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The USPS website lists prohibited items that may not be send via US mail into Guatemala.
The website does not list any restricted items.
Country Conditions for Mailing — Guatemala

Prohibited items:
• Arms in general, except certain arms for hunting; military supplies of all kinds.
• Coins
• banknotes
• currency notes
• securities payable to bearer
• traveler’s checks
• manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewels; and other valuable articles.
• Feeding bottles & feeding bottles with glass tubes
• Gardenia plants and seeds
• Police whistles
• Powder of all kinds
• Telegraphic apparatus

It is recommended that adhesive strips, gummed paper and tape should not be used to seal registered items. The only exception to this is when the name of the send or the signature of the sender is written or stamped on the tape..

Here are a few interesting facts about Guatemala.
The first chocolate bar was invented during Mayan Times in Guatemala. Blue Denim was first created in Guatemala
During the Mayan era the first chocolate bar was invented. Guatemala also is credited with creating the first blue denim.
Guatemala has warm tropical climate. The country is known as The Land of The Eternal Spring.
The country is pretty much divided by topography. The northern plains are sparsely populated. The central highlands has a large population even being a volcanic area. The agricultural are is in the Pacific lowlands.
The largest holiday in Guatemala takes place on Sept. 15. This is the date in 1821 that Guatemala gained its independence from Spain.

While many native tribes speak in their native tongue, Spanish is the official language of Guatemala. Quetzal is the currency used in Guatemala.
Guatemala City is the Capitol City of Guatemala. It is also one of the cities with the largest population.

Guatemala’s flag has a national coat of arms as well of 2 separate blue stripes that represent two bodies of water.

The main products of Guatemala are:
• Sugar
• Coffee
• Bananas

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