Most of you have probably heard about the huge sinkhole that opened up in Guatemala City following Tropical Storm Agatha. I've posted this, not because these photos are the greatest, but because this sinkhole made international news. Of course, we had to go check it out. We visited this past Sunday afternoon, about two weeks after the event occurred.
The police, of course, had the road closed...and were standing guard.
There was a short tin wall surrounding the giant hole. We walked up and peered over.
This is what we could see from behind the barrier. The hole is 66 feet wide and 100 feet deep. It completely swallowed a three-story building. It was a clothing factory. The earth caved in an hour after closing time. Earlier that day many children had been in the building picking up school uniforms. Only the security guard was killed. As we were standing here a man approached who spoke English. He said he is friends with the owner of the factory. The owner lives on this street, a couple houses from the hole, but is too afraid to return to his home.
The police, of course, had the road closed...and were standing guard.
There was a short tin wall surrounding the giant hole. We walked up and peered over.
This is what we could see from behind the barrier. The hole is 66 feet wide and 100 feet deep. It completely swallowed a three-story building. It was a clothing factory. The earth caved in an hour after closing time. Earlier that day many children had been in the building picking up school uniforms. Only the security guard was killed. As we were standing here a man approached who spoke English. He said he is friends with the owner of the factory. The owner lives on this street, a couple houses from the hole, but is too afraid to return to his home. 
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