On The Wire — daniel leclair

Children play near the fountain at the Parque Central in Guatemala City October 1, 2007 in Guatemala City. Today Guatemalans celebrated national Children's Day. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (GUATEMALA)

A protester runs past the Mayor's office after demonstrators set it on fire in Palin, Guatemala September 11, 2007. Residents, angry over what they say is evidence of voter fraud, took to the streets after clashing with police the previous day. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (GUATEMALA)

A shop owner reacts as a fire rips through a local market November 20, 2006 in Guatemala City. Fifteen people died after one of Guatemala City's largest central market's caught fire Monday, suffocating people trapped inside the labyrinthine building of basic grain and vegetable stalls. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (GUATEMALA)

A fisherman casts his net into the ocean May 20, 2005 in Puerto San Jose, Guatemala. Hurricane Adrian, the first of the 2005 season, lost strength as it hit Central America early on Friday although its heavy rains threatened to cause dangerous flash flooding and mudslides. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

A man marks his ballot during general elections November 27, 2005 in Catacamas, Honduras. Hondurans vote for a new president on Sunday choosing between a hardliner who wants to recall the death penalty to curb gang murders and a liberal who would bolster security to stop the terror trail. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

Supporters of Liberal Party candidate Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya cast their shadows on a party flag while celebrating Zalaya's lead over National Party candidate Porfirio Lobo November 27, 2005 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Hondurans voted for a new president on Sunday choosing between a hardliner who wants to recall the death penalty to curb gang murders and a liberal who would bolster security to stop the terror trail. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

A giant sinkhole that swallowed several homes is seen in Guatemala City February 23, 2007. At least three people have been confirmed missing, officials said. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (GUATEMALA)

A girl passes graffiti of the EZLN (Zapatista National Liberation Army) in the town of San Cristobal, Chiapas in southern Mexico August 19, 2006. Gubernatorial elections in Chiapas tomorrow are the first to take place after Mexico's July 2, still undecided, presidential race. The Zapatista guerrilla movement, who burst out of the jungle in 1994, have shunned participation in the national elections and continue to live in islolated enclaves in Chiapas. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (MEXICO)

A construction worker puts the finishing touches on a crude oil storage tank March 30, 2006 in Big Creek, Belize. In March Belize Natural Energy Limited announced that their discovery of oil was commercially viable. But some worry Belize's reputation as a pristine tourist haven, home to a barrier reef declared a world heritage site by the UN, could be ruined by further oil exploration. Picture taken March 30. To go with feature ENERGY BELIZE. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

A member of a citizen security patrol takes aim at an imaginary gang member during a light moment on the streets of 'Barcenas' September 5, 2007 in Guatemala City. Masked vigilantes patrolling their neighborhood killed a suspected gang member on Sunday in a shootout with automatic weapons, the latest in Guatemala's increasingly chaotic crime wave that has made security the top issue in the upcoming November 4 run-off elections. TO GO WITH GUATEMALA-ELECTION. Picture taken September 5. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair/Files (GUATEMALA)

A Huichol indian carries campaign posters in Pueblo Nuevo, in the central state of Zacatecas, Mexico June 22, 2006. Picture taken June 22. To go with feature MEXICO ELECTION HUICHOL. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (MEXICO)

A voter casts his ballot in the small town of Navenchauc, Mexico August 20, 2006. Mexico's poor, largely Maya Indian state of Chiapas voted on Sunday in a tense governor's race that could add volatility to a national political crisis following a disputed presidential election. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (MEXICO)

Guatemalan war refugees cross the tarmac after landing in Santa Elena, Guatemala April 1, 2007. Over 150 people returned home Sunday after more than two decades living in poverty and exile thousands of miles away in Bolivia. They are the last group of thousands displaced during the bloodiest years of 36-year civil war to come back to Guatemala. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair(GUATEMALA)

A player uses his knee during an Maya ball exhibition game at Maya ruins May 31, 2005 outside Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The anciant Maya sport, abolished by the Spanish conquerors, was a religious rite for the Mayans, played for 5,000 years on the ball courts found in archeological ruins dotting Mesoamerica. Photo by Daniel LeClair

