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foot of it is utilized, which makes the area
undesirable as far as tranping is concerned.
The capital of Guatemala has been destroyed
on two other occasions at two other settings
by earthquake and flood. The present site,
in long range analysis, is also doomed by
erosion. The U. S. either gave or lent to
Guatemala $6,000,000 for road building.

The new roads I saw from the air were
deliberately made across the country in the
most inappropriate routes as far as expense
of buildings roads is concerned.

_the fare from the airport to the city
was ¥2 which seemed a trifle high, then
hotel prices at $12 proved the point that
living in Guatemala is going to be expensive.
There is an extremely wide gap between what
a native earns as wages and the cost of
commodities. This gap will have to be
reduced before there can ever be peace in
Guatemala.

The city is not impressive as such,
but it is unusually clean and is planned
exactly as the Morman cities. The streets
are relatively wide as are also the side-
walks. I am not able to place the archi-
tecture as it does not fall into the Havana,
New Urleans type or the modern. It is just
something different and I have not seen
other cities which I could compare it with.
The modern, however, is evident on all sides
and if not in architecture, is modern in
old settings. The people are not as degen-
erate as in Havana and the Indians and thier
colorful clothes make the city in my opinion.
There is still a great difference between
the culture of the Indians and the Spanish
people. Somehow, our civilization has not