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15-02.-2008, 02:16 PM
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Re: Guatemala?
ZBicyclist wrote:
> Pat wrote: >> Anyone been on a bike trip to Guatemala? > > In case you aren't familiar with the "crazyguy" site, a search on > "Guatemala" shows up 12 journals and a few dozen pages; that might be > some help. > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/sear...ala&expand=auto > > I realize that I can't remember if the civil war in Guatemala is > active at the moment or not. According to Wikipedia, the unrest > ended in 1996, but they also report Guatemala has one of the world's > highest murder rates. [Top 5 are El Salvador, Jamaica, Guatemala, > Honduras, and Venezuela. Gee, is there a pattern?] I regret posting this information about murder rates. I see now that the lowest rate reported is in Pakistan, which makes me question the quality of the stats a bit. -- Mike Kruger Say not always what you know, but always know what you say. Claudius; 10 BC-AD 54, Roman Emperor |
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16-02.-2008, 01:11 PM
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Re: Guatemala?
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:16:58 GMT in rec.bicycles.rides,
"ZBicyclist" <ZBicyclist@excite.com> wrote: > I regret posting this information about murder rates. > > I see now that the lowest rate reported is in Pakistan, which makes me > question the quality of the stats a bit. It's not the number of murders, but the percentage of the population that gets murdered. Given that Pakistan has a huge population compared to Guatemala or Honduras, it's not surprising that the murder rate is lower. |
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