La Democracia, Escuintla

It is most notable for the Olmec-influenced carved stone heads from the Monte Alto culture now on display around the town square.

that the first settlers to make home in what is now La Democracia were the Pipil people, who seem to have passed through Guatemala on their way to El Salvador, where they currently reside.

[clarification needed] The sugar-mill that takes up an enormous portion of the economy in La Democracia is Magdalena Tierra Dulce.

On the 13 of September 2013, the municipality accused Ex-mayor Ramó Soto García of cheating the Guatemalan Institute of Social Security (IGSS) of 237,000 quetzales by falsely declaring that a relative needed medical attention as a commune worker.

For this reason, the Guatemala Supreme Electoral Tribunal annulled his inscription as candidate for municipal mayor.