Telephone service is introduced in Guatemala City. Electric service is inaugurated in Guatemala City, Antigua Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Amatitl n, Pal n and Escuintla. Guatemala City is partially destroyed by an earthquake. Charles Lindberg lands in Guatemala City's La Aurora Airport while on a good will trip through several Latin American countries. 7 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, US troops arrive in Guatemala to lengthen the runways at La Aurora Airport in Guatemala City. 1993 .
Monetary authorities recommend sale of state-owned enterprises.
President Clinton and the presidents from the Central American region sign the Alliance for Sustainable Development Agreement to ensure sustained development and protect the region s biodiversity. According to The Economist Intelligence Unit Guatemala is the only country in the hemisphere to improve its foreign investment risk ratings during last quarter of 1995. Nine persons receive 30-year prison sentences for participating in the March 1994 beating of Dianne Weinstock in the town of San Cristobal in the Department of Alta Verapaz. Demobilization of Civil Defense Patrols completed throughout country. UNRG officially recognized as a political party.