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*The first German colonists arrived in the mid-19th century, and soon German settlers acquired land and operated coffee plantations in '''Alta Verapaz and Quetzaltenango'''. '''Cobán''' became an important center for German settlers. Other German operations cultivated tea, cocoa, and vanilla. While most Germans went to Cobán, others went to '''San Juan Chamelco and Xelaju (Quetzaltenango)'''. Cobán later came to be monopolized by German trade in wholesale stores. | *The first German colonists arrived in the mid-19th century, and soon German settlers acquired land and operated coffee plantations in '''Alta Verapaz and Quetzaltenango'''. '''Cobán''' became an important center for German settlers. Other German operations cultivated tea, cocoa, and vanilla. While most Germans went to Cobán, others went to '''San Juan Chamelco and Xelaju (Quetzaltenango)'''. Cobán later came to be monopolized by German trade in wholesale stores. | ||
*In Guatemala, according to the embassy, there are more than 5,000 Germans living permanently in Guatemala, as well as several thousand more of German descent.<ref>"German Guatemalans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Guatemalan, accessed 6 June 2021.</ref> | *In Guatemala, according to the embassy, there are more than 5,000 Germans living permanently in Guatemala, as well as several thousand more of German descent.<ref>"German Guatemalans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Guatemalan, accessed 6 June 2021.</ref> | ||
====Other Immigrants==== | |||
*There are thousands of '''Arab Guatemalans''' descending from '''Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and other Arab countries''' who reside in Guatemala City. Some belong to Christian Churches while others to Islamic Mosques. | |||
*There are also approximately 9,000 '''Jews''' residing in Guatemala. They are immigrants from '''Germany and Eastern Europe''' that arrived in the 19th century. Many immigrated during World War II. Most live in '''Guatemala City, Quezaltenango and San Marcos'''. Today, the Jewish community in Guatemala is made up of Orthodox Jews, Sephardi, Eastern European and German Jews. | |||
*'''Asian Guatemalans''' are primarily of '''Korean descent and Chinese descent''', whose ancestors were farm workers and railroad laborers in the early 20th century.<ref>"Demographics of Guatemala", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Guatemala#Ethnic_groups, accessed 6 June 2021.</ref> | |||
====French Guatemalans==== | ====French Guatemalans==== | ||