Barcelo expands.Following the recent opening of Barcelo Guatemala City Guatemala City City (pop., 1994: city, 823,301; 1999 est.: metro area, 3,119,000), capital of Guatemala. The largest city in Central America, it lies in the central highlands at an elevation of about 4,900 ft (1,490 m). and now Barcelo Managua, which opened Feb. 20, Spain-based Barcelo Hotels & Resorts has undertaken an aggressive expansion program to intensify its operations in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the Caribbean and, particularly, Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. . It has already developed operations in popular capital cities such as Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, San Jose in Costa Rica and Guatemala City in Guatemala. The four-star Barcelo Managua features 147 guest rooms, meeting and convention facilities. Barcelo established a presence in Nicaragua with its beach hotel Barcelo Montelimar, which opened in 1993. Details: Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Salazar, Ypartnership, (407) 838-1802. Email: Leo.Salazar@ypartnership.com and Claire Kunzman, Ypartnership, (407) 838-1810. Email: Claire.Kunzman@ypartnership.com. Web:www.barcelo.com. |
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