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List of most populous cities in Guatemala. Population data up to number 30 is based on the 2018 census. ... Melchor de Mencos: 10,299 Petén: 99 Panajachel:
The Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Pública (Ecuadorian Railways Company) is the national railway of Ecuador. The railway system was devised to connect the Pacific coast with the Andean highlands. After many decades of service the railway was severely damaged by heavy rainfall during the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 [1] [2] and from general ...
There were two military dictatorships in the country (1963–1966 and 1972–1979) before democracy returned with the election of Jaime Roldós Aguilera. From 1996 to 2005, 3 constitutional presidents were overthrown ( Abdalá Bucaram, Jamil Mahuad and Lucio Gutiérrez ). The left-wing populist government of Rafael Correa (2007–2017) has been ...
The president of Guatemala ( Spanish: Presidente de Guatemala ), officially titled President of the Republic of Guatemala ( Spanish: Presidente de la República de Guatemala ), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a single four-year term. The position of President was created in 1839.
RUC may refer to: Rádio Universidade de Coimbra or Coimbra University Radio, a Portuguese university station. Rapid Update Cycle, an atmospheric prediction system. Renmin University of China, Beijing. Road User Charges (RUC), taxes payable in New Zealand. Roskilde University or Roskilde Universitetscenter. Royal Ulster Constabulary, the police ...
Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito. In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces: Region 1 (42,126 km 2, or 16,265 mi 2 ): Esmeraldas, Carchi, Imbabura, and Sucumbios.
Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos (INSIVUMEH) Principales ríos de Guatemala (INSIVUMEH) "Water Resources Assessment of Guatemala" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. June 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09 "Guatemala - Surface Water Map" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. June 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09
The national anthem of Guatemala (Spanish: Himno Nacional de Guatemala) was an initiative of the government of General José María Reina Barrios. 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.