QUEPASA COM INC
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH DIXON
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 <DIV ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Exhibit 10.2 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (&#147;Agreement&#148;), is entered into as of the 18th
day of September, 2002, by and among Quepasa.com Inc., a Nevada corporation, (the &#147;Company&#148;) and Jim Dixon (&#147;Dixon&#148;). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Dixon as provided herein; and, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">WHEREAS, Dixon
desires to accept such employment, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">1.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employment.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company hereby employs Dixon and Dixon hereby accepts employment with the Company as Vice President
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">2.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Duties.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dixon will serve the Company as its Vice President, Business Development, and will faithfully and diligently perform the services and functions relating to such office
and position or otherwise reasonably incident to such office and position, provided that all such services and functions will be reasonable and within Dixon&#146;s areas of expertise. Dixon will, during the term of this Agreement (or any extension
thereof), devote his time, attention and skills and best efforts to the promotion of the business of the Company. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">3.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Term.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement and Dixon&#146;s employment shall be effective as of the 18th day of September, 2002, (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;) and shall continue for a term of one
year (&#147;Initial Term&#148;) unless terminated earlier in accordance with this Agreement. The term of this Agreement may be extended by agreement of the Company and Dixon. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">4.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compensation.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As compensation for the services rendered to the Company under this Agreement commencing on the
effective date hereof, Dixon will be paid a base salary of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) per year payable in accordance with the then current payroll policies of the Company or as otherwise agreed to by the parties (the &#147;Salary&#148;). At
any time and from time to time, the Salary may be increased if so determined by the board of directors of the Company after a review of Dixon&#146;s performance of his duties hereunder. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">As additional compensation to Dixon, the Company agrees to extend a forgivable loan in the amount of $5,000 (Five Thousand Dollars), to Dixon upon the completion of his
first 90 days of employment. Such loan shall bear market rate interest, and forgivable in it&#146;s entirety upon the completion of one year of employment with the Company. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">5.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock ownership.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company agrees to issue 800,000 shares of stock to Dixon. Such shares will be subject to
standard lockup provisions as required by company policy and corporate securities laws. </FONT></DIV> <P></P>



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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">6.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Termination.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
agreement will terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">a.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The death of Dixon; </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">b.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The &#147;Total Disability&#148; of Dixon; </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">c.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Written notice to Dixon from the Company of termination for &#147;Cause&#148;. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">7.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Benefits.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to approval by the board of directors, Dixon shall be entitled to receive benefits, such as health
insurance, life insurance, automobile allowance, vacation time, etc, which may be offered to other Company executives, if such offerings shall be made available. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">8.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-competition and confidentiality.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dixon agrees that during the term of this Agreement, Dixon agrees to comply with the then current
non-competition and confidentiality policies of the Company. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">9.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Waiver of
Breach.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by any party. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">10.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notices.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any notices, consents, demands, request, approvals and other
communications to be given under this Agreement by either party to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if given in writing and personally delivered, faxed or if sent by mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid with return receipt
requested, as follows: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">If to the Company: </FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:21%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">At the then-current address of the principal office of the Company. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">If to Dixon: </FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:21%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">At the then-current residence address of Dixon. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Notices delivered personally will be deemed communicated as of actual receipt, notices by fax shall be deemed delivered when such notices are faxed to recipient&#146;s fax
number and notices by mail shall be deemed delivered when mailed. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">11.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Entire
Agreement.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement and the agreements contemplated hereby constitute the entire agreement of the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior agreements and understanding, both written and
oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. </FONT></DIV> <P></P>



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 <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">12.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Severability.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during this Agreement, such provision will be fully severable and this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision never comprised a part hereof; and the remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom.
Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically, as part of this Agreement, a provision as similar in its terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be
legal, valid and enforceable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">13.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governing Law.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the
extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties will be governed by and construed and enforced exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona and the State of Arizona shall have
exclusive jurisdiction regarding any legal actions relating to this Agreement. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">14.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Captions.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and will not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms or provisions hereof. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">15.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gender and Number.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When the context requires, the gender of all words
used herein will include the masculine, feminine and neuter, and the number of all words will include the singular and plural. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">16.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Counterparts.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which will constitute one and the same instrument.
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="57%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">THE COMPANY:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">QUEPASA.COM Inc.,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">a Nevada corporation</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="57%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeffrey Peterson</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="45%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="57%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Jeffrey Peterson, Chief Executive Officer</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="57%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jim Dixon</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="45%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD> </TR>
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