Ka cika wannan magana: A tarihi, yankin Guatemala na zamani ne tushen wayewar Maya, wadda ta yaɗu a dukan ƙasar Amirka ta Tsakiya. A cikin karni na 16, yawancin wannan yanki ya kasance
Mutanen Espanya sun ci nasara kuma sun yi da'awar cewa wani ɓangare ne na wakilcin New Spain. Guatemala ta sami 'yancin kai a 1821 daga Spain da Mexico. A shekara ta 1823 Guatemala ta zama wani ɓangare na Tarayyar Tarayyar Amurka ta Tsakiya, wanda aka rushe ta 1841.