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Zona Libre Quetzal and its proximity to Puerto Quetzal

Dossier
Free zones, ZDEEP and industrial parks07-zonas-parques.md
Domain
The ZDEEPs, one by onezdeep
Room
Invest · The industrial parks, one by one/invertir/parques-industriales
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not audited

Zona Libre Quetzal is a private, operating ZDEEP in Barrio Peñate, Puerto San José, Escuintla, 4 km from Puerto Quetzal, 90 km from the capital and 5 km from the future cargo airport. It reports investment of more than Q200 M, 280 direct and indirect jobs and an on-site office of the tax authority (SAT). Prensa Libre counts it among the three ZDEEPs open to clients in September 2025. Prices are not public; the contact number is (502) 5528-7630. The figures come from the operator itself and from Invest Guatemala and were not audited.

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Figures

InvestmentZona Libre Quetzal
more than Q200 Mundated (operator's site)
Direct and indirect jobsZona Libre Quetzal
280undated (operator's site)
Distance to Puerto QuetzalZona Libre Quetzal
4 km—
Distance to the capitalZona Libre Quetzal
90 km—

Caveat

prices not public; figures self-reported by the operator, undated

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  • Zona Libre QuetzalA free zone 4 km from Puerto Quetzal and 90 km from the capitalFree zone
  • Puerto QuetzalThe southern corridor's sea outlet: the Pacific coast handles 60% of the country's port traffic; around 60 km from the capital by the Palín-Escuintla motorway and 4 km from Zona Libre QuetzalPort
  • Prensa LibreConfirms the 10% capital gains tax (art. 92, Decree 10-2012), the taxable base, the 10-day deadline and SAT form 1321Other

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