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According to businesscarriers, Guatemala is an agro-industrial country that specializes in the production of tropical crops (coffee, cane sugar, bananas, etc.). GDP in 2001 – 20 billion dollars, per capita 1786 dollars. The difference in income is very large: 60% of the population – below the poverty line. The economy is developing unevenly, the average […]
Passport formalities Russian citizens are allowed visa-free entry to Guatemala for a period not exceeding 90 days. Customs Foreign currency can be imported and exported without restrictions (declaration is required), but national currency is not recommended. Persons over 18 years old can bring in up to 80 cigarettes or about 100 g of tobacco and […]
The longest ruler: Manuel Estrada (1898-1920) Manuel Estrada ruled for a particularly long time, namely 22 years. Under him the economy took off. Large coffee and banana plantations were created. Companies from the USA, especially the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita), played a major role in the upswing. Estrada generously gave land and gave companies […]
Religious freedom prevails in Guatemala but the Catholic Church has a special position according to the constitution. However, other Christian communities have grown in recent years and Protestants are now almost as many as Catholics. Protestantism has a strong historical position, since a number of political leaders have been Protestants ever since the end of […]
