quote:Originally posted by arabiancowboy:quote:Originally posted by Bigbuck5:
Hi 911 Boss, Guatemala is a beautiful country with mostly kind people. If you are traveling with a group on a bus, you'll be fine. Most of what the State Department says is fear mongering. My wife and I have lived in east central Guatemala for the last 8.5 years. Lots to see. The capital is by far the most dangerous part of the country. Just use your situational awareness, stay with your group etc. It's no more dangerous here than a major city in the U.S. I will also add, you are not the target (usually). If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email.
Great post, checks with my experience as well.
Based on your amplifying info (911boss) you’ll be fine. I recommend doing the online customs form the night before your flight. It’s a very simple process and won’t take more than a few minutes, but the Wi-Fi and cell connection is not good at the customs line in Guatemala City so you should plan to do it before you leave rather than standing in line.
quote:Originally posted by Bigbuck5:
Hi 911 Boss, Guatemala is a beautiful country with mostly kind people. If you are traveling with a group on a bus, you'll be fine. Most of what the State Department says is fear mongering. My wife and I have lived in east central Guatemala for the last 8.5 years. Lots to see. The capital is by far the most dangerous part of the country. Just use your situational awareness, stay with your group etc. It's no more dangerous here than a major city in the U.S. I will also add, you are not the target (usually). If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email.
quote:I feel pretty safe that a group such as ours is not going to be targeted by either common criminals or cartel bosses given they "type" of folks in the group and our purpose for visiting.
quote:Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:quote:I feel pretty safe that a group such as ours is not going to be targeted by either common criminals or cartel bosses given they "type" of folks in the group and our purpose for visiting.
^^^^^^^^^
Wish that were true. Often religious groups are targeted since they often do not fight back. Look at Haiti.
quote:Originally posted by 911Boss:quote:Originally posted by Bigbuck5:
Hi 911 Boss, Guatemala is a beautiful country with mostly kind people. If you are traveling with a group on a bus, you'll be fine. Most of what the State Department says is fear mongering. My wife and I have lived in east central Guatemala for the last 8.5 years. Lots to see. The capital is by far the most dangerous part of the country. Just use your situational awareness, stay with your group etc. It's no more dangerous here than a major city in the U.S. I will also add, you are not the target (usually). If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email.
Thanks for the info! I did send you an email...
I feel pretty safe that a group such as ours is not going to be targeted by either common criminals or cartel bosses given they "type" of folks in the group and our purpose for visiting.
According to Verizon, La Libertad has pretty good 4G LTE coverage, my guess is they are just providing service through a local provider or does Verizon actually operate a network in the area?
What kind of connectivity should I expect for email/texts/calls? Looks like Verizon will do a $10/day "Travel Pass" with unlimited Talk/Text and 2gb/day data. I'm thinking that might be the better way to go the trying to get something there. Thoughts?
quote:Originally posted by Georgeair:quote:I recommend doing the online customs form the night before your flight.
I find the Mobile Passport Control but not Online Customs. Is that unique to each country you travel to?
MPC
quote:Originally posted by 220-9er:
When Haitians say it's dangerous, I'd take notice.
https://lufkindailynews.com/ap...73-fd4a02dd8f87.html
quote:Originally posted by 220-9er:
When Haitians say it's dangerous, I'd take notice.
https://lufkindailynews.com/ap...73-fd4a02dd8f87.html