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DIRTY & DANGEROUS! Historic GUATEMALA CITY is NOT beautiful like some might say...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ธ.ค. 2021
- Some TH-camrs purposely paint a misleading impression of a place to please locals and gain likes / new subscribers. This can lead to somebody watching and then paying thousands to travel across the world, only to have their holiday / vacation ruined when they realize the video that persuaded them to visit said location was nothing but smoke and mirrors. Always be sure to investigate a place inside out so you can make an informed decision. There's way too many TH-camrs sugar coating places these days (for their own personal growth of their channel).
On a side note, the everyday people of Guatemala City I met were genuinely very kind and sincere. It's the homeless people of Guatemala City who are wasted out of their minds on alcohol or drugs at all hours of the day (including sunrise) who totally ruin the atmosphere and sense of safety in the historic centre. Surrounding streets are not so safe and are plastered in graffiti. Go in numbers if you do venture into zone 1 and take caution at all times with yourself and your valuables.
This video is probably easier to watch that have me describe in here / why I came away with slightly dissapointed feelings about the historic centre of Guatemala City. Thank god for my stunning Airbnb; that place was my hide away retreat when it all because too much.
As a Guatemalan, I love your honesty. It does not feel safe even for the locals, and seeing those young drug addicts ruin the experience, and it's true I used to walk by zone 1 a lot, and it smelled pee everywhere, tons of trash... just disgusting!. A famous vlogger came to "El basurero de la zona 3 (the garbage dump from that zone) " he recorded how people lived there and a lot of Guatemalans got mad at him, tons of dislikes, even hate comments asking him to come back and go to the good areas, smh. Anyway... Hope you enjoyed the good spots of the country!
Thankyou for this comment and validation for what Finn experienced in comparison to how zone 1 is portrayed by "travel" channels on YT. Finn has coped so much hate from people that misunderstood his point. I'm very grateful for you🙏
Hey Josh, thanks for your comment. I had a great time at the market in Zone 1, it was possibly one of the most impressive markets I had ever visited in all of Latin America 👌! Friendly stall owners and an overall great experience.
It doesn’t surprise me after the extreme hate I have received from Guatemalans on my video that the vlogger you mention, who showed a side that many don’t want showcased, would receive hate in the same way. I guess the agitated people commenting are very patriotic and not able to see that it’s actually positive to show all sides of a place rather than only the beauty. No traveller appreciates arriving in a destination only to discover that everything online they had seen was fictitious.
I see huge potential in Zone 1, gentrification will no doubt occur in the coming years. I just hope those tent cities and hoards of drunk/drugged people can be rehoused and integrated back into the working society. Most aren’t even from Guatemala, they’re become trapped there on their way to USA. Sad times but let’s hope for positive change pronto 😃!! Thanks for sharing your experiences man!! ❤️
Except the fact that this is the reality everywhere and anywhere. NY, LA, DC, Barcelona, Paris...DF...London, Miami, etc. been to all and seen homelessness, "pissing in parks", drugs, crime...in all. Why put fear and dismay in travelers when they see that anywhere they go. 🤷🏽♀️ the reality is that it exists in Guatemala as it exists everywhere else .... 🤔
@@amazariegos83 : It's amazing how many people on YT lack intelligence..... for the 300th time here THAT WAS NOT THE POINT OF THIS BLOODY VIDEO
@@amazariegos83 the reality is that no TH-camr dares to show the truth. Instead they walk around pretending historic zone is “beautiful”, when reality clearly isn’t that. Hence my video.
It's a shame that you decided to focus only on the negative, I've been to some European countries and cities in the US that are as dirty and very dangerous. Yes, Guatemala City does feel unsafe in many parts, but guess what, so are places in Scotland, France, Slovakia, Spain... Etc. But just like those countries there are also a lot of safe places to visit. I think it's probably your prejudices that allow you to focus on those aspects only. Frankly, as a Guatemalan I am a bit disgusted by your video, because the Historic part of Guatemala is beautiful and for the most part is pretty safe and clean compared to other big cities in Central America. You can ask many Salvadorans, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Costa Rican travelers and they will say the same.
I was disgusted by the filth in the streets of Zone 1, human excrement and urine, as well as trash, graffiti and a very real sense of shady characters eyeing my every move. You can feel what you want about my video, but I can’t change my honest experiences in the week I had there. I chose to make this video because everything else on TH-cam was fake and unrealistic. Tourists don’t appreciate that when they are planning on visiting a place so I hope my version shows the other side. By the way, yes, bad places are everywhere in the world - I know that. But this video wasn’t about that, it was about travel TH-camrs who go to a place, lie their ass off to please locals and gather new subscribers. I don’t care about that - all I am interested in is showing a place for how it really is. Zone 1 sadly wasn’t up to standard.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel The problem that I have with your video is that you are being selective with what you choose to show. Just like the way you accuse others of doing to get more views. I do think you are a biased person and chose to show only the negative on your video. As if this doesn't happen in Mexico.
@@jedicid why would I show what already exists on YT and is 99.999% all fake positive TH-camrs showing the nice zone? It’s already there for you to see mate. My video shows the actual truth just 1 block back from the pretty street (La Sexta) that TH-camRS never leave. It’s just crazy that you are trying to defend this when it’s plane as day that what I showed is the true historic centre. What are you looking for here? A balanced video? Go ahead and be my guest, film one for yourself and share it with us. I gave some balance with the awesome market. What more do you bloody want? I’m not a miracle worker 🤦
@@FinnDelMundoTravel : There is no accountability on YT unless you are pissing in everyone's pockets the trolls get their feelings hurt. It's funny l don't see 350+ comments or 3700 views on any of your other videos just the one telling the truth! Some of us heard your message loud and clear👍
@@Mahalaleel77 : And at no point did he EVER say that Guatemala wasn't beautiful actually it was the complete opposite but then you would need to actually have a brain cell to understand this video which clearly you lack🤷♀️
I don't mean to be contrary, but I've always had a great time in Guatemala City. Sure, there is a lot of poverty and problems, but also lots to do and see. Unfortunately, it's not a place I would recommend one visit immediately. I live in Guatemala so I find myself needing to be there often. I always make a fun time of it. Next time, perhaps you should stay in the richer zones. This would insulate you from the parts you seem to not be enjoying. Zone 4 is fun hip safe and clean with lots of security. Zone 1 is only for a quick visit or if you have need to be there or speak Spanish fluently. I see your point, zone 1 is a bit shocking if you've never been, but it also has great pizza, bars, nightlife, my favorite cantina -though not for the faint of heart. Sorry you had such a disappointing time. You just need a guide and friends with possibly a car. NO ONE WALKS. YOU DRIVE UBER EVERYWHERE. You could also go straight to Antigua and never see any of this only 45mins away.
Hey David, excellent comment, cheers for this information!! A common theme being mentioned by many is to stay in zone 4. I’ll be staying there if I go back. I think Antigua sounds more appealing or Tikal. Do you think the massive amounts of people homeless in the central plaza and around La Sexta will ever be addressed? Has it always been this much of an issue? Early one morning a guy who was drunk walking toward me cornered me against a building in La Sexta before his other friend pulled him away - others stared at me for very uncomfortable amounts of time. Staring in most cultures is considered rude yet it was beyond me how many eyes were on me in that historic zone. Makes me uncomfortable thinking about it. Do you think it could be the United States deporting refugees back south of their border? The situation overall was sad. It’s why I made a point of making this video because every other TH-camr seemed to be floating around in some fantasy land with no mention of zone 1’s dark side.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel sorry to hear about your near robbery. Though I'm not surprised. In Guatemala, theft is a problem depending on where you are. I imagine the camera gear doesn't help you at all. I always feel similar when I have mine out. Zone one has always had a lot of poverty, at least since my time here. A lot of the homeless there are actually people refugees from other nearby countries who are hoping to migrate further north but got stuck in Guatemala, so they ended up in the city where there are more resources and help. There's a lot of black and Haitian refugee on one end mixed with locals who have fallen on hard times and turned to drugs and alcohol near the plaza park. A few Avenues over also organized prostitution that is involved in theft too. Though to put it in perspective.... In Guate, I've been robbed twice, petty theft 200 dollars from my bag and another 200 Quetzales from my wallet. In the USA, I've been attacked numerous times, held at knife and gun point, beaten up, etc. I still think guatemala is safer than parts of the USA. You could make this same video about many cities around the world, the big difference being that the more developed nations have more money and laws to control, move, and displace homeless populations to non tourist areas. For instance, right outside DC and the white house, you can encounter a ring of poverty, the same in CDMX. If you go to NYC and leave Manhattan, you'll witness lots of poverty too. In Philly, the neighborhood of Kensington looks like an episode of the walking dead zombies doped up on cheap fentanyl. In Madrid, you'll see gangs of organized immigrants/homeless people all nearby the busiest areas or just one block over. Sadly, I don't think there are plans to change or help the people in zone 1. Guatemala has a lot of problems with corruption and much of the international aid gets pocketed and stolen before it can do any intended good.