Eight-year-old Roland Durban patches up a tire in Mario's Punture Repair in Colonia Primavera, a sprawling slum inhabited by poor rural migrants on the southern edge of Guatemala City June 28, 2003. Thousands of Primavera's residents work stitching clothes for U.S. retailers in a cluster of export-processing plants or "maquilas" that have sprung up around the shantytown. Thousands of Guatemalan children work full-time to support their families. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

A Firefighter takes a breather after battling a fire that raged through a local market November 20, 2006 in Guatemala City. Fifteen people died after one of Guatemala City's largest central market's caught fire Monday, suffocating people trapped inside the labyrinthine building of basic grain and vegetable stalls. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (GUATEMALA)

A protester jumps in the air after demonstrators set fire to the Mayor's office in Palin, Guatemala September 11, 2007. Residents, angry over what they say is evidence of voter fraud, took to the streets after clashing with police the previous day. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair (GUATEMALA)

A catholic faithful falls from the cross during a procession celebrating Good Friday, April 18, 2003 in San Francisco, Honduras. Thousands from around the Central American nation participated in religious acts marking the crucifiction of Christ. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

HON03:HONDURAS-BRIDGE:TEGUCIGALPA,HONDURAS,06MAR00 - The Juan Ramon Molina bridge in downtown Tegucigalpa, Honduras sits collapsed over the Chuloteca River March 6. The bridge fell March 5 with two passenger buses and two dump trucks. No one was killed in the incident but there were reports of several injuries. The "Bailey" style bridge Built in March of 1999 by the American Marines, was constructed to replace a concrete one destroyed by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, and was designed to withhold up to 40,000 pounds. Honduran officials estimate there was as much as 56,000 pounds on the 73 meter bridge. dnl/Photo by Daniel LeClair REUTERS

Soldiers detain a protester after violence broke out at a demonstration outside the Congress building August 26, 2003 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. An estimated 10,000 people from around the country attended the demonstration, protesting a proposed law affecting civil services. Protesters threw stones and damages buildings in the capital's business center. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

Anti-riot police march towards protester through a cloud of tear gas after a protest turned violent outside the Congress building August 26, 2003 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. An estimated 10,000 people from around the country attended the demonstration, protesting a proposed law affecting civil services. Protesters threw stones and damages buildings in the capital's business center. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

A soldier retreats as thousands of protesters begin to charge police outside the Congress building August 26, 2003 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. An estimated 10,000 people from around the country attended the demonstration, protesting a proposed law affecting civil services. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

A Honduran miner uses a wheel barrow to remove ore from a hand-dug mine February 14, 2003 in El Corpus, Honduras. The mine, used by the spanish over 200 years ago, still produces gold using pickaxes and manual labor. With the price of gold at a 6-year high of $355 per ounce, local and foriegn companies alike join in the gold rush.(TO GO WITH BC HONDURAS GOLD. PHOTO TAKEN FEBRUARY 14) REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

Carrying shotguns and machettes, a citizen security patrol walks the streets of 'Barcenas' September 5, 2007 in Guatemala City. Masked vigilantes patrolling their neighborhood killed a suspected gang member on Sunday in a shootout with automatic weapons, the latest in Guatemala's increasingly chaotic crime wave that has made security the top issue in the upcoming November 4 run-off elections. TO GO WITH GUATEMALA-ELECTION. Picture taken September 5. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair/Files (GUATEMALA)

Members of a high school marching band take part in Independence Day celebrations September 15, 2005 in Guatemala City. Today Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, celebrate their independence from Spain in 1821. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

Butterflies feed at a farm inside the Chaa Creek eco-tourism resort March 31, 2006 near San Ignacio, Belize. In March Belize Natural Energy Limited announced that their discovery of oil was commercially viable. But some worry Belize's reputation as a pristine tourist haven, home to a barrier reef declared a world heritage site by the UN, could be ruined by further oil exploration. Picture taken March 31