More tourists attacked in Guatamala

[Atash Hagmahani]

One dead, one injured.

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080811/twl-guatemala-us-tourist-killed-ef375f8.html

GUATEMALA CITY - Robbers armed with machetes hacked a U.S. tourist to death and seriously wounded his wife in an attack aboard the couple's sailboat in northeastern Guatemala, the woman told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Located near Guatemala's Caribbean coast, Lake Izabal is popular among tourists for its jungle scenery and wildlife.
In March, protesting farmers briefly kidnapped four Belgian tourists at Lake Izabal to press for the release of a jailed activist. They were released unharmed.

Personally, I would not bless countries with a long and chronic history of brutally attacking foreigners with my tourist dollars.

[opsec]

There's a lot to be said for learning machete fighting. Personally, I'm studying a martial arts style known as Pencak Silat Pukulan which hails from Indonesia.