South America offers beautiful vacation spots, but there are many treacherous routes between major cities. Keep this in mind as you plan your travel around different countries. This crime occured in Guatemala during a bus ride. Gunmen took over the bus of U.S. tourists and killed one of them.
Before travelling, do the research to find the most dependable and safest method of transportation. This will vary greatly from country to country.
January 08, 2004
Seattle Times
Seattle, WA
Utah man shot to death in Guatemalan bus robbery
RETALHULEU, Guatemala - Gunmen stopped a bus carrying 13 U.S. tourists in
southwestern Guatemala yesterday, killing one passenger during a robbery,
police said.
Five attackers in a pickup intercepted the bus carrying the tourists, all
Mormons from Utah, near Colomba, 125 miles southwest of the capital,
Guatemala City. The Americans were traveling from the mountain city of
Quetzaltenango to the Mexican border.