He can't afforded.
I didn't see them staring at anyone else. I think you either are too self conscious or you may look weird to them. I mean humans will be humans everywhere. Same case here in USA.
@@marplato2558 Sorry but it wasn’t your experience, you weren’t there and you will never know how off the vibes were in Zone 1 whenever I went into it. Film can’t convey when something isn’t right. The feeling was totally off. Trying to convince you in the comments section would be a waste of my time so I’ll leave it at that. I am far from self-conscious, I felt what I felt and I am glad I made this video to warn others about it.
I’m from Guatemala, you should come to Los Angeles or San Francisco to see how safe and clean it is
He's getting paid for it, to trash the country I mean!!
Went to Guatemala City for the first time yesterday, and I actually thinking the same thing. LA and SF have equal RAN DOWN parts of town similar to Guatemala
I was in Zone 7 of Guatemala City and it was beautiful! I did enjoy Antigua and Panajachel more - I definitely think those places are magical and worth a visit.
This guy is doing this for money, really sad!! No one stays in zone 1 for days on end!! th-cam.com/video/kyHVhYXR9Fo/w-d-xo.html
Zone 7 is not beautiful. LOL
@@LuisRamirez-vv4dk OMG I was NOT in Zone 7. I was in Zone 16. 😄🙈
@@JollyJihane ??
Man I hope you are still alive after being in such a dangerous place!!! I can see how dirty it was but in comparison to the city I live (Los Angeles) it looks very clean, Seeing a drunk in the street is nothing in comparison to the thousands of homeless in the downtown shooting drugs and committing crimes.
Can you link me the videos on YT that demonstrate how dirty LA is, the homeless people, drugs, crime and shooting that would be awesome because l would love to see a You Tuber highlight this in LA👍
He is a phony one trying to trash Guatemala and getting paid for it!!
@brilliantbutblue there's plenty of videos. There's this German guy living in l.a always doing videos on how bad the homeless are there. It's like 3rd world like this guy says
That area of town has important historic, social, and even sentimental significance to Guatemalans of a certain generation whose collective memory of the area is connected to important periods of their life (the “turd” comparison may. be a bit jarring and may feel disrespectful to Guatemalans, especially those millions who have had to emigrate and whose nostalgia is an important source of connection to their homeland) . But yes, “El Centro” is very much outside of its heyday by at least 40-50 years. I live in Houston and I can promise you that you’ll experience a similar perspective if you walk around our downtown. Today’s middle/upper class Guatemalans are not necessarily spending time in this area and the city has several very high-end areas which are more appealing to them as economic centers of business and leisure. Zone 1 has touristic potential and sections have received investment but it will taken a lot more to bring it up to the expectation of foreign tourism. I personally see the development of a more artsy/bohemian scene working well in that zone but again it takes planning and lots of money. The most recent catastrophic earthquake to hit Guatemala was in 1976 and it killed 20,000 people and changed the face of the city which accounts for the odd combinations of architecture in “the historic center”. I just returned from Skopje, Macedonia and they’ve undergone a massive beautification program to bring the city in line with the expectations of western tourists and it is paying dividends in the increased number of visitors. But gues what? Like gentrificaron, the locals feel that they are being robbed of the soul and spirit of their city and the collective memory they have of their city. So I’m sure it’s a complicated situation. There are some travelogues on TH-cam of that same area of Guatemala City but from the 1950s. It shows how that same area is an example of modernity and progress in Guatemala.
He is a queen!! and a cheap one unfortunately!!
Thanks for your educated comments 🙏
There are ridiculous amounts of luxurious areas in Guate City…. Yesterday I saw a Maserati outside Oakland mall and a Ferrari in Cayala on Saturday… but that’s just normal for us here in Zone 10, 14, 15 & Cayala …. This video is very sad because I moved here from London and I’ve experienced more luxurious zones in this City than London could ever dream of… I’ve worn my 5 thousand pound pearls walking around ALL zones mentioned and actually no one bothers to rob me because I’m poor compared to how many rich people there are in this City… I loved Zone 1 but I wouldn’t live there but I guess if you pay for the hood you get the full hood experience ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
You are insane. There is nothing in Guatemala that compares to London. LOL Londons transportation system is better than the entirety of Guatemala city No one goes to see luxury in Guatemala. That would be disgusting to do in a country with so much poverty. That would be vulgar. Oakland mall?? You think malls are impressive??? Cleanliness, order and safety is sexy. Not luxury. You are stuck in the 1980s.
@@LuisRamirez-vv4dk i am British & I lived in London my whole life. Lol . Please check the news, women and girls getting abused, killed and sex trafficking through the roof everyday. Lol. You sound republican 🙊🙊🙊🤣🤣
@@LuisRamirez-vv4dk Another stupid blind subscriber.
@@bondedteam626 Im from Guatemala city you idiot.
@@LuisRamirez-vv4dk ok stupid, dont be so stupid. Vende patrias
Believe it Guatemala city is much cleaner that the streets in Los Angeles or some streets in NY or Paris.
Who's is he trying to fool? Just take a look at the streets in Guatemala in your own video, did you see any garbage on the streets?
Hey man, this video is not a comparison to LA, NY or Paris; this was my experience in Zone 1 and the honest truth. If you watch my video all the way through you will see a music/video montage of how the place looked just two blocks back from La Sexta.
Haydee. Good to read your comments. The purpose of this guy was to go across the border from Mexico to Guatemala and film everything that could be a good reason to put Guatemala down
@@carlosespinoza2453 let’s face the facts… I went to guatemala for one week, beyond excited to visit a new country and genuinely curious about what Guatemala City had to offer. I can’t tell you how eager I was about the adventure. That all came crashing down, (as explained in my video), when I was on ground zero and saw the epidemic of drugs and homelessness plaguing Zone 1. Get it into your thick skull that I went to Guatemala City with neutral opinions and left with very real experiences that I felt needing voicing to others who might be able to avoid repeating my mistake.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel : 👏👏👏👏👏
@@carlosespinoza2453 : Hey Carlos, there is literally a ton of You Tubers on here full of BS, clever editing and shutter stock inserts to make your Country look boodiful and please you gullible lot 👍
“Polished turd” yikes. So if they don’t spend money on improvement what would you say? I think trying to improve streets and areas is worth complimenting not insulting.
I think people “cherry picking” are just not as negative as you. Even in the most terrible areas you can find some beauty.
We just came back from Italy this March and trust me, there’s some dirty places, especially Rome and Naples but there as well but there’s still beauty as well.
Granted, I will not argue against the safety concern though
Any city in the world has its bad and good things? I live in Georgia Usa and in the center of the city of Atlanta there are dangerous places and other safe places, even people live under bridges.
Exactly. The reason I made this video was to point out that almost every TH-camr covering the exact area I was in never mention once the dangers of the historic centre. It’s a false dreamland that I felt needed mentioning, and also calling out TH-camrs in general for being fake.
I spent a few days in Guatemala city and I actually loved it. I didnt have a chance to leave Zone 4, 9 & 10, but I did tons of research ahead of time to know where to stay. I walked to a nail salon and had top notch service, a mall that looks nicer than the ones we have in Toronto and alot less homeless than we have in Vancouver. Anyways, what im saying is, every country has its beauty and it’s beast. Im in Guate city now and altho id like to see the historical center, I think ill skip it 😅 thanks for the video!
A lot fewer homeless than in Los Angeles, that's for sure. I have also been there and had a wonderful time. I have to agree though there are some sketchy places, as a tourist, you just don't go there,
This is exactly what most people do when they visit Guatemala City. They go to these zones you've mentioned here but also to where I live (Zone 16). These places are safe and nice.
Agree, every country has its good and it's bad with difference that organized crime and gangs went to Guatemala straight from Los Angeles.
When I go Guatemala I go to the east mountains near Honduras my grandpa was from Honduras and the west mountains my dad was from the Mexican border in Guatemala side with a great grandmother Mexican and a great great gramma from Haiti so I am very international and I do love Guatemala very much!
I don’t understand how can you judge the city by staying in one of the worst zonas in guate. There’s no doubt that we are not the best city in the world, but not the worst. Every country in the world has its bad places that you don’t go. In la , you don’t visit south central, in New York I’m sure you don’t visit the ghetto, and so on. I get it, you wanted to show your audience the bad side of guate, which kind of hurts. Guate has so much to offer , and is more beautiful than you think.
