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Guanaco refers to a South American animal related to the camel.
Guargüero refers to Peru's sessert made with flour and egg yolks, filled with Manjarblanco, and topped with powdered sugar.
Guatemalan (Persea nubigena var. guatamalensis L. Wms.) refers to one of the three (3) species of Avocados. The other two (2) are West Indian and Mexican Avocados.
Guatemalan Avocado has thick and often rough skin. It blooms in the spring, and ripens in the spring and summer of the following year.
The following are the vareities of Avocados that belong to Guatemalan Avocado group: Anaheim, Ardith, Carlsbad, Dickinson, Esther, Frazer, Gordo, Green-Gold, Hashimoto, Hass, Hazzard, Hellen, Lamb Hass, Nabal, Pinkerton, and Queen,
Deutsch: Guaven / Indian: Perakka, Koyyakka
Guavas (singular guava) are plants in the Myrtle family (Myrtaceae) genus Psidium, which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Guavas are now cultivated and naturalized throughout the tropics and subtropics in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, subtropical regions of North America, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and Spain.