How did I come across as “ignorant” Take this from someone who has been to Guatemala. Anyone who knows anything about Guatemala would say what I said.

“The countryside is beautiful and the people are descended from one of humanity’s major civilizations, the Mayans.”

You can cherry pick nice places from anywhere. Places like Mexico, Baltimore, South Africa, Brazil, Detroit and Guatemala have have some nice places here and there but let’s be honest like most of South America it’s a poverty filled shithole.