Ramiro Bolaños
He is a social researcher and entrepreneur focused on a central question: why do most societies fail not because of a lack of resources, but because they do not understand how wealth is created. Holding a Doctorate in Social Research, summa cum laude, he studies the relationship between culture, institutions, and prosperity.

Ramiro Bolaños

From the private sector, he leads Improvement & Progress, S.A., where he promotes artificial intelligence as a tool that enhances human potential. His approach combines accelerated digital transformation, data-driven decision-making based on information verified at its source, and a demanding principle: when answers do not exist, experimentation, measurement, and knowledge creation continue until the models work. Guided by this philosophy, he develops high-value, customized solutions to complex challenges, integrating technology, strategy, and human behavior to transform information into results.

With more than twenty years of international experience, he is a columnist for Republica.gt and the author of Where Do We Come From, Guatemala?

He holds a clear conviction: societies do not progress by merely addressing poverty; they advance when they are able to create wealth sustainably for the majority of their citizens.

Ramiro Bolaños

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¿De dónde venimos Guatemala?

Dr. Ramiro Bolaños, who has devoted many years to studying the history of Guatemala and the region, offers a unique contribution through a series of books. Drawing on countless sources, he recounts the history of the various civilizations and cultures that have inhabited these lands since their origins, exploring their evolution, challenges, achievements, advances, and setbacks. Through this work, he provides readers with a broad and insightful perspective on the historical processes that have shaped Guatemala and its place within the wider regional context.

Artículos

Earthquakes in Guatemala and the importance of seismic preparedness for the country's next major earthquake.

Why Do We Forget That Guatemala Shakes?

Guatemala has documented devastating earthquakes for nearly five centuries, yet the memory of disaster fades remarkably quickly. Fifty years after the 1976 earthquake, this essay revisits the country’s seismic history and asks an uncomfortable question: if we know the ground will shake again, why are we still unprepared?

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Guatemala's potential to become an aviation and logistics hub connecting North America, Central America, South America and global markets.

Why Does No One Connect Through Guatemala?

Guatemala sits between two oceans and at the heart of the Americas, yet for centuries it has functioned more as the end of the line than as a crossroads. This essay traces that history from the ports of the Kingdom of Guatemala to La Aurora International Airport and asks what it would take to turn geography into connectivity.

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The conscience as the final court of judgment and the moral foundation of political responsibility in a free republic.

When Conscience Is the Last Tribunal

Laws may sanction misconduct, but they can never replace conscience. This essay argues that honor, civic virtue and political responsibility remain the true foundations of every enduring republic.

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Ferguson's Law in Guatemala: public debt interest now exceeds spending on health, security and infrastructure.

Ferguson’s Law Arrives in Guatemala

Guatemala’s 2027 budget reveals a critical fiscal milestone: interest payments on public debt now exceed spending on health, security and infrastructure. This essay applies Ferguson’s Law to examine what that means for the country’s future.

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