Hey Raul, I didn’t judge the entire city from Zone 1. I actually mention in my video towards the end that the rest of Guatemala City, AND Guatemala the country are no doubt more beautiful than the historic centre. I had no agenda or prejudiced ideas on my vlog, all I gave was my honest account of my experience staying there. Amongst the truthful account, I do explain how the central market is excellent and that the vendors are nice people. My video was my real account of my experience in a bad area. If I can save another tourist from making the same mistake I made then my job is done. The week I had in Zone 1 was both dangerous and unsafe. Seeing other TH-camrs give nothing but lies on Zone 1 is not helpful to anyone.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel You lied and mislead. You are the worst you tuber ive seen. How did we let you into Guate. You made your worst enemy. That is me, dont ever come back to Guate
@@bondedteam626 thanks 😊
@@FinnDelMundoTravel después cuando los hallan muertos dice la gente "era una gran persona no merecía eso" jajajaja
Que respuesta tan ridícula. Como el "centro histórico" de una capital puede ser considerada "one of the worst zonas". Es una verguenza.
Everyone knows Guatemala is a super fun place. Everyone is super friendly, someone people could be shy also. Most overall a good experience. Like any other place of the world theirs crime and poverty, he’s obviously cheap and didn’t check the fire spots 🤷🏽♂️
Wrong. Your generalisations are not accurate in relation to the experience I had, nor is it helpful to a traveller yet to visit.
My video is about a very specific area of Guatemala City, not Guatemala as a whole. I feel like the main message also went over your head: that TH-camrs lie when they travel to paint an unrealistic image to please locals (like you) to gain new subscribers / likes. Are you reacting to the title of this video or did you watch this video?
As for my monetary situation, what is the relevance? I’m not about to disclose with some random in the comments section how I afford to travel the world. Mind your own business.
Tell me more about these "Fight" spots so l can check them out🙄
@@FinnDelMundoTravel You are such a queen!! a disrespectful one and a phony one , You were paid for it no one stays in zone one for days on end at least have the balls to admit it oh and look at what I found dirty and poor New Zealand th-cam.com/video/JZoKbYSIJT/w-d-xo.html
I traveled to Guatemala about 16 years ago. Everyone knows that you stay in certain zones as a tourist. I only stayed in the places that I was advised to stay in. Beautiful place beautiful people. Food and coffee were awesome. I can't wait till I can return. And 4 years ago I went to LA and visited skid row. Really horrible area homeless rats and feces. However there are some very cool places in LA. It's good to travel everywhere to get a different perspective.
I love Guatemala
Appreciate your candor. Having travelled to many countries I have also experienced the contrast with what TH-camrs choose to show.
Thanks for being here and leaving a comment, lve experienced this same problem YT compared to reality!! Glad you understood the video 🙏
Go to downtown Seattle or Portland and you'll find out what a dirty city looks like 👍
I can only imagine, the same goes for my country in New Zealand. My city has areas I would avoid and tell others to stay away from - it’s the socioeconomic situation that can make or break any place worldwide. Very annoying though when no one talks about the ugly and only focuses on the selected few bright & shiny parts of a place. Hence my video here. Thanks for watching ✌️
Dude no. They are not like this. Seattle and Portland are great cities. At least when I went they were about 5 years ago.
San Francisco and Portland are shirt holes now. And NYC is getting there too. I was there recently and got the hell back to Philly the next day. My son lives back east so I know. Make a video in Chicago and LA, they won't just stare at you, trust me.
Seattle and San Francisco are just as trashy if not even more. Every place has good and bad places so what’s the big deal!!
Exactly!!! This is normal for almost any major city. I'm still intrigued to vit and make my own judgement.
Hey Finn! I am not surprised that Guatemala City is underwhelming and not the place to be / go as a tourist.
It is, though, a wonderful country to visit with many sites ... from Antigua, Tikal, both ocean coasts, etc.
Have fun!
Hey Rinnie!! Good to hear from you man! I keep hearing this! Next time I will visit Antigua and avoid GC. Cheers for the advise. Merry Christmas 😁
He is a TH-camr trying to trash my country, he's getting paid for it!! Guatemala is divided into 25 different zones and people who come down here (without being paid for it) move around the city and travel outside of the city as well and only then they give an impression of the good and the bad!!! th-cam.com/video/eTtGNyZhAOc/w-d-xo.html
@@FinnDelMundoTravel No thanks We don't want people like you here , how sad getting paid to trash a country th-cam.com/video/eTtGNyZhAOc/w-d-xo.html
@@FinnDelMundoTravel th-cam.com/video/kyHVhYXR9Fo/w-d-xo.html
@@FinnDelMundoTravel Most likely you will go to bad part of Antigua to just trash talk about it.
Every cities have bad places but that no is all about a country, you need spend more time inside Guatemala and visit all beautiful places that this City is. You don't know the way you affect this City with this video because all you tell in this video no is all about this city.
Hey Nefretery, exactly, I would have liked more time in and around the nicer parts like Zone 10 & 14 but I was only in Guatemala for a week. My video title does state that the video is about the historic zone so I don’t feel like it is misleading viewers to believe this encompasses the entire city of Guatemala. People need to be aware that the historic centre isn’t how the majority of TH-cam videos portray it to be.
I recently moved to Guatemala at the age of 22 to live with my fiancee, were living in Zone 3, I'm from New Zealand, I feel safe but my parents in law and one of my brother in law are lawyers, my fiancee is a doctor, I have a lot of support, this is not the place where you can casually stroll down random streets like back home. There definitely are lots of piles of rubbish around. Its a convenient location and lots of great food around.
But many parts of the city are very beautiful, and I'm a kiwi who has never even been to Auckland the biggest city in my country, so for me Guatemala city is the biggest an most beautiful I have seen in my life. I love how green the city and country is, makes me feel at home coming from NZ.
Is it as safe as western countries? No. But the people here are far less spiritually dead like people in western society's, there is far less nonsense happening, there is a real passion for Christ with Guatemalan people. Extreme violence, but also extreme hospitality and kindness is los guatemaltecos.
El problema con tu video es que te enfocaste en una pequeña parte de la ciudad, al parecer te hospedaste muy cerca del palacio nacional, diría que entre la novena y décima calle y entre 4 y sexta avenida. Luego hiciste un pequeño recorrido por sexta avenida y caminaste hasta el parque Enrique Gomez Carrillo en donde encontraste a los borrachos e indigentes que en un acto de total crueldad filmaste sin pedirles permiso o considerar su dignidad como personas. Desde luego no tienes idea de quién es Enrique Gómez Carrillo porque no fuiste a aprender de la cultura de Guatemala. Tu corazón esta en Mexico, en Zipolite o en Oaxaca. Ciudad de Guatemala es la ciudad más grande de centroamérica y te esforzaste precisamente en poner énfasis en lo negativo. Luego criticas hipócritamente a los TH-camrs que presentan un perfil falso de la ciudad de Guatemala y en ese aspecto dices verdades a medias. Nunca fuiste a la Universidad de San Carlos ni al Museo Ixel, ni a la zona dos Jocotenango. Ni siquiera te enteraste de datos históricos relevantes como que Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, el autor del Principito estuvo en Guatemala muy posiblemente quejandose de que su avión se averiara precisamente en este nuestro pequeño pais sufrido pero "hermoso" y que el asteroide B612 del que habla Exupéry sea muy posiblemente algún lugar de Guatemala... por lo menos Exupery se habrá quejado con elegancia. Tampoco te enteraste que quién diseñó ese palacio verde y hermoso, fué un arquitecto que se llamó Rafael Pérez de León; ni que uno de los presidentes de gobernó nuestro país, Jacobo Arbenz Guzman admiraba a Franklin D. Roosevelt por lo que logró hacer por Estados Unidos con el New Deal, y quiso replicarlo en Guatemala. Qué hizo Estados unidos al respecto?... un golpe de estado en 1954. Ademas entre los dos gobiernos de la revolución entre 1944 y 1954 se construyeron muchas obras civiles muy bellas... no perderé el tiempo en darte detalles. Tu vídeo es mal intencionado dice verdades a medias y con saña, encima haces comparaciones de mal gusto. Viajas sin enterarte de las historia y mucho menos entender los contextos históricos que causan los atrasos en ciertos países. Imaginate si hablas así de la ciudad, qué hablarías de los indigenas pobres y que no son muy del protocolo, no me lo quiero ni imaginar. Como he dicho recorriste una pequeña parte de ciudad de Guatemala y presentas eso como la norma y no como la excepción. Jamas estuviste en Casa Cervantes a pesar de que casi estaba en tus narices, y mucho menos a la Cocina de la Señora Pu o el Museo Nacional de Historia; el Teatro Nacional tiene muy buena arquitectura y una metáfora increíble... pero tú no la comprenderías... y de la escuela de Marimba qué nos cuentas? pues que va a ser, nada. Curiosamente aunque criticas a los TH-camrs que hacen vídeos adulando algunas partes de ciudad de Guatemala, tú estuviste casi que en los mismo sitios, cosa que considero muy mediocre de tu parte. No cometere el mal gusto de hablar de las partes menos vistosas de otros paises por que no viene al caso y yo tengo escrúpulos y uso las palabras correctas para decir mis pensamientos. Pero reflexiona sobre lo que haces porque tu vídeo es cruel y mal intencionado, no lo veo como algo honesto, veo una intención detrás, tampoco lo veo como algo de calidad y mira que uso las palabras mas adecuadas. Por otro lado, lo mínimo que te acepto como valido es la parte de tu vídeo en donde expones el error de permitir arquitecturas fuera de contexto en el centro histórico, es algo rescatable. Tampoco te tomaste el tiempo, y francamente tampoco lo esperaria de tí, en investigar un poco sobre los planes de ordenamiento territorial de la ciudad o de las mejoras en el transporte, o de las reivindicaciones que empujan los ciudadanos de la capital. Vuelve a Guatemala ciudad y no vendas más que conoces una ciudad por recorrer unas callecitas.
