This was a tough decision to make but we have decided not to go to Guatemala on this trip. There have been many attacks against tourists this year, including shooting deaths in a grocery store, sexual assaults, forcing a tourist to strip naked on a bus to take their hidden money and most recently a handful of stabbings of tourists in Antigua to steal their bags/purses,etc. That's a short list of everything that has happened this year and doesn't include kidnappings, extreme levels of theft, etc. Even the Guatemalan government has put out a travel warning saying they don't recommend travel to Tikal/Flores and the US won't let it's employees travel in parts of Guatemala. SOOOOO...bummer! I was looking forward to traveling there, especially to Lake Atitlan.
As a result, we have decided to just stick to two countries and spend a month in each country: the Yucatan/ Mexico and Belize. I feel relieved about this decision. It will give us more time to see the Yucatan and Belize and we won't have to be on hyperalert or worrying (more than usual) about safety.
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