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Special Report - Dynasties, 2009 (ISSN 17414474)
GUATEMALA: Oligarchy entrenched
The landowning oligarchy in Guatemala remains
one of the most conservative business classes in Latin America, controlling
traditional exports such as coffee and sugar and continuing to wield enormous
political influence. Four main family networks have dominated Guatemala for the
past three hundred years according to a local sociologist, Marta Casaus Arzú:
Aycinena, Arzú, Urruela and Díaz-Durán.
