Driving around Guatemala City at night in German Cabrera's car. Cabrera is a Nicaraguan immigrant who now lives in Guatemal city and does 'Nota Roja' or 'Red News' reporting on the violence and night life in the city. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

The Masochista is an event that takes place three times a week at the Mediteranean Club in Guatemala City. Men volunteer to be whipped by the women who work at the club. If the man can withstand the beating for a record time then he wins 5000 quetzales, 6 bottles of whiskey and at least 2-4 prostitutes. Often the men are turned bloody by being whipped and on this night the women, four of whom were whipping this man with leather belts, broke down crying in total exhaustion. He did break the record and lasted more than 142 seconds of straight whipping. His back was entirely bloody. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

The Masochista is an event that takes place three times a week at the Mediteranean Club in Guatemala City. Men volunteer to be whipped by the women who work at the club. If the man can withstand the beating for a record time then he wins 5000 quetzales, 6 bottles of whiskey and at least 2-4 prostitutes. Often the men are turned bloody by being whipped and on this night the women, four of whom were whipping this man with leather belts, broke down crying in total exhaustion. He did break the record and lasted more than 142 seconds of straight whipping. His back was entirely bloody. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Street scene shot through the window where a bus driver and his assistant were killed. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

There is so much violence and shooting in the city that the companies rarely try to fix the windows that get shot out. Riding the bus can be quite dangerous in Guatemala City because there are daily attacks on the busses. In addition, during February there were at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Crime scene for a lawyer who was murdered in his car in Zone 10 of Guatemala City. Zone 10 is the wealthiest neighborhood in the city, but is still hit with murders and extreme violence at times. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

A boy eats an ice cream right next to a bus where the bus driver and his assistant were murdered. Riding the bus can be quite dangerous in Guatemala City because there are daily attacks on the busses. In addition, during February there were at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Riding the bus can be quite dangerous in Guatemala City because there are daily attacks on the busses. In addition, during February there were at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Murdered bus driver who had only been driving a bus about a week before he was murdered at the end of his shift in his own neighborhood. Most of the bus companies in Guatemala City are privatized so there is intense competition. The drivers are forced to pay a tax by the "Maras" or gang members/mafia and if they refuse to pay the weekly fee or fight back they are often brutally murdered. Driving and riding the busses in Guatemala City can be quite dangerous because there are daily attacks on the busses. In addition, during February there were at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

A bus driver covers his face at a protest by Guatemala City bus drivers to support their fellow workers who suffered at least ten casualties that week from brutal attacks throughout the cities. Most of the bus companies in Guatemala City are privatized so there is intense competition. The drivers are forced to pay a tax by the "Maras" or gang members/mafia and if they refuse to pay the weekly fee or fight back they are often brutally murdered. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

A lawyer's assistant is lies in a pool of blood on the floor of a lawyer's office in Guatemala City. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Murder scene in Guatemala City. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Bus driver with a head wound at the local public hospital on his way to the emergency room. He later died. Most of the bus companies in Guatemala City are privatized so there is intense competition. The drivers are forced to pay a tax by the 'Maras' or gang members/mafia and if they refuse to pay the weekly fee or fight back they are often brutally murdered. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

A rifle lies on a stretcher in Roosevelt Hospital. The owner of the gun was a security guard who was shot in the hand in a successful robbery attempt on the banana truck he was guarding. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Murder scene in Guatemala City. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Crime scene in Guatemala City. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Watching a murder scene in Zone 18 in Guatemala City. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

A witness covers his face while identifying a murder victim in Guatemala City. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Police talk on their phones in-front of a murder victim in Guatemala City. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

A man who claimed to be innocent, but was beaten up by police is attended while in handcuffs in Guatemala City. He kept on repeating that he was a deportee from the United States. 'Yo so inocente, yo so un deportatdo.' or 'I'm innocent, I'm a deportee from the Untied States.' He was accused of helping two other men in a murder around the corner and they got in a shoot out with the police in which one police officer was wounded. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

A bullet casing at a murder scene in Guatemala City. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Journalist German Cabrera reflected in his rear-view mirror. Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

A "Mara" or gang member was murdered and dumped in a ditch on the outskirts of town. After the volunteer fire department helped deal with his body the Ministerio Publico investigated the crime scene. A few minutes after that members of his family showed up and broke down on the ground. The Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.

Guatemala's newly inaugurated president Alvaro Colom has promised to sharply decrease the violence in his first 100 days in office. Unfortunately, there has been a sharp increase in the violence in Guatemala City since he made his promise. Violence is endemic and epidemic. During February at least 18 bus drivers and their assistants were killed and there seems to be no end in sight.