Graffiti in Guate

Just a short photo-heavy post to show off some of the interesting graffiti I spotted, mostly in Xela:

"All of Guatemala resists and repudiates the murderous mining" -- this one in Guate City, Zone Ten, very near the ridiculously luxurious Oakland Mall.

This phrase is stenciled all over the place in Guatemala.  "Neighborhood organized against delinquency," which is the local term for any sort of crime or gang-related activity. Many of the neighborhoods that house foreign language students are especially prone to display these notices, and I can remember seeing the men at night with ski masks patrolling from their roof tops, looking for 'delinquents' late at night.

And this is a clever reversal of the phrase that has been stenciled several places in Xela; this one near the Maya Cafe, a block off the Central Park.  It says "Delinquents organized against the neighborhood."

Close-up

Another odd stencil that's popped up around Xela; this one across the street from Casa Babylon.

This interesting display is catty-corner to my laundry guy, on the back wall of the post office.

Another shot of the 'mural'

And a panorama shot of the entire thing.... really not sure what's going on, but it's certainly interesting!