| rdfs:comment | - The heart of the Maya civilization, Guatemala has a long deep history, older than 2000 years, a history that has put a mark on the country's culture, and even cooking traditions. The variety of dishes found in the cuisine has been influenced by other cuisines from all over the world. Because of its geographical position, the Guatemala cuisine has been influenced along the course of time by the Mexican cuisine, the North American one, and even European influences, which added to the mixture of dishes in this cuisine.
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| abstract | - The heart of the Maya civilization, Guatemala has a long deep history, older than 2000 years, a history that has put a mark on the country's culture, and even cooking traditions. The variety of dishes found in the cuisine has been influenced by other cuisines from all over the world. Most Guatemalan families heavily rely on subsistence farming, cultivating their lands to provide their families with necessary aliments. A range of natural disasters and weather conditions that happen from time to time in these regions can cause food shortages and lost income for people who rely on earth’s beneficial rewards. In the Pacific and Caribbean parts, the fertile plains were used for centuries for cattle, sugar cane and cotton, and for fruit plantation. They are still used today for the same purposes, with very much success. The predominant part of the economy as been and still is today, the agriculture one. Coffee plantations, cotton, Sugar, corn and beans, and bananas are the main basic food elements that grow in Guatemala, and that serve as main ingredients in their cuisine. Because of its geographical position, the Guatemala cuisine has been influenced along the course of time by the Mexican cuisine, the North American one, and even European influences, which added to the mixture of dishes in this cuisine.
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