Americans in Guatemala
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 9,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Guatemala City, Antigua | |
| Languages | |
| English, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism, Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Americans |
Americans in Guatemala refers to the arrival of United States citizens who have settled in Guatemala.
In the late part of the nineteenth century, there was a growing level of involvement from United States and Germany in Central America. During most of this century, the imports of Guatemala had been dominated by England, followed by France, Germany and the United States. However, in 1879, the United States surpassed France and Germany and in 1889, England.[2]
The United Fruit Company sought the help of President Eisenhower, arguing that Jacobo Arbenz had legalized the Guatemalan Labor Party. In 1952 he was presented as a dangerous communist. In response, the CIA organized "Operation PBSuccess" which consisted in training and funding of a paramilitary rebel army (Liberation Movement). This movement gave the coup of 1954 by overthrowing Arbenz.[3] Today there are companies operating in Guatemala as Compassion Guatemala, OLX, Aventours Travel Agency - Visit The Heart of the Mayan World, etc.
