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In 1998 she founded the monthly publication La Cuerda, of which she was co-editor, backed by an association that aims to recover the prominence of women. In 2012 she published, along with 17 other authors from La Cuerda, the book Nosotras, las de la Historia. Mujeres en Guatemala (siglos XIX–XXI) (We, of History. Women in Guatemala (19th ...
Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño (29 July 1934 – 6 September 2021), also referred to as Doña Yoly, [1] was a Chilean-Guatemalan businesswoman and philanthropist.She managed the McDonald's franchise in Guatemala from its start in 1974 and is recognized for having introduced a concept for a small children's menu to the company that would lead to the creation of the "Happy Meal".
On November 6, 2008 opened its third store in Guatemala City, located in Zona 10 in the Oakland Mall. In the same month, is opened a branch in the Metrocentro Managua Shopping mall in Nicaragua . Later expands in 2009 by opening operations in Costa Rica in the newest Mall of Grupo Roble , Multiplaza in the city of Escazu in the capital San Jose .
Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala is a Guatemalan alcohol distillery which produces different kinds of alcohol and which owns different brands. It was created at the beginning of the 20th century by Venancio, Andrés, Felipe, Jesús and Alejandro Botran, who emigrated from Spain to start a distillery business. [ 1 ]
Voest-Alpine Stahl owned 21.25 of Voest-Alpine Technologie, which was the parent company of the former Voest-Alpine plant-building unit Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau, split from the larger company in 1956. [43] During 2001, Voestalpine bought Polynorm, a Bunschoten, Netherlands manufacturer of auto parts, in exchange for $118 million. [44]
Autódromo Pedro Cofiño is a 2.400 km (1.491 mi) race track located in Escuintla, Guatemala. The race track was inaugurated in 2002 as Autódromo Los Volcanes . In 2007 it was renamed after the late Guatemalan racing driver Pedro Cofiño.
Elisa Molina de Stahl (March 24, 1918, in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala – November 3, 1996, in Guatemala City) was a Guatemalan social worker and philanthropist. Her work in the Comité Nacional Pro Ciegos y Sordos (National Committee for the Blind and Deaf), earned her several awards, as well as a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992.
The Uspantán mine is one of the largest nickel mines in Guatemala. The mine is located in Uspantán in Quiché Department. The mine has reserves amounting to 40 million tonnes of ore grading 1.25% nickel. The Escobal mine is a large silver mine located east of San Rafael Las Flores in the south of Guatemala in Jalapa Department. Escobal ...