Puerto Barrios (pwār`tō bär`yōs), city (1994 est. pop. 29,095) and port, E Guatemala, capital of Izabal dept., on the Bay of Amatique, an arm of the Caribbean Sea. It was named after the Guatemalan politician Justo Rufino Barrios Barrios, Justo Rufino (h
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..... Click the link for more information. . Until the early 1970s the foreign-dominated deepwater port handled more trade than any other in Guatemala. An additional cargo port was later built, and solely operated, by the Guatamalan government at nearby Santo Tomás de Castilla Santo Tomás de Castilla (sän`tō tōmäs de kăstēyə)
..... Click the link for more information. . Bananas and coffee are the leading exports. In 1976 a hurricane severely damaged Puerto Barrios.
`stō r..... Click the link for more information. . Until the early 1970s the foreign-dominated deepwater port handled more trade than any other in Guatemala. An additional cargo port was later built, and solely operated, by the Guatamalan government at nearby Santo Tomás de Castilla Santo Tomás de Castilla (sän`tō tōmäs de kăstēyə)
..... Click the link for more information. . Bananas and coffee are the leading exports. In 1976 a hurricane severely damaged Puerto Barrios.
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