Regions with significant populations | |
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Guatemala City, Quetzaltenango | |
Languages | |
Spanish and French (minority) German | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism and Lutheranism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Swiss people, Swiss diaspora |
A Swiss Guatemalan is a Guatemalan of Swiss heritage, hailing from the waves of immigration that began in the 19th century. The Swiss often came simultaneously with expatriates from Belgium and Germany during the first period of immigration in the 1840s, with many arriving as chartered settlers.