Warning about Guatamala
I was in Lake Atalin, Guatamala, on a road between the villages of San Tiago and San Padro La Laguna yesterday and two armed bandits jumped in front of my motorcycle and forced me to stop on an isolated part of the road. I was informed that it was my money or my life, and they robbed me. They were wearing green military type clothing with black ski masks. One had what appeared to be a silver government issue shot gun with a short handle and the other had a black 9mm handgun, which was pointed inches away from my face. After the incident, I tried to report it to the police in San Pedro, but they didn´t seem too interested, and told me to come back tomorrow. In my opinion, travel around Lake Atalin, other than to the main city there, Panachel, in not safe. I consider myself lucky to have escaped with my life.
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