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What does Cobán / Alta Verapaz offer as a location?

According to the cited documentsMunicipalities

Alta Verapaz share of GDP

3.7%

2024Banguat PIBR 2024

Cobán is the northern hub: coffee and cardamom (Alta Verapaz is the country's leading producer) as its export mainstays, plus regional trade and tourism; no industrial park is documented. The key contrast for site selection: the department contributes 3.7% of national GDP but its GDP per capita is among the five lowest - an abundant, cheap labor market with weak logistics infrastructure (no railway, far from the ports).

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Sources

  • DeGuate

    Economía de Cobán

    departamentos.deguate.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Gobernación de Alta Verapaz
    gobernacionaltaverapaz.gob.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Banguat

    Informe PIB Regional y Departamental 2024

    banguat.gob.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source