Straight from the BOOK OF WHO FUCKING CARES MATE. You missed the entire point.
You talk to bloody much that's your problem!
I really have no word(s)to respond to this. Point of the video went over your head. I visited for a week. That exact week a famous youtuber from Canada had painted an entirely fake image of zone 1. Out of pure dismay I made a video to expose this. Location could have been bloody Timbuktu, it didn’t matter, the point was to expose lying TH-camrs who only say nice things for likes and more subscribers. Because I couldn’t care less about that, I made my video to warn others that the majority of travel TH-camrs lie. Also wanted to make it clear that Zone 1 was no ideal for those that might not be competent travellers. You seem really butt hurt about life in general. Why not spend your time actually adding something to society rather than being negative online?
@@FinnDelMundoTravel You just admitted it, you went to Guatemala with the only purpose to "debunk the canadian youtuber" therefore you purposely went to look for the ugly parts of zone one. You didn't even travel zone one into debt i didn't see in the video you going to pasaje rubio, or to el portal where Che Guevara had his beers. What the comment above said is right. You didn't even learned the history of the country to see why is the city in those conditions. Legit the video seems you are only looking for bad parts of the City and call it "bias rating"
I have been to Guatemala City and the Historic Center is not the best in Latin America and is true that some Vloggers put some misleading videos out there, but your video by focusing only in The History Center and by focusing only in showing how others TH-camrs have lied about it might make people think that the whole city is like that (even if that wasn't your intention) when in reality Guatemala City is a really beautiful city with nice people, long, beautiful tree line avenues and a balmy weather (in spite of the urine smelling Historic Center)
Cities in general are dangerous, LA is no safe, NY is filthy and crime is so high, Oregon is not behind just to mention some
The reason people backed off from him its because the amount of tattoos he has and in Guatemala tattoos are associated with organized crime. He was a scary looking for any Guatemalan including myself.
Why would you choose zone 1 in the first place ? Where are you from anyway ?
That looks no worse (or even better) than the downtown areas of most US cities.
It’s hard to capture a vibe. The feeling was totally off in the streets. Being there would be the only way to experience it.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel i've been to some underdeveloped country. Not trying to undermine your experience or saying that what you felt about unsafety was wrong. But I just wanted to point out that for most people if they apply common tourist caution just like they would do in any country, it is probably ok.
BTW, the safest cities I would consider are cities in countries of eastern Asia, like China, Japan, or Korea. I wouldn't even consider most European cities safe, let alone US.
@@yusheng4637 totally! I took all the precautionary steps as a solo traveller and it seemed to work!
I have yet to visit the countries you mentioned but will one day 😃👌
My point, exactly. It’s almost as if this individual was predisposed to paint a negative side of this city prior to arriving. And although, he does mention his views are about the historic centre alone, I’ve read some comments here where he engages in generalizations. I find it odd where he mentions he’s not new to traveling in other Latin America countries yet he seems to lack common sense in this video. And that’s where I find his portrayal a little off.
@@RgGalvez lacks common sense? How so? To correct your assumptions, I went to Guatemala totally open minded. It was the experience in Zone 1 that formed my opinion and eventual video about the place. Simple as that.
I hope Guatemala gets better and safer for the people everyone deserves an opportunity and to feel safe prayers 🙏
Well said Austin 👍
Just by the look of this bloke and calling a "Colonial Building" a Classical and Baroque architecture is enough for taking serious this clown.
Don't come to Brazil.
That’s high on my list of places to visit next.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel You should come over here in afghanistan, we will welcome you with open arms.
@@allahissatan3652 : You know what Finn is the exact person that would love an invite to Afghanistan and he would probably speak very highly of his visit, Afghans are very hospitable and welcoming and there is certainly alot to see in your Country 🙏
@@allahissatan3652 🤣🤣🤣
Well, it's hard to say how safe or unsafe a country can be, but one thing I know for sure. It has a lot to offer and to feel good about. Weather, cost of living, food, nature, museums and planty outdoor activities.
💯 % 👌!! One small area doesn’t define the whole country. I know there will be incredible places throughout Guatemala and hope to see it one day in the future.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel Exactly !!but you're a phony one anyway no one stays only in zone one for days on end, you're not that smart either!!
@Finn Del Mundo Naa you don't have to. Stay where you are or go other places where you feel safe. A blog is a blog and it can have the content you focus on. Other bloggers find Guatemala City attractive you didn't. Why do you have to re afirm what you already took as a first impression?
Try coming to Los Ángeles or any other city in the great US of A, find yourself in worst scenarios than Guatemala zone 1, it’s like being in downtown LA skid row if you’d like, every country has their up’s and downs , Guatemalans are beautiful, polite, well mannered people, keep traveling my friend, best wishes !!!
I agree with you, I hated every seconds of my trip in Guatemala. Never again. People are rude with visitors, the air is very polluted and there is trash everywhere. I'll not make that mistake twice.
I just came back from Guatemala City yesterday. You should have stayed in Zone 10! That's a really nice district. Clearly, there are parts of the city that are bad, but a better idea would be to do a video on the income inequality of the city. Stay in the wealthiest zone and then compare it to the poorest. While the zone you were in was not the worst, I only went to the historic area during the day for several hours and would not have rented an Airbnb there.
Hey Andrew! You’re spot on, Zone 4 and 10 keep being mentioned - it was a bit disappointing about Zone 1. I very rarely complain either so when I do, it’s not over nothing. Thanks a lot for your advise ☮️ ✌️
If I travel to NYC it 's not the same to book a hotel in Fifth avenue than booking a hostel in the bad part of the bronx.
@@tweetyuno What insight :)
I have visited many times both Mexico city and Guate city and both are VERY SIMILAR. Except Mexico is 18 times bigger. Both cultures and histories are the same, they were the same country both during Meso American times, during New Spain and even a few years after independence. You Need more education and less bias.
He is doing it just to trash the country (that's really sad) he's getting paid for it, no one does what he did!! He only stayed in zone one, There are 25 zones in the city th-cam.com/video/kyHVhYXR9Fo/w-d-xo.html
Well, that's actually one of the worst parts of the city, so of course it doesn't look very good, but you could've read that online if you had taken the time to do your research. I wouldn't recommend people to stay in the city center, but you can stay in zone 4, 10, 14, 15, 16. Guatemala is not really famous for the capital city anyways, that's a city for business, not for tourists. Tourists actually come for Antigua, Atitlán or Tikal.
Value your point, however have you seen these so called "travel" you tube videos in this EXACT location? This is what Finn is comparing it to rather than other tourist locations!
My aim of this video was to expose the fact that reputable TH-camrs have been painting false impressions of places for far too long and that this type of misleading garbage needs to stop. Did you watch the whole video?
Personally I choose not to research a location prior to arrival. In my opinion, prior research spoils the whole reason for travel. Why would I want to arrive in a place, knowing it already? Boring. There would be no element of surprise or ability for me to give an honest and neutral opinion in my videos. In this instance, it backfired slightly. My bad, onwards and upwards.
If you watch the video all the way through I do point out that there are other zones in Guatemala City than zone 1 that must nice. Also that outside of Guatemala City, there will be beautiful places. My video isn’t a “hating on Guatemala City video”, this is a warning to anyone watching that most TH-camr accounts of a place are total fluffed up horseshit.
