Guatemalan Journey

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worth getting - Rated
this is a really good book - easy to read and yet full of information & personal observations

i enjoyed reading it and plan on keeping it a part of my guatemalan library

definitely worth getting - it gives a great 'flavour' of Guatemala from an outsider's eyes

Clear observations on life in modern Central America - Rated
Benz' observant eye catches just right the sad and funny contradictions of Guatemala. He writes so clearly and informally that the poignancy of his observations catches you by surprise. The book is an easy read (in quickly-digested themes such as "The City Dump" and "Ladino Attitudes"). Anyone who has lived or traveled in Latin America will, with a groan or a chuckle, recognize Benz' personal anecdotes as typifying the ethos of the place, and learn something new about its history. Best of all, Benz understands he will always just be a gringo, a stranger, no matter how acute his commentary.