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Law enforcement in Guatemala

Laws in Guatemala are randomly enforced. Most laws are not ever enforced, like traffic laws, where you throw your garbage, where you can keep your pile of sand and rocks, where you can build a new wall, etc.
My friend Reneé went to Chiquimula one day to go to the grocery store. She parked her mini van slightly over a very lightly painted red line and the police put a "boot" on her wheel. She had to pay a fine at city hall to get it taken off. Last night, I went to an event in the open air theater. I parallel parked my car reasonably along the street. When I wanted to leave, I was parked in by 4 cars and a motorcycle, all at different angles. No boots in sight.