Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Musimboti wehurumende yeMaya, iyo yakapararira muMesoamerica, yakagara munhoroondo munharaunda yeGuatemala yemazuva ano. Muzana remakore rechi16, nzvimbo iyi yakawanda yakakundwa nevaSpain
uye yainzi yaiva rutivi rwouchangamire hweNew Spain. Guatemala yakawana rusununguko muna 1821 kubva kuSpain neMexico. Muna 1823 Guatemala yakava rutivi rweFederal Republic yeCentral America, iyo yakaparara na 1841.