The Quetzal is the official currency of Guatemala, a country in Central America. Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north and west, by the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, by Belize to the northeast, by the Caribbean Sea to the east, and by Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.
The Guatemalan Quetzal is named after Guatemala's national bird. In ancient Mayan culture, the feathers of the quetzal bird were used as currency. The Quetzal is divided into 100 centavos, called cents in standard Spanish or lenes in Guatemalan slang.
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