Tuesday July 20, 5:26 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Quepasa.com and MapQuest.com Partner to Deliver First-Ever
Point-to-Point Directions in Both Spanish and English
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1999--Quepasa.com (Nasdaq:
PASA - news), the premier online community for the U.S. Hispanic market,
announced a partnership today with MapQuest.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: MQST -
news) to become the first Web site to offer maps and door-to-door driving directions in both Spanish
and English.
''Quepasa.com is committed to making the Internet usable for all U.S. Hispanics, whether they speak
Spanish, English or both languages,'' said Gary L. Trujillo of quepasa.com. ''As quepasa.com enables
U.S. Hispanics of all backgrounds to navigate the Internet, we are now making it possible for them to
find their way throughout the United States.''
Quepasa.com (www.quepasa.com) provides the rapidly growing U.S. Hispanic market with information
and interactive content available in both Spanish and English. The site was founded in 1998 and
includes a search engine, free e-mail, free web page, Spanish-language news feeds, worldwide weather
information, games, chat rooms and message boards.
''We look forward to serving quepasa.com's visitors with their online mapping and driving direction
needs,'' said David Ingerman, Vice President of Marketing at MapQuest.com.
About quepasa.com
Quepasa.com provides the rapidly growing U.S. Hispanic market with information and interactive
content available in both Spanish and English. The site was founded in 1998 and includes a search
engine, free e-mail, free Web pages, Spanish-language news feeds, worldwide weather information,
chat rooms, games, maps, and message boards. Over the past six months, quepasa.com has
experienced a 133% compound monthly growth rate in page views. Quepasa.com has entered into
strategic partnerships with leading providers of media, content and technology including: Hispanic
Business Magazine, Miami Herald Online, Reuters NewMedia, Inc., Telemundo Network Group, Fox
Sports World Espanol, WeatherLabs, Inc., Inktomi, GTE Internetworking and Exodus
Communications.
About MapQuest.com
MapQuest.com, Inc. is a leader in advanced mapping systems. The Company launched its popular Web
site (www.mapquest.com) on February 5, 1996. Today, MapQuest.com is receiving more than 3.3
million unique visitors monthly to its consumer Web site. As part of their business-business services,
MapQuest.com helps businesses integrate maps and driving directions into their Internet, intranet and
call center applications for improved marketing and customer service functions. MapQuest.com has
developed a diverse network of more than 500 business partners, including: Yahoo, Lycos, Infoseek,
Excite, AOL Digital City, CitySearch, Travelocity, Bank of America, MasterCard, Kinko's, Blockbuster
and Dayton Hudson.
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