López Estrada family
Most of super-million-dollar families have been making their fortunes for a long time, some even hundreds of years. Be that as it may, the instance of Mario López Estrada is extraordinary. Mario López Estrada turned into the principal Billionaire (with "B") from Guatemala and was named by Forbes magazine as the wealthiest man in Central America.
Mario López Estrada started his expert life as an open worker in the Municipality of Guatemala and in the Central Government. His innovative soul drove him to enter the development business in 1972, establishing the Maya Construction Company and accomplishing his first task on account of acquiring a long haul advance. He committed himself to the development of streets and in this manner to the improvement of lodging ventures.
After the appointment of 1985 wherein Vinicio Cerezo was chosen, Mario López Estrada returned in 1986 to the open circle as Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing, since he held until and 1991.
Afterward, in 1993, Mario López Estrada wandered into the media communications business by turning into an investor of the Comcel organization, enabling him to store up an incredible fortune by being his lion's share accomplice. In 2004, Comcel became Tigo which keeps on being one of the primary phone organizations in Guatemala.
Mario López Estrada in this manner established Grupo Onyx, perhaps the biggest organization in Guatemala, which has tasks in enterprises, for example, land improvement, conveyance of customer items, therapeutic administrations, contact focuses, media communications and power age that works in a few nations. Through the organizations of Grupo Onyx, the López Estrada family gives immediate and roundabout work to in excess of 6,000 Guatemalans.