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A Douglas DC-6A of Aviateca at Miami International Airport in 1971. The airline was established in 1929 as Aerovías de Guatemala and was founded by Alfredo Denby Chattfield. . In March 14, 1945, the airline was nationalized during the government of Juan José Arevalo and established as Empresa Guatemalteca de Aviación S.A. which was shortened to Aviate
In 1946, the Bank of Guatemala took over the issuance of paper money, with the first issues being overprints on notes of the Central Bank. Except for the introduction of 50 quetzal notes in 1967, the denominations of banknotes remained unchanged until 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 quetzal coins replaced notes at the end of the 1990s.
It is located 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi; 3.5 nmi) [1] south of Guatemala City's center and 25 km (16 mi; 13 nmi) from Antigua Guatemala. It is administered by the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics. La Aurora International Airport is the primary airport of Guatemala. The airport went through a massive modernization and expansion.
Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos (TAG) is a private passenger and cargo airline with its headquarters in Zone 13 of Guatemala City, [1] and with its main hub at La Aurora International Airport. It was founded in 1969 in Guatemala City. It currently has a fleet of 6 aircraft.
Guatemala has a population of 17,153,288 (July 2020 est). [6] In 1900, Guatemala had a population of 885,000. [7] Guatemala had the fastest population growth in the Western Hemisphere during 20th century. Approximately half of the Guatemalan population lives in poverty and 13.7% of them live in extreme poverty. Guatemala is heavily centralized.
The President of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: Presidente del Congreso de la República de Guatemala) is the presiding officer of the legislature. [1] Until 1996 the title was President of the National Congress. Below is a partial list of office-holders:
The National Anthem of Guatemala (Spanish: Himno Nacional de Guatemala) [a] was an initiative of the government of General José María Reina Barrios. [b] Its music was composed by Rafael Álvarez Ovalle [] and its original lyrics written by Cuban poet and diplomat José Joaquín Palma, in the context of the cultural and industrial event Exposición Centroamericana of 1897.
Guatemalan passports (Spanish: Pasaporte guatemalteco) are issued to Guatemalan citizens to travel outside Guatemala.As of 1 February 2024, Guatemalan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 137 countries and territories, ranking the Guatemalan passport 38th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.