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Founder and President of Agroamérica dies and leaves a great mission.

by Webmaster June 16, 2009

Founder and President of Agroamérica dies and leaves a great mission.

Guatemala, June 10, 2009. Fernando Bolaños Menéndez, the founder and president of the Corporation Agroamérica, died on Thursday, May 21, after more than 62 years of work. His leadership now is in charge of his sons who continue with the proper functioning of the corporation and the growth of it, as he always did. His sons are now adults and professionals that have been involved in the business for over 27 years, leading the corporation.

Don Fernando was a man who began to build what is now Agroamérica since he was very young. He achieved these through work, perseverance, effort, courage, determination, and social sensitivity. He created one of the largest producers of bananas and pineapples in the world, in terms of quality and efficiency. It is also a major producer of African palm in the region. Agroamérica has its own line of transportation as well as a diversification program of fast food and entertainment business

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Agroamérica repairs infrastructure of Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta in San Francisco Madre Vieja village

by Webmaster June 16, 2009

Agroamérica repairs infrastructure of Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta in San Francisco Madre Vieja village

Guatemala, June 2009. Aiming to improve the conditions of students of the village San Francisco Madre Vieja, Agroamerica repaired parts of the installations of the village?s school, Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta, located in Tiquisate, Escuintla.

The school had serious roof damage, it presented holes where water, litter and sunlight easily entered, making it difficult for both teachers and students to follow the class dynamics. To solve the problem, the old foil sheets were replaced by new ones that do not allow the sunlight to go through.

In addition to this repair and thinking about the safety of students, a fence was built around the school to prevent children from leaving the area and crossing the Madre Vieja River, as it is a very dangerous step.

With the support of Agroamerica, always committed with the community to improve their living conditions, the population of San Francisco Madre Vieja village has a school in conditions in which their students can attend classes and enjoy the facilities without any trouble.