Street View Page on Guatemala/Central America

Outline

  1. Street View screen captures
  2. Links to Street View panoramas
  3. MapChannels Street View Animation
  4. Moore's Where to Invade Next

1 Street View Screen Captures

1: Antigua

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This is a street view screen capture from the Google Earth Pro App of the city of Antigua. Antigua is one of the most well-known cities in Guatemala for its colorful festivals and unique architecture. Also pictured is one of the many volcanic peaks in the highlands of Guatemala.

2: Lake Atitlan

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This Google Earth Screen shot of Lake Atitlan is from a boat in the water looking back at one of the many cities surrounding this lake. This lake is famous for its volcanic backdrop and favorable climate year round.

3: Tikal

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Tikal is one of many standing Mayan artifacts in Guatemala. Tikal temple 1 is located in Tikal National Park and is one of the most famous Mayan building in the park and is pictured on many advertisements for the park.

 

2 Links to Street View Panoramas

1: Tikal National Park  

2: Santa Catalina Arch, Antigua  

3: Torre del Reformador  

 

3 MapChannels Streetview Player

Link to animation: Guatemala-Antigua

Description: This animation takes us on a rout between two of the busiest cities in the southern Guatemala region Guatemala City and Antigua. We are able to see a unique difference in the types of buildings and architecture in these major cities and also the main modes of transportation in the region.

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Link to animation: Antigua-Lake Atitlan

Description: This animation takes us on a trip through Antigua all the way to lake Atitlan allowing us to see beautiful architecture and landscapes of Guatemala. This is unique because we are able to see the diverse landscape of Guatemala including famous volcanoes of lake Atitlan.

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Link to animation: El Paredon Beach-Monterrico Beach

Description: This animation allows us to see the coastal region of Guatemala between two well-known beaches on the Pacific coast El Paredon and Monterrico Beach. The architecture and landscapes closer to the coast look a lot different than those in the city. Many of the cities and the buildings in them are smaller on the coast as seen in the animation.

 

4 Moore's Where to Invade Next

“He doesn’t care to be convincing” was the quote from Armon Whites review of the movie that was the breaking point for me. As someone whole loves film and especially the documentary genre I was surprised to see such hate from a review of a film I thought was genuinely informative. Not only did I enjoy the film, but it prompted me to think about aspects of my life in ways I hadn’t before. I have since suggested this film to family and friends to see if they also would be amazed by the way things are done in other countries. Putting politics aside I feel like this film brought a ton of cultural differences across the globe to my attention to the point where I was confused. This documentary might not be for everyone but the way that the information about different cultures was present shows how our system of doing things isn’t the only one and may not even be the best one. 

Submitted by [Zach Boll] on [4/10/2020].