Guatemala &apos; s economy is still largely based on exports of coffee and sugar, with agriculture providing work to at least 36 per cent of the population, although maquila (large factories producing finished goods for export) activities, extractive mining industries, energy, commerce, and services, including tourism, have become important economic sectors.
Guatemala &apos; s economy is still largely based on exports of coffee and sugar, with agriculture providing work to at least 36 per cent of the population, although maquila (large factories producing finished goods for export) activities, extractive mining industries, energy, commerce, and services, including tourism, have become important economic sectors.