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In Guatemala, regular phone numbers are 8 digits. The first digit indicates the type of phone: [1] 2: Guatemala City (Geographic Number) 3: Mobile (non geographic) 4: Mobile (non geographic) 5: Mobile (non geographic) 6: Guatemala Department (Geographic Number) 7: Rural Guatemala / Rest of country (Geographic Number)
The Provincial Council of the Province of Guatemala within the Captaincy General of Guatemala proclaimed the independence of Central America from the Spanish Empire. After being annexed by the First Mexican Empire in 1821, the Federal Republic of Central America was founded in 1823, which included the present day San Marcos region of Guatemala.
Departments of Guatemala; Flag Coat of Arms Department Map # ISO 3166-2:GT [6] Capital Area (km 2) Population (2018 Census) [7] Municipalities Location Alta Verapaz: 1 GT-16 Cobán: 8,686 1,215,038 17 Baja Verapaz: 2 GT-15 Salamá: 3,124 299,476 8 Chimaltenango: 3 GT-04 Chimaltenango: 1,979 615,776 16 Chiquimula: 4 GT-20 Chiquimula: 2,376 ...
Freight transport was the main business of Ferrovías Guatemala. Guatemala rail map of 1925. Construction of the first railway in Guatemala commenced in 1878 [1] and the first section began operation in 1880, connecting Puerto San José and Escuintla, [1] [2] being extended to Guatemala City in 1884.
The Transurbano is a public bus system that serves Guatemala City.The system is operated by Siga, and funded by the government of Guatemala. The project was inaugurated during the administration of Alvaro Colom, and was supported by the Asociación de Empresarios de Autobuses Urbanos (Association of Urban Bus Operators).
The urban transport system began in Guatemala City in the 1990s and since then it has been one of the most used means of transport within metropolitan areas. Bus services such as Transmetro and Transurbano differ from other means of transportation, such as private or departmental public transport as they are regulated by lines with defined ...
Livingston is a town in Izabal Department, eastern Guatemala, at the mouth of the Río Dulce at the Gulf of Honduras. The town serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. It was Guatemala's main port on the Caribbean Sea before the construction of nearby Puerto Barrios.
Huehuetenango is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala.It is located in the western highlands and shares the borders with the Mexican state of Chiapas in the north and west; with El Quiché in the east, and Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango and San Marcos in the south.