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Guatemala became independent from Spain in 1821, and continues to remain independent. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, banana and coffee plantations were established. Sugarcane became another successful agricultural crop by the end of World War II (1939–1945).
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After arriving in what they named the New World, the Spanish mounted several expeditions to Guatemala, beginning in 1518. Before long, Spanish contact resulted in an epidemic that devastated native populations. Hernán Cortés, who had led the Spanish conquest of Mexico, granted a permit to Captains Gonzalo de Alvarado and his brother, Pedro de Alvarado, to conquer this land. Alvarado at first allied himself with the Cakchiquel nation to fight against their traditional rivals the Quiché nation. Alvarado later turned against the Cakchiquels, and eventually held the entire region under Spanish domination.
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DiaSys Corporation (OTCBB: DYXC)a global healthcare products company, announced today that it has signed a new three-year distribution agreement with Labymed S.A., in Guatemala. The agreement guarantees minimum orders of $656,000 for the Company's parasitology and urine sediment workstations and consumable products over the three-year period. Labymed S.A., which was founded in 1978... represents Beckman Coulter and Instrumentation Laboratory.
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"In the second week of September, 30 new wholesalers from Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Florida and Montreal are coming to Guatemala. In addition to visiting different Guatemalan attractions, they will have the opportunity to meet with local hotel operators in negotiating sessions, to put together their packages and include them in their vacation programs," Sinibaldi said.
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On June 13, 2007 a 6.8 Magnitude earthquake hit Guatemala at 3:29pm New York Time (1:29pm Guatemalan Time). There were no reports of death or major damage. It only lasted for about 30 seconds and this was the second time that an earthquake happened in a week; the last time was June 8, which was a 5.9 Magnitude.
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Currently, ACS operates global production facilities in Mexico, Guatemala, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Spain, and Bangalore, India. ACS has more than 40,000 employees worldwide, with 12,000 employees outside the U.S. The work performed at these centers includes BPO support services in finance and accounting; human resources; payment services; sales, marketing, and customer care; supply chain management; and corporate administration.
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