I love it when people say 'if you had taken time to do your research' as if that implies stupidity. Why would someone want to extensively research a place before going (except basics like simple history, language, religion etc)? The whole point of travel is discovery, not seeing what you have already read about. As Finn said, that's boring. If people think they need to research everything about a city before going there, they're doing it backwards. The discovery process IS research.
@thetaoofdavid YES! Thank you! These are my exact thoughts!! Very well worded!!!!
@brilliantbutblue you’re bang on!!
This guy talks in the comments about being honest and neutral. come on bro. You are not fooling anyone. It has the courage to say that Mexico is first world when it is a country controlled by drug trafficking thanks to the fact that your compatriots are the most drug consuming country in the world. Come on man, I didn't know that in the first world a drug dealer shoots you just because he doesn't like you and they kidnap you to ask your family for money and then cut your throat, because that is what is lived day by day in Mexico. It takes a lot of fool to judge a city when you've only been in one area. Man, if you're going to talk about honesty, start by being honest first.
I mention in my video that the rest of Guatemala and Guatemala City must be nice, and that I am not judging the entire place from zone 1. Did you watch and listen to the entire video or react to the title of the video? Mexico is moving more towards first world status than Guatemala, that’s a well known fact which is backed up with any simple google search. Also in Mexico the feeling & vibe isn’t “off” like I experienced in Guatemala City’s historic zone. This wasn’t a comparison video though, it was an honest account of my time spent in zone 1. If you are getting butt hurt because I didn’t shine a shit then that’s your prerogative. Move on to a channel that only chooses to paint rainbows and fairies 🧚♀️ 🌈. Peace out.
Hi Ivan, looks like someone believes everything they see in the media, still believe in Santa Claus then too? How about the tooth fairy?
@@FinnDelMundoTravel I think you are the one who sees fairies and rainbows from all the drugs you use. why would I be offended? It's not even my city 😉 I just like to expose a fool like you. I analyzed your video more in depth and I think I have discovered you 😎 Surely you were looking for drugs in those parts and when you could not get it you got upset, right. You thought it was as easy to get drugs as in Mexico, but unfortunately for your addiction it was not easy. That triggered your anger and you released your nonsense making a fuss because there were painted walls hahaha. Damn, I never thought I found a guy as disgusting as you. I don't need to look for the first world you deceptively paint from Mexico. I've been to Mexico myself, and believe me it didn't seem like anything from the first world. especially after they tried to scam me three times. But I'm not going to make a fuss like you because of that, because I know that this can happen anywhere in the world.
@@IvanGDC94 wow, you are one special cookie. Good luck navigating your delusional life 😘
@@IvanGDC94 : Can l ask a serious rational question here? Why do you even care so much if it's not even "your City"?
Secondly what's with the drug use assumption? Is it the Tattoos? If he was walking up a hill carrying a wooden cross would that make him Jesus? If he had a halo on his head would that make him an Angel? What about if he had on socks with flip flops or sandals would that make him Japanese? Shaved head a Buddhist? Black skin would he be a thief? How about clogs would that make him Dutch? In anticipation of your reply,
Kindest Regards.
Some people say: zone 1 doesn’t define the country, just visit Antigua, Tikal or lake Atitlan and skip Guatemala City.
As a guatemalan, I would say: zone 1 doesn’t define Guatemala City, go to other parts of Guatemala if you want, but don’t skip Guatemala City, because GC can offer good experiences as well.
Yep, I totally agree to your opinion, zone 1 is not nice, but zones: 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16 are actually the areas that have the places of interest in GC; and trust me, these zones are safe enough for you to enjoy your stay.
So, basically, for your next visit, don’t skip GC, just skip zone 1.
Good video, by the way!
Yup, you have to cherry pick certain zones to visit in the capital. Places outside of the capital is where this country shines!
Yeah! Everyone is telling me the same thing. Antigua sounds like a real gem! 👌
"Estos cruces están pintados con la pintura más resbaladiza del mundo" 🤣🤣🤣 yeah we like to live on the edge here in the third world 😉
Hey Finn, why didn’t you put the zone that’s dirty and dangerous on your title?
Hey Henry, it genuinely never crossed my mind. When a title is too lengthy it doesn’t get watched usually - obviously I want people to watch my video so I went with something short and sweet.
@@FinnDelMundoTravelyou generalized a whole city based on one zone. What a wanker.
Im Guatemalan, and even though this kinda offended me, im glad you were honest about it!
I have been going to Guatemala since 1996, I have been all over the country. I have never felt unsafe
That's great but it wasn't the point of the video🤷♀️
Well my one time there I felt the opposite. Anyway, point of the video wasn’t about “is it safe?”; it was to expose TH-camrs that lie about bad zones and pretend they are shining gems.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel The point of the video isn't "is it safe"??? The headline for the video is literally: DIRTY & DANGEROUS. Are people staring at you?? Try not to point your camera at them and see what happens. Your video is nothing more than a projection of your insecurities and biases. Stop fearmongering. Just because you're afraid doesn't make a place unsafe.
@@heyjoemediaok. I give a fuck
@@brilliantbutblueok. I don’t give a fuck
With the tattoo you have, gangs could confuse you as part of other gang. That's why you feel unsafe 😁. But yeah zone 1 is dangerous for everyone, as Guatemalan I got assault twice there , after school.
Man, you are complaining about the paint on the cross walks?...you better just stay home.
Feel not safe , do not come back , have you been in Chicago? don't you know or heard about the shooting taking place in USA schools , shopping centers? if you trying to make a living by talking about countries you are visiting for sure sonn you gonna be working in a real job
I’m not trying to make a living by making videos on TH-cam, nor am I planning on returning to Guatemala. Your points fall flat because this isn’t a comparison video to USA, this is a video about how TH-camrs lie to pretend paces are better than they are in reality. Did you miss that part? 🤦♂️
@@FinnDelMundoTravel lies you are trying to idk have some anti Guatemalan agenda or try to Make us look bad as a country and people.
Strikes me as a a very narrowminded way to let a couple experiences shape your whole opinion.
I stayed in zona 3 two nights during November 2022. No problem, one night I went walking around for hours with a young homeless couple. No one tried to rob me or anything. Although I agree, filming is not taken well by the locals.
I think it’s the same everywhere. I actually feel safer in zona 3 than some parts of Oakland CA. Have you seen skid row in Los Ángeles?
Thanks for showing us the truth! 👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
Jesus man. Why don't you just stay in Australia or wherever you're from?
Why don’t you simply move along if your comment adds nothing to the conversation?
@@FinnDelMundoTravel : Why spoil our entertainment 😉
Gosh!!So sad to see and hear.I always thought It was a beautiful country.Glad for the info.I still want to go.I'll wait for the update video when Finn Approves!!!
The country outside of GC is worth seeing, this video was only an impression of the historic zone in GC. Antigua, Tikal and some other lake regions are said to be heaven on earth 😀👌
😂😂😂😂 thats freaking funny, i doubt you will wait
Guatemala is a beautiful 😍 a place with very beautiful people, I’m very sorry for the bad places that you are seeing, I think the authorities need to see this but Guatemala is beautiful like other countries with all the beauty God gave us.
Totally!! I hope zone 1 can change one day. The people of Guatemala who I did meet were great 👌😃!
i have been to Guatemala city like 8 years ago and I am planning in going back next year. i stayed in zona 1 and would stay again in this area as for me the old parts of the cities are always the most interesting ones. i was cautious when i stayed there but was not afraid. I think everyone has a different experiences of things depending on how you look at it. I focus more on the beautiful and that erase the negative. Talking about piss smell, go to Paris it is a common smell in many places.
Appreciate the perspective, I think it's important to hear the good with the bad. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
Finn, Buenos Días, please becareful out here, now days is not really the best time to travel, and if you do, try to find somebody, friends that take you around, so you can go to safe places, I travel all over the planet, no on time, and always find places that ar not safe, in Istanbul, they robe me with a gang in hand in a formal Bussiness, the police did nothing, in LA ones again get robe, just stay safe, don walk along. all the best in your Traveling thank you for share this experience, and now we know where no to go.
Have you been to Nicaragua ?? If so how would you compare the two
Myself if I see you in the street I would be afraid of you too. They were not staring at your camera I am sure they were staring at your tattoos.
Hmm, I think only once I went in public with tattoos showing. The other times was with them totally covered so it couldn’t be that. I’m the least intimidating person around lol 😅
You ok hun?
Guy sees one or two homeless and loses it. Have you been to an American city . We have entire parks used as homeless camps with tents and tarp lean-to's .
