Guatemala City

​I was expecting Guatemala City to be more modern from first world perspective. Maybe that's because my only first hand context was San Juan Puerto Rico (pre-Hurricane Maria). Also this is not to say anything bad about it. It was just different than what I had in mind. Another thing that stood out is the terrain of the city. From what I saw flying in and out the city is built on whatever flat land available among the very wrinkly terrain. There are neighborhoods where it looks like they're on the verge of losing houses into a valley/ravine/crater. It's amazing both in terms of human tenacity and geology. The Same goes for all the housing built on the hills of the very mountainous countrysides. There's a certain beautiful underneath the rough exterior of this country.  Gordon Mark