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Rodolfo Dieseldorff (Born in the mid-19th century, died in the 1940s) was the first German to arrive in
Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
, around 1863, brought new influences and notable changes in the commercial and architectural culture of the place. After the sending a letter to
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, provoked a wave of Germans to
Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
. Later he invite his whole family to live in
Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
. At the end of his long career by sea, Rodolfo Dieseldorff chosen as the target
Gualán Gualán is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa Zacapa () is the departmental capital municipality of Zacapa Department Zacapa () is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. It lies in eastern Guatemala with its ...
,
Zacapa Zacapa () is the departmental capital municipality of Zacapa Department Zacapa () is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. It lies in eastern Guatemala with its capital in the city of Zacapa, approximately 112 kilometers (70 miles) from G ...
. He experimented with the cultivation of cotton, but the plagues lost his crop. This forced him to seek other routes and started a new project in the trade, which led to
Alta Verapaz Alta Verapaz () is a Departments of Guatemala, department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by Petén (department), El Petén, to the east by Izabal ...
, where he settled. The descendants of this family still have several fincas in
Alta Verapaz Alta Verapaz () is a Departments of Guatemala, department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by Petén (department), El Petén, to the east by Izabal ...
where coffee is still grown.Deutschland en la Verapaz (Los Dieseldorff-Una familia con historia)
. Retrieved, 07/12/2014.


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German Guatemalan A German Guatemalan is a citizen of Guatemala whose ancestors were German settlers (along with other settlers from Belgium) who arrived in the 19th and 20th century. Guatemala had a massive immigration of Germans in the nineteenth century. The ...


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Immigration to Guatemala German emigrants to Guatemala 1940s deaths Place of birth missing Date of birth unknown {{Germany-bio-stub