Guatemala, Interrupted and Why You Should Listen to the Mavens

We were robbed in Guatemala City. 
Well technically, we weren’t.  My Aunt and Uncle were.  I got lucky.  Or maybe it was my moxie, or possibly the vestige of my mid-‘90s Washington, D.C the-only-zone-free-parking-is-across-from-a-crack-house tendency to have eyes on the back of my head. 
The warnings were all there.  Get out of Guatemala City as quickly as [...]

The Business of Danger

I am going to Guatemala. 
While I’ve visted Central America several times, I was dismayed when I recently read this on the country’s Consular Information Sheet: “Violent criminal activity has been a problem in all parts of Guatemala for years, including murder, rape, and armed assaults against foreigners.  (Gulp!) The police force is inexperienced and under-funded, and [...]