The list of countries I'm willing to visit in my lifetime keeps dwindling. Not that Guatamala was in the top 50 or anything. But now it's sandwiched somewhere between Brazil and Haiti.
I went to Guatemala. It's actually beautiful, but you Guatemala City is scary, even without giant sinkholes. Also, I got an amoeba, so my stomach felt like this picture most of the time.
Every time a person talks about going to a third world wountry the story always ends with the person saying, "I got [fill in blank of something medically disgusting]"
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - A 330-foot-deep sinkhole killed at least two teenagers as it swallowed about a dozen homes early Friday and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people in a crowded Guatemala City neighborhood. Officials blamed the sinkhole on recent r ains and an underground sewage flow from a ruptured main.
The pit emitted foul odors, loud noises and tremors, shaking the surrounding ground. A rush of water could b e heard from its depths, and authorities feared it could widen or others could open up.
Rescue operations were on hold until a firefighter, suspended from a cable, could take video and photos above the hole and officials could use the documentation to decide how to proceed. [Image] [Image]
"I hate potholes"
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Fuh-REEEEEEEAAAKKKY!
March 13, 2008 9:35 AM
The list of countries I'm willing to visit in my lifetime keeps dwindling. Not that Guatamala was in the top 50 or anything. But now it's sandwiched somewhere between Brazil and Haiti.
March 13, 2008 11:35 AM
I went to Guatemala. It's actually beautiful, but you Guatemala City is scary, even without giant sinkholes. Also, I got an amoeba, so my stomach felt like this picture most of the time.
March 13, 2008 12:30 PM
Oh God, Julie that is awful! Funny now, of course - but awful!!
March 13, 2008 12:37 PM
Every time a person talks about going to a third world wountry the story always ends with the person saying, "I got [fill in blank of something medically disgusting]"
March 13, 2008 12:46 PM
Of course you got an amoeba Julie. I would have been much more surprised if you said "I went to Guatemala and I didn't get an amoeba".
Now Mexico's off the list thanks to the Ruins...
March 13, 2008 12:57 PM
I bet the two teenagers were having sex.
March 13, 2008 1:06 PM
Ha! The church would have a field day over that one!
March 13, 2008 1:08 PM