Spanish is a Romance language also spoken in Spain; it is closely related to other Romance languages, including Portuguese, Italian, French, Romanian, others. The dialect of Spanish in Guatemala is quite distinct in comparison to that of Spain and there are also many minor differences in the language across Latin America.
Religion
La Merced Church
Nearly everyone in Guatemala is an adherent of Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, or traditional Mayan beliefs. Although Catholicism is the largest of these religions, it is not uncommon to see aspects of traditional Mayan beliefs incorporated into the local version of Catholicism or Protestantism.
Catholicism is a Christian religion that is one of the first Christian religions (founded after the death of Jesus in about 30-33 AD). Catholicism believes that there is a single God who created everything, a savior, the son of God, Jesus Christ who is the forgiver of sins, and there is the Holy Spirit, which makes up the last part of the Holy Trinity. Catholics follow the teachings of the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments. Much of the faith is based on the life and teachings of Jesus, which is found in the gospels (in the New Testament).
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