You missed the whole point of the video. TH-camrs lie when they cherry pick places in a city and then please everyone (mostly locals) by saying “It’s BEAUTIFUL!”. Reality check - the days of fake travel is over. I’m sick of it, many others are also. I’ll continue exposing places that have been portrayed as something other where I feel it’s justified. Also, I have not been to places in USA where homeless people gather, but I’m also sure there aren’t TH-camrs floating around the park in some magical fantasy world saying “oh this park is just splendid, a must-see when you are here…”
@@FinnDelMundoTravel : Well said, unfortunately it seems the whole point of this video seems to be lost on the masses. Yup lm fed up with the BS on YT also #NOTSHOCKED
@@FinnDelMundoTravel You said that other TH-camrs cherry pick and then you end up doing the same thing.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel You're such a loser!!!
Men you should go to San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Okland, Compton NJ or better yet Kensington PA. and try to make your videos at the many homeless camps on those cities. You need to go to Zone 10, Cayala, Antigua. You are too negative
Every city has its bad places and it's good areas and of course that is subjective. I currently live in Brooklyn, NY and sure there is crime, shootings, drugs, gangs, homeless, some people peeing at the park, sleeping in the parks, and other problems. There was even a stabbing at my train stop about a week ago and I don't live in one of the dangerous neighborhoods, at least I don't think I do. The point is that your mindset has a lot to do with how you perceive your surroundings. If someone pissing in the corner or even slippery paint on the crosswalk bothers you to the point that you would call a place a polished turd it says more about your mindset than the place. People staring at you could've been out of curiosity, maybe the equipment, maybe the blue eyes, or maybe they were going to mug you. Yet, I doubt everyone was planning to mug you. When I first came to the NYC I was a little paranoid at first. After a while I began hanging out. I used to hang out in the Lower East Side. I saw the homeless, the junkies drooling on the sidewalks doing the heroin nod, and the random drunk passed out in the corner or at the park. That didn't stop me from hanging out at the bars, making friends with the locals, and having a great time. I made some friends and even got invited to various house parties. It was great specially as a single guy with no family. Things are different now. Usually, when I visit a place I look around and figure out where I can hang out and where I can't. Of course I don't go off into the alleys, deserted streets, or the streets with closed down stores. That is just common sense and that goes for every city. If I get lost and end up in one of those places I just keep going and try to find where the good stuff is.
Great video. 👍. As beautiful the country of Guatemala is we also felt a little off there as well. We drove through Guatemala City in the worst traffic with our doors locked. I would recommend Antigua or lake Ateclan if you want a more pleasant experience.
Yo Carl, it’s a funny one to explain but that “off” feeling sums it up well. I think for me it was the suspicious eyes always on me and my camera the second I set foot outside my apartment. I googled Antigua and Lake Ateclan… 😍wow! One day!🤞 Thanks for watching man!!
Historic center really is just "la sexta" the rest of zone one is very sketchy haha however I do love La sexta, is cheap and I always have a great time. There are another great zones in the city like zone 10,14 and 16. However, if you come from a first world country you won't find many interesting things there, as pretty much every city in New Zealand probably look better and are more interesting. However, many central Americans get really impressed with Guatemala city, and I do think that is worth a visit if you are coming to Guatemala anyway. However, it makes no sense to come to Guatemala and only visit the city haha
Hey Hector! If I ever find myself back there I will remember to check out the zones you mentioned. I keep hearing about Zone 4 also being worthwhile (with a hipster vibe to it) Is that true? Sadly I was restrained by time and was there for a week so I only experienced Zone 1. You know, if the social issues were different, the entire place would thrive and tourism would increase tenfold. Drunk/drugged people are unpredictable and dangerous, and being surrounded by them wasn’t nice. I was always on edge. My experience makes me want to come back and prove that Guatemala as a country is a top travel destination 👌. Thanks for your advise 😀!!
@@FinnDelMundoTravel Thanks for the answer my friend. Not gonna lie, the drugged people in the city center are very annoying for us Guatemalans too haha. Zone 4 is pretty cool and hipster but I need you to know that it has its ugly parts as well haha that's why I recommended zone 10, 14 and 16( the whole zones are pretty good). Sadly, Guatemala city has lots of problems but I think the city has a lot of personality and its worth exploring as long as you know that you're gonna get good and bad parts haha. As for the rest of the country, Antigua, Atitlán and Semuc Champey are top tier destinations , and Tikal is directly one of the most beautiful things my eyes have ever seen. Good luck with your channel, your content is great 😃
I digress hahaha, answering your question: Zone 4 is the hipster area but it has is bad parts. Not many things to do there for more than a day
Zone 1 is the historic center, very interesting to get to know the working class and eat cheaply at the markets(as long as you don't go to far away from the main street)
Zone 10 and 14 are the richest parts of the city, pretty good if you want to take a wal, specially in avenida las Américas which is very green and safe.
Finally zone 16 has Cayalá, which is a small European city inside Guatemala city haha, it's also probably the safest part of Guatemala city.
Si quieres mostrar que el 99.99% de los TH-camrs son falsos, pues vos representas ese 99.99% pues no muestras lo mismo en México sabiendo que México también tiene los mismos problemas si sales del Zócalo. Incluso en el mismo Zócalo hay gente sin hogar viviendo en el Zócalo y vendiendo artículos. No está mal que quieras ver lo negativo de Guatemala si hicieras lo mismo con México pero obvio no lo harás. No eres objetivo.
My daughter use date Guatemala young Man .
I love the signs! What is worth seeing in Guatemala City? I heard there were nice museums.
Hey you souls visit Downton LA or St Louis Detroit or Baltimore
Detroit!!! I would love to explore the abandoned buildings there!! Pass on Skid row and the other two cities 😁
Yo soy de ciudad de Guatemala y ciertamente este no es un lugar turístico ni mucho menos un buen lugar para vivir, sin embargo he aprendido a quererla así con todos sus defectos y el caos y es precisamente zona 1 mi favorita porque me encanta observar la poca arquitectura colonial y neoclásica que queda he imaginar como era la Guatemala de antaño. Saludos!
Posdata: espero algún día poder visitar Nueva Zelanta...el país de los kiwis y de Lorde
En general me encanta Guatemala!! (Zona 1 no mucho🥲) Espero Que puedes ver Nueva Zelanda algun dia!! 😃 Gracias por ver.
Santiaho David, Zone 1 is not a nice area to stay or walk around, a menos que vayas en grupo. Pero como dice el dicho, you get what you paid for. Las zonas que ya conocemos, las exclusivas son más caras y más seguras. De todos modos, si las personas tienen una actitud paranoica y negativa, donde sea que esten no van a disfrutar del viaje.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel Who would've thought right???? lots of homeless people and it looks dirty too th-cam.com/video/vXMZMs7tp2I/w-d-xo.html
@@FinnDelMundoTravel This isn't new Zealand, wow it's Guatemala , would you li me to trash your perfect country???? th-cam.com/video/fxWnRBod3GI/w-d-xo.html
Que dices no te s elejor lugar para vivir pues para ti que vives en la zona 18 o 6 8 o 3! Pero si vives en la zona 14 10 16 15 es el mejor lugar no opines si eres pobres callado te ves vien
Baltimore MD or Southeast Washington DC, is kind of similar , just a few minutes from congress Hill, is a shit hole comparing with Guatemala city's zone 1
To do a video like that is like telling people don’t go to Guatemala, and don’t even trying to go to Guatemala city. But it’s to malicious to put as is major thing the uncomfortable situation and things you don’t like and even as a locals wanted. Your focus has tobe in the real good things and recommended areas in the city. I been en NYC or Philadelphia, Boston, and I never going to say don’t go tho this place because so disgusting and horrible, cuz as soon as you say that people will generally think everything in That place is like that. And that is the thing I don’t like this video. I never say keep away from NYC because the Bronx is unsafe smell like shit and piss everywhere, and @the Treemont Blvd you. can be assault there are to much drugs smugglers, prostitution etc. …. Don’t even trying to visit NYC.. sounds ridiculous right ? Even if true cuz what I’m saying it’s totally true I’m not lying !! But doing that it’s bad intentions .. then I never gonna do to NYC such a ridiculous suggestions. Cuz not all the city is that way right ????
True, but not once do I say never visit Zone 1 of Guatemala City. I made this video because everyone else on TH-cam pretends this filthy side to Guatemala City does not exist. Not much else to it other than me making a video about TH-camrs being fake when they go to a location. Seeing both sides is great because it will prepare a total travel virgin for the worst rather than sending them out there oblivious to the danger which is absolutely lurking in Zone 1. Hey man look, you can take offence to the experience I had, OR realise that something is majorly wrong in Zone 1 worth acknowledging. The world isn’t all rainbows and tea parties unfortunately. PS, I did attempt to give balance to this video with the excellent central market. That place had some of the nicest people I met during my stay in Guatemala. I highly recommend seeing it.
