What is the currency of Guatemala?
The quetzal is the currency of Guatemala, named after the national bird of Guatemala, the Resplendent quetzal.
In ancient Mayan culture, the quetzal bird's tail feathers were used as currency. It is divided into 100 centavos or lenes in Guatemalan slang. The plural is quetzales.
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Corey Taylor
I took an educated guess since Guatemala is in the heart of what was Mayan country.
Of course, don't go there without a camera! The quetzal is a beautiful bird, named for Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god in Mayan mythology.
andesean
deborahpmercer, Canadians call their silver dollar a Loon
dmarkc
When I was there, the money had beautiful quetzals (birds) on it, suitable for framing.
deborahpmercer
Great question - wonder if it's the only currency named for a bird!
Michael Topliss
Got it,
Patricia Calvert
Did not have a clue
Claire Mitchell
Will be there next month. Thanks for the info.
Bibi Lobo Somyak
Noreen Kelly, the accent is on the last syllable, rather than pretzel. More like the name Al. quetzAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cFe9UwTjF0
Janice Fish
Good question
Noreen Kelly
Quetzal! Sounds like pretzel; keep that in mind!
jaijam
David Roy, hoping you're not a teacher.
David Roy
ncblueman, Costa Rica. There are two semicolons to a colón.
Cheryl Perkins
Good guess.
Humberto Carrasco
GOT IT CORRECT
George Oliver Prince
Interesting, some tribes in what is now the U.S. would trade with tribes from Central American,and one prized item was feathers from Central America