Guatemala – Currency

The Guatemalan Quetzal is this country’s legal currency. The word quetzal is from the country’s national bird, the Resplendent Quetzal. Many years ago, the tail feathers of these beautiful birds were used as currency.

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Vanuatu – Location and Languages

The Republic of Vanuatu is made up of eighty-three islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Many of these islands are inhabited. The country has three official languages, and they are Bislama, English and French.

Andorra – A Shared Country

Andorra is sandwiched between France and Spain, and it is co-governed by the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell, who is in Spain. Although Andorra has accommodations for a few helicopters, there are no airports here. In fact, its closest airports are in France and Spain. Therefore, those desiring to visit this country must travel through France or Spain and then travel by land, to get here. Perhaps due to sharing governmental powers, this country also shares the postal system. France’s post boxes in this country are yellow, while Spain’s are red.

Recommendation: Family Time Food

For quite some time now, it has been suggested that family members are not spending time together at the dinner table. One of the reasons for this is the busy schedule of family members. Consequently, there is not enough time to prepare anything to eat. Therefore, instead of cooking meals at home, it is ordered from a restaurant. The following books contain quick and easy to prepare meals and desserts/snacks that the entire family will enjoy. After trying a recipe or two, let me know how it went. ...

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