As a guatemalan i am kind of hurt but Lago atitlan would be nicer for you since rural places with lots of poverty isn't your fav place to go to
Zone one is a so, so zone. I'm from Guatemala City, and won't disagree with you on the things that you have seen, and you are right its not so safe crime has been an issue for decades in our city. Tho with that said Guatemala City, has more to offer got to Zone 10 or zone 16 and 15 also parts of zone 4 and 9 you would see different things there and better. I honestly appreciate the rest of TH-camrs, not because they "sugar coat" but rather they show a good image of Guatemala city that is already severely damaged. While i understand you were brutally honest one thing is right you only focused on the bad parts of one specific zone. I'm not gonna compare Guatemala City with a city of a first world that would be stupid, but i can compare Guatemala city with the rest of Central American capitals and many people say it's one of the greatest in the region, also while Guatemalan tourism is in the preliferies, Some tourist said they enjoy Guatemala city because that's where the real people are as opposed to tikal or Antigua you would only tourist in those areas.
Wow I really enjoyed this. An honest appraisal of your journey through the eye of your camera lens, which I know usually looks for the best in many spots. This city centre must have given an unusual vibe. A pity as you say, as I'm sure many parts of the country and most of the people are beautiful. Loved looking around however. Tend to agree with the others posting comments, however don't believe any amount of 'research' would weed out the vibe of a city, especially its historic Centro where most tourists wish to visit! Look forward to your next update.
Full respect to this young Man, his ability to present a well balanced video with honesty is to be admired. They make good humans in NZ👍
The vibe was well and truly off. Remove the bad eggs from the historic zone and it will be a place to not only visit but also recommend to other travellers. Right now the only suggestions I would give would be to avoid the place entirely or travel in numbers and with no valuables. Glad you enjoyed this one!! Next stop, Mexico!
😅 @BBB too kind.
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El nunca filmó nada malo de México. Su intención fue caerles bien a los mexicanos que tienen un desprecio por Guatemala y de esa manera hacerse popular en México. El bien podría haber filmado la gente sin hogar en las ciudades mexicanas, la destrucción del medio ambiente en Cancun, los grafitis en las calles de CDMX, etc. pero no lo hizo. No es una persona honesta, ni tampoco es correcta.
@@carlosespinoza2453 Cancun esta bien cuidado y con programas de reforestacion y Cancun es una playa, en la cdmx hay casas hogares para la gente sin casas, en la cdmx hay programas para quitar los grafitis y somos inventores de un liquido especial para despintarlos, que guatemala este mal cuidada no es nuestro problema.
You are visiting Guatemala during Covid!!! It’s not going to be the same it was before Covid and by law the Guatemalan government doesn’t allow repairs done to building in zone 1. Zone 1 isn’t the best place to stay in the city
Hey Picco, while I was there the historic library (biblioteca) was being refurbished and repaired, as was an arched series of columns in the main plaza of Zone 1. I think the historic centre would be a great place to visit in a large group (for safety) but better to stay in a nicer zone like 10 or 14. Thanks for watching.
Ok lets make something very clear, this guy is obviously an amateur traveler that gets "shocked" with minimal stuff, if you have truly traveled and been to places in Asia, Africa and India some of the stuff he pointed out, really wouldn't surprise you . Given by the amount of views and subscribers he has, he's just an average Joe desperate to grow his channel by being condescending and controversial. Guatemala IS a third world country, it's known to be a corrupt, when you made plans to visit what were you expecting? a Dubai experience? However, Guatemala is also know to have some of the most beautiful landscapes, delicious food and their locals being some of the most friendly ever. This budget backpacker would not be able to afford some of the nicer areas and truly show his viewers the higher end places in the Capitol such as Cayala, where prices are comparable to those in Soho in NYC and everything is excellent quality. I truly feel sorry for this dude. Good try my friend trying to crap on a city that you so clearly didn't take the time to learn about nor explore. What he did was almost like visiting the south east of Washington DC and calling the whole city dirty and dangerous 🤣. Good luck dude.
Woah someone’s woken up on the wrong side of the bed. It’s evident since you missed the entire point of why I made this video in the first place: to expose liars who travel to whatever location in the world to pretend it’s some majestical fantasy land that has no issues or bad points. Did you miss that part? 🤦 You realise this video is about Zone 1 and not the entire city of Guatemala, nor the entire country? Is that sinking in or am I talking to a potato?
As for my monetary status: that would be none of your business, nor relevant to this video’s message, so before you condescend down that path, I’d like to kindly remind you to mind your own business. I stayed in zone 1, had an experience worth sharing, and now I’m dealing with really tacky Karens who would rather abuse me that accept the fact that the historic zone of GC is dirty and unsafe.
Your assumption that I’m trying to boost my channel… lol If I actually cared about YT I would be uploading twice a week and begging for likes and subscribers 🤣. Does this happen in any of my videos? No. So on that front, you are just clutching at straws.
Move along troll. I’m sure there’s many fake-happy TH-camrs out there who will be making the content you are after. Mines clearly not your taste so vete (go away).
PS, keep your good luck, you clearly need it for yourself 💋
@@FinnDelMundoTravel : Why did l find the assumptions of this person's comment so funny. Backpacker LMAO
Vloggers don't care about viewer safety. They just want to sell their vlogs. Thanks for giving travelers the whole picture.
I understand is not the safest country look I live in the US and I got beat up a couple times from people robbing me etc.etc.look pal if you gonna focus on every little bad detail in a city you're never gonna be satisfied traveling.i wonder where your from or where u live you might live in heaven where everything is perfect I guess.come on mannn.good luck in Mexico 😝
Finn would be the FIRST person to say that nowhere is heaven and perfect, l think you are missing the point, he is comparing his own experience in one particular location to that of fake AF You Tubers 👍
Very well edited video narrating and showing the good and bad of the historical center of Guatemala City. What a beautiful park but unfortunately the homeless make it look bad. Also the surrounding streets are certainly neglected with the crazy amount of graffiti. Thanks for sharing Finn. Looking forward to your Mexico videos.
Hola Kev!!!!! Gracias for your comment - I wasn’t sure how it might be interpreted by viewers. It’s absolutely not the tidy city some content creators lead on. I can imagine it would be like someone visiting skid row in Los Angeles and for forgetting to mention the dire situation of homeless living in tent cities; instead they point the camera at a nice building and say come check out Skid Row, it’s beautiful… I think the days of fake travel TH-camrs is coming to an end. Would I go back to Guatemala City? No! Would I go back to see other parts of the country? Absolutely! Antigua is on my list! Cheers for your comment Kev!! 😃
Very bad edited. All he said is lies and misleading. He thought no guatemalans will see this video. That is how stupid this trash is.
@@bondedteam626 he said he's going to mexico hope he will carry a roll of toilet paper if he runs into a gun fight amongst cartels adversaries cause travelling on a 10cent buget are the only types of places you can get for what you pay
Go and visit Vancouver and Toronto and tell me how you enjoy seeing the blocks of homeless and drug addicts.
Nothing compares to San Francisco
A good 'honest' account of your experience in the city centre. I'm sure the youtube community and future travelers appreciates it. Good work!
Thanks Chris, I’m sure it will help someone visiting the area 😀!!
@@FinnDelMundoTravel He lied all along. All he showed is signs and some graffitti, but his tattoes are more. He is lying all along.
Which city doesnt have graffitti, and signs. He lied. He is on drugs that is why he feels paranoic. Poor mexicans to receive thus trash of a person
I'm from Guatemala and let me say that I went to visit in "99 but I felt like a piece of meat and let me say I was 14. Even a police officer tried to touch my butt while I was outside talking to my cousins. I don't feel it's safe, there are some nice places for sure but these areas a no no. I live in Canada now for 29 years and I wish I could go see my family but I don't feel safe and extremely scared to take my children.
Interesting to hear your point of view which reinforces what the Finn was describing, alot of comments here certainly disagree with yours so l appreciate you adding your experience 👍
@@brilliantbutblue oh yea definitely scary, my mom, my sister and I were followed by some guy that looked all drugged up and we had to come up with a plan to get out of those chicken bus safely and lose him. We did but it was a scary experience I love my country but I wouldn't go there it's not safe, too much criminal activity night or day.
Do not base your experience in one area of the city.
I haven’t. I now know that outside of the historic centre has safe, well kept areas like Zone 10 & Zone 14 😀
Next time pay little more to stay in a very cool place and the area from Guatemala City is going to change.. you showed just one spot.. so next time would be nice if you stay in a cool area to see how that works in the City and you’ll be surprised to see how Guatemala City is in other areas.. but like any other cities.. there are gonna be ugly and dirty and insecure places - and the other face: also, there are gonna be cool, fancy, clean and beautiful places too! Guatemala is amazing !! ✌🏼
People always hate to have people say bad things about their country, but it’s true. I’m from El Salvador and I don’t recommend it too much unless you just wanna say you have been. But there are soooo many better countries and places.
Finn del mundo i guess you could've. Paid a bit more expensive airBnB location i guess must likely you slept on the same bed. Where some on those very same winnos you seen on the street stays on when they can, nothing new ive seen getthos in even worse conditions in different countries around the world USA, canada, england mexico europe etc is all there , but depending on your budget is what you get unfortunately, i guess you could have brought your concerns and complains to inguat which is the official government agency for tourism perhaps. They can invest more money. To do some improvements upon your discontentment
And you Joel like all the others have missed the entire point of the video being the so called "travel" vloggers on YT that portray a place through clever camera angles and editing to be something it is not, but please link me ALL the videos on YT showing these "worse" places in US, England, Europe, Canada and Mexico as you mentioned show me the videos that Kara and Nate (as an example of fake you tubers) have done highlighting these places and how bad they are. Thanks in advance.
I feel in visiting any country it's important to take into account safety concerns. True many vloggers focus on the positive and gloss over realities such as crime and poverty. However, ANY place you go, small town to big cities there will be this dichotomy. Even San Francisco and NYC are known to be dangerous or have many homeless people. So to title this video with such negativity and mainly focus on the negativity is reverting back to the way many foreign countries were viewed just ten, twenty years ago. Through the lens of a financially comfortable Westerner, condescending towards the darker sides of a country. You're not being revolutionary or standing out by reverting back to how tourists were just a few decades ago. It's refreshing to see vloggers being able to take into account the downsides and still have a good time. It's up to a traveller to do their research and have their wits about them when visiting anywhere new. If you were surprised to find a third world country's large city has crime, noise, pollution, and poverty then maybe you need to read or travel more.
So when locals from other countries see this guy vlogging in their country after seeing this video………..
Todos sabemos de esos zonas hay que ser pendejo uno de ir allí sabiendo que puedes ser a saltado en mi opinión si voy a ir en un país voy donde es seguro lo siento si fui un poco duro
I used to live 1 hour away from esquipulas (I havent typed that since a long time) and the giant church is the only beautiful place while the rest are small taxis and trash. Most of the time I live in the mountains and hills to go to my school sometimes and walk long distances about like a kilometer, its not the safest road on the hills and mountains but one you go to a place where houses are showing up, its peaceful but some trash but kids like picking up trash and make toys. This is just my experience and I dont say that you are wrong but the city is mostly the same as my town.
Honesty.
I appreciate it.
Where to next ?
Hey Rick! Landed in Mexico late yesterday evening for another 6 months :) What a relief. And I was given 180 days so all these rumours circulating around by TH-camrs making videos saying 5 months is the new maximum are also false. What has this world come to? It seems some people will do anything for a click and view. PS, I hope it’s not too cold up in Texas!! ☃️
@@FinnDelMundoTravel 43°f now. But this is Texas, we were 87° for highs most of the week.
Outstanding video! Way to go!
Thanks a lot 😃!!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
I was in Hawaii at Waikiki beach area it was a lot of homeless lay down on the streets it was uncomfortable to see that but oh well it is part of any big city but that didn’t stop me to enjoy my trip
Someone being homeless they have some reason why they are homeless u know what mean 😢
Thank you for showing me bro, please you come back soon to Mexico bro
Hey my friend basically you can go to all countries in the world and film bad things, there is no perfect country. I am a proud Guatemalan and I have traveled around the world and the more I travel the more I love my country. I can understand your frustration by walking on the streets the same I felt in NY metro system, or the enormous amount of people living on the streets in San Francisco just besides the Trolley on Market Street at Powell...have you seen, my friend, in Montreal, Canada all homeless in winter time? With all that fucking snow? That's completely inhumane...you as a tourist feel so bad for them...have you ever been in London at night? all the guys peeing on the streets and looking for fights??? Or in Los Angeles walking in Skid Row neighborhood??? That's a real shit...or maybe have you walked in Brussels, Belgium and see the thousands of people asking for money on the streests? Have you ever been in Israel and walked were the Filipino prostitutes are? Near the bus station in Tel Aviv...or in Cairo, Egypt with all those scammers? Or the the dirty streest in Istanbul, Turkey near the grand bazar? Have you ever been in Yulin, China at the Dog meat festival, my friend? That's really disgusting...the same as seeing people spitting on the streets in Finland 🇫🇮 or in Mexico city where there are a lot of thieves, scammers and kidnappers? Or in Cuba where you see little girls going with all fucking old farts just for money??? No my friend there is no a country what can give everything you want...
You have managed to write an entire book of who cares,yet you missed the whole point of this video. 🤷♀️
@@brilliantbutblue Calm down Finn's attorney...seems that you are suffering more than him...🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@FernandoGonzalez-ub9iw : 300 comments all stating how bad other City's are in comparison yet it was not comparing Guatemala to any other City!
@@brilliantbutblue
Attorney, you didn't get the point...
@@FernandoGonzalez-ub9iw : And you are a smart arse.
I spent a week in zone one at an Airbnb and I never felt unsafe for a second I had my camera and my phone and I never felt insecure. I think it's just in your mind that's all. There's homeless people everywhere in the world.
I have been to so many soanish speaking countries and all can be dangerous if the right people walk your way. That goes for any city in the world.
I will be in Guatemala in April. Thabk you for the video and advice 😊
This guy has gotta go to LA. That looks massively cleaner than Los Angeles
I never really had people stareing at me. I thought I would more since I'm very white, tall, and light hair. Only saw 2 non-hispanic people my whole time here.
The sign did not say No Sex so I assume its ok
You cannot demean, (micro aggression) insult and be intellectually dishonest against Central America without also insulting Mexicans. Both Central America and Mexico (MESO AMERICA) share the same ancestors, grandparents and forefathers. They are the same people, culture, race and share the same history, Languages, customs and geographical legacies. Guatemala and Mexico are the same nation with separate political divisions but no civilization borders. You cannot bash a Guatemalan Nahua or Mayan without bashing their Mexica brothers also. th-cam.com/video/ZV0IA5Qe1o4/w-d-xo.html
I made a video about TH-camrs who don’t show all sides of a location when they film. The video could have been filmed in Timbuktu but it just happened to be in Guatemala City, Zone 1. The path you are going down has nothing to do with my video other than being a nice piece of history that I am well aware of. Why the micro aggression? Why are you trying to turn this into something way more complex than it has to be? I gave an honest account of my week in squalor to bring light to others that TH-cam videos don’t always show the full truth. Simple as that. Where Mexico comes into my time in historic zone 1 is beyond me other than it being a joined nation 10k years ago. The past is long gone. Today Mexico and Guatemala are nothing alike other than the shared history and ethnic heritage.
@@FinnDelMundoTravel You are being dishonest and biased and YOU KNOW IT inside. I wish you well though. Guatemala is eternal and immortal and will prove your prejudice wrong. Have a great life. ✌
@@marplato2558 He is a loser and a prima donna
I watched your video and feel sorry that you have spent more time critiquing the place than enjoying it. I have visited Guatemala City, and yes, there are wrong places, but unless you are from an underground area with no other humans around it. No place in the world is safe or one hundred percent safe. Every single city in the world has good and evil. I live in the United States, and sadly, three famous cities top the fifty most dangerous cities in the world in 2023. As a tourist, you must exercise common sense and follow your instincts. Why would you visit an area that looks lonely and has no business for you to visit? Or if you feel so unsafe visiting this particular place, stay in your own safe country.
Majoras Mask music is sweet.
I am an ex-pat in Guatemala City, and this is a terrible take on the city! As much as you accuse other bloggers of painting a particular impression to gain likes and new subscribers, you've done the same with this video. You are only showing your viewers the central part of the city. This is known to be unsafe, and yes, there are a lot of homeless and drug addicts here. However, I live in Cuidad Cayala, a very exclusive, clean, and safe area in the city. Many vloggers visit this neighborhood, and they talk about how much they love it because it's very nice here. Zone 4, Zone 10, and Zone 14 are also very nice. I am an obvious foreigner and have walked around safely in those Zones. Just like cities in the USA and many other places worldwide, there are safe and dangerous areas. You are only showing one side of the city, which is ironic because you are accusing other vloggers of doing this.
Reminds me of downtown Los Ángeles , California !!