) Honduras 55) Hong Kong 56) Hungary 57) Iceland 58) India 59) Indonesia 60) Iran, Islamic Republic of 61) Ireland 62) Isle of Man 63) Israel 64) Italy 65) Jamaica 66) Japan 67) Jordan 68) Kazakhstan 69) Korea 70) Kuwait 71) Latvia 72) Lebanon 73) Liechtenstein 74) Lithuania 75) Laos People's Democratic Republic 76) Luxembourg 77) Macedonia 78) Malaysia 79) Malta 80) Mexico 81) Moldova, Republic of 82) Monaco 83) Morocco 84) Mozambique 85) Mauritius 86) Nicaragua 87) Nepal 88) Netherlands 89) New Zealand 90) Nigeria 91) Northern Ireland 92) North Macedonia, United Kingdom of 93) Norway 94) Other unidentified country 95) Pakistan 96) Panama 97) Paraguay 98) Peru 99) Philippines 100) Poland 101) Portugal 102) Puerto Rico 103) Qatar 104) Romania 105) Russian Federation 106) Saudi Arabia 107) Scotland 108) Serbia 109) Seychelles 110) Singapore 111) Slovakia 112) Slovenia 113) Somalia 114) South Africa 115) Spain 116) Suriname 117) Sweden 118) Switzerland 119) Taiwan 120) Thailand 121) Trinidad and Tobago 122) Turkey 123) Ukraine 124) Uzbekistan 125) United Arab Emirates 126) United States 127) Venezuela (Democratic Republic of) 128) Vietnam 129) Wales 130) Zambia 131) Zimbabwe | ||||||
Jenn 7/20/2025 8:00:55 AM MST |
Hello everyone, I’d like to re-introduce the thread highlighting the different countries visiting the website. It’s really about the people in search of answers to the BIG question of how to restore my health. If you are willing tom work hard, you have come to the right place.To the searchers welcome and so glad you’re here! It’s been about a month since Mel asked me to watch over the countries. I haven’t found new ones. The traffic changes throughout the day…sometimes more in the mornings or afternoons. I do question the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland label. Being curious I did some looking. It’s from 1887 before trade and civil wars. Today we know it as UK. The countries are listed individually. What triggers the label? Except Northern Ireland. Maybe it’s one of those back in the day references. Today it’s Ireland as whole country. Don’t know. Thank you to all who have contributed over the years. Again welcome to anyone new to the community. There are answers to many of your questions or even better are the FREE Saturday conference calls and Sunday Fellowship calls. Hope to see you there. Choose Hope because you’re worth it. Many blessings, Jen 1) Albania 2) Afghanistan 3)Algeria 4) Anguilla 5)Argentina 6)Armenia 7)Australia 8)Austria 9)Azerbaijan 10)Bahrain 11)Bahamas 12)Bangladesh 13)Barbados 14)Barbuda 15)Belarus 16)Belgium 17)Benin , Republic of 18) Bermuda 19)Bolivia 20) Bosnia and Herzegovina 21) Botswana 22)Brazil 23) Bulgaria 24) Cambodia 25)Canada 26)Cayman Islands 27) Chili 28) China 29) Colombia 30) Congo Democratic Republic of 31) Costa Rica 32) Côte d'Ivoire 33) Croatia 34) Curacao 35) Cyprus 36) Czech Republic 37) Czechia 38) Denmark 39) Dominican Republic 40) Ecuador 41) Egypt 42) England 43) Estonia 44) Ethiopia 45) Finland 46) France 47) Georgia 48) Germany 49)Ghana 50)Greece 51) Greenland 52) Guam 53 )Honduras 54) Hong Kong 55) Hungary 56) Iceland 57) India 58) Indonesia 59) Iran, Islamic Republic of 60) Ireland 61) Isle of Man 62) Israel 63) Italy 64) Jamaica 65) Japan 66) Jordan 67) Kazakhstan 68) Korea 69) Kuwait 70) Latvia 71) Lebanon 72) Liechtenstein 73)Lithuania 74) Laos People's Democratic Republic 75) Luxembourg 76) Macedonia 77) Malaysia 78) Malta 79) Mexico 80) Moldova, Republic of 81) Monaco 82) Morocco 83) Mozambique 84)Mauritius 85) Nicaragua 86) Nepal 87) Netherlands 88) New Zealand 89) Nigeria 90) Northern Ireland 91) North Macedonia, United Kingdom of 92) Norway 93) Other unidentified country 94) Pakistan 95) Panama 96) Paraguay 97) Peru 98) Philippines 99) Poland 100) Portugal 101) Puerto Rico 102) Qatar 103) Romania 104) Russian Federation 105) Saudi Arabia 106) Scotland 107) Serbia 108) Seychelles 109) Singapore 110) Slovakia 111) Slovenia 112) Somalia 113) South Africa 114) Spain 115) Suriname 116) Sweden 117) Switzerland 118) Taiwan 119) Thailand 120) Trinidad and Tobago 121) Turkey 122) Ukraine 123) Uzbekistan 124) United Arab Emirates 125) United States 126) Venezuela ( Democratic Republic of ) 127) Vietnam 128) Wales 129) Zambia 130) Zimbabwe | ||||||
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