Guatemala, formally the Republic of Guatemala is a nation in Central America circumscribed by Mexico toward the north and west, Belize and the Caribbean toward the upper east, Honduras toward the east, El Salvador toward the southeast and the Pacific Ocean toward the south. It is the most populated nation in Central America. Guatemala is an agent majority rule government; its capital and biggest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, otherwise called Guatemala City. The region of present day Guatemala once framed the center of the Maya human advancement, which stretched out crosswise over Mesoamerica. The vast majority of the nation was vanquished by the Spanish in the sixteenth century, winding up some portion of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala accomplished autonomy in 1821 as a feature of the Federal Republic of Central America, which broken down by 1841. Guatemala's wealth of organically noteworthy and exceptional biological systems incorporates an extensive number of endemic species and adds to Mesoamerica's assignment as a biodiversity hotspot.

Guatemala City, privately known as Guatemala or Guate, formally Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción (New Guatemala of the Assumption), is the capital and biggest city of Guatemala, and the most crowded in Central America. The city is situated in the south-focal piece of the nation, settled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita (English: Hermitage Valley). It is assessed that its populace is around 1 million. Guatemala City is likewise the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department. Guatemala City fills in as the monetary, legislative, and social focal point of the country of Guatemala. The city additionally works as Guatemala's principle transportation center, facilitating a worldwide airplane terminal, La Aurora International Airport, and filling in as the start or end focuses for the greater part of Guatemala's significant expressways. The city, with its strong economy, draws in a huge number of country vagrants from Guatemala's inside hinterlands and fills in as the primary passage point for most outside workers looking to settle in Guatemala.

Lycaste skinneri, otherwise called Lycaste virginalis, is a types of epiphyte orchid that dwells in the south of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, at a normal elevation of 1650 meters above ocean level. Long leaves develop from its thick pseudobulbs. The blossoms of this species - for the most part individual-are triangular and develop from the base of the most youthful pseudo-knob and measure somewhere in the range of 10 and 15 centimeters. They can fluctuate from being totally white in the Alba assortment, going from various tones of pink to lavender. This immaculateness in shading makes them the best competitor as a beginning stage for Lycaste mixture arrangement. The blossom's sprouting time frame is among November and April, with its pinnacle being toward the finish of January and the start of February. A develop plant can create somewhere in the range of 4 and 12 blossoms amid the season of its sprouting, which endures somewhere in the range of 6 and two months. It is a bisexual plant equipped for delivering a huge number of seeds within a natural product as a case. In any case, the fundamental conditions for the germination incorporate the nearness of a particular parasite, which results in the plant being extremely rare whose commercialization is restricted in Guatemala.

The resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is a flying creature in the trogon family. It is found from Chiapas, Mexico to western Panama (not at all like different quetzals of the variety Pharomachrus, which are found in South America and eastern Panama). It is outstanding for its vivid plumage. There are two subspecies, P. m. mocinno and P. m. costaricensis. The dazzling quetzal assumes a significant job in different sorts of Mesoamerican folklore. It is the national winged creature of Guatemala, and its picture is found on the nation's banner and ensign. It likewise loans its name to the nation's cash, the Guatemalan quetzal. This species is 36 to 40 cm (14– 16 in) long, in addition to up to 65 cm (26 in) of tail streamer for the male, and weighs around 210 g (7.4 oz). It is the biggest delegate of the trogon request. The subspecies costaricensis is marginally littler than the choose race, with tail tufts that are both shorter and smaller. Brilliant quetzals have a green body (appearing from green-gold to blue-violet) and red bosom. Contingent upon the light, quetzal quills can sparkle in a variation of hues: green, cobalt, lime, yellow, to ultramarine. Their green upper tail coverts shroud their tails and in rearing guys are especially astonishing, being longer than the remainder of the body. Despite the fact that quetzal plumages seem green, they are really dark colored because of the melanin shade. The essential wing coverts are likewise curiously long and give a bordered appearance. The male has a head protector like peak. The bill, which is mostly secured by green filamentous quills, is yellow in full grown guys and dark in females. Their glowing plumes, which makes them seem sparkling and green like the covering leaves, are a disguise adjustment to stow away inside the shade amid stormy climate. The skin of the quetzal is slim and effectively torn, so it has advanced thick plumage to secure its skin.