Transportation in Guatemala includes roads, waterways, and airports. It formerly included railways.
The Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure, and Housing oversees the planning, maintenance and development of infrastructure and transport systems.[1] The General Directorate of Roads is responsible for the planning, design and supervision of construction works and maintenance of the country's roads.[2]
Puerto Barrios in the Guatemalan Caribbean with Puerto Quetzal in the Pacific. The urban transport system began inGuatemala City in the 1990s and since...
Guatemala City (Spanish: Ciudad de Guatemala), known nationally also as Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala. It is also a municipality...
in Guatemala commenced in 1877 and the first section began operation in 1880, connecting Puerto San José and Escuintla, being extended to Guatemala City...
colorfully decorated. They transport goods and people between communities in various Latin American countries, especially Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua...
list of airlines currently operating inGuatemala. List of defunct airlines of Guatemala List of airports inGuatemala "The World's leading Airline Intelligence...
Rail transportinGuatemala Paniagua, Oliver (3 September 2021). "Un viaje al pasado por la estación del tren en Zacapa". Emisoras Unidas (in Spanish)...
Metro Riel is a light rail line proposed for Guatemala's capital, Guatemala City. In October 2016, it was reported that Spanish consulting engineer IDOM...
Rates of crime inGuatemala are very high. An average of 101 murders per week were reported in 2018. [citation needed] The countries with the highest...
Mustangs to an airstrip at Tikal, near the border. Guatemalan C-47 transport aircraft made parachute drops in daylight near the border area. The British reinforced...
transit system inGuatemala City, Guatemala. The first line opened on 3 February 2007. The fleet consists of modern Volvo buses made by Ciferal in Brazil. The...
Northern Railroad of Guatemala was a railway system that ran from Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios, the main port of Guatemala, between 1896 and 1968...
The Guatemalan Civil War was a civil war inGuatemala fought from 1960 to 1996 between the government of Guatemala and various leftist rebel groups. The...
as a port in importance to the country's maritime traffic during the 20th century. Puerto Quetzal at dusk March 2018 TransportinGuatemala "APM Terminals...
plates are North American standard 6 × 12 inches (152 × 300 mm). In January 2021, Guatemala introduced a new license plate, similar to those of Mercosur,...
Express Guatemala (English: Express Routes), is an Express Public Transit system that operates from the Mixco Municipality, west of Guatemala City. This...
Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama only; all rail transport has been suspended in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. The railways still operating...
The Guatemalan genocide, also referred to as the Maya genocide, or the Silent Holocaust (Spanish: Genocidio guatemalteco, Genocidio maya, or Holocausto...
Guatemala has a total of 402 airports and airstrips, of which three are international. The list of airports are sorted by department. The names in bold...
coffee, sugar, and bananas. Guatemala's GDP per capita is roughly one-third of Brazil's. The Guatemalan economy is the largest in Central America. It grew...
Visitors to Guatemala must obtain a visa from one of the Guatemalan diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. Holders...
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 history of Guatemala begins with the Maya civilization (2600 BC – 1697 AD), which was among those that flourished in their country. The country's...
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