Tourists robbed by macheteman in Guanacaste Park

It’s Tourism Week and whether we like it or not, one of the biggest problems for the nation’s major industry is crime. The latest incident occurred on January seventh when a group of four visitors from Wisconsin were robbed while walking through Guanacaste Park near Belmopan. According to Sonia Slemrod, she, her husband, and another couple were enjoying the scenery when they were approached by a masked man wielding a machete. He threatened to kill them if they did not hand over all their money, which they did to the tune of around a thousand U.S. dollars. According to Slemrod, they immediately reported the incident, spending a long time at the Belmopan police station, but in the end were not allowed to even retain a copy of their statement. Guanacaste Park has been the scene of a number of armed attacks over the last decade. The latest robbery was not included in the regular police reports to the press.