I thought it might fun to post some trivia about Guatemala. I tried to include information that might be fun and might even be news to a few of you. I have listed the sources at the bottom of this post.

Official Name: Republic of Guatemala

Original Name: Goathemala

Origin of Country’s Name: Maya-Toltec word meaning “land of the trees”

Form of Government: Republic with only one legislative house

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New Requirements For PGN

According to the Center for Adoption Policy and the newspaper Prensa Libre, there will be some additional requirements in PGN, effective May 2nd.

“Prensa Libre reports that in accordance with the Manual of Good Practice a new "Adoption Registrar" will be established on May 2. Every adoption will require filings with this office disclosing... more

Yesterday was the one month anniversary of my first blog on adoptionblogs.com. Exciting, challenging, and very rewarding, blogging has opened up a whole new world to me. I’ve yet to even scratch the surface of the material I’d like to cover. Feel free to email with suggestions or comments; they are appreciated and important.

Just a reminder: you can post a question/comment privately to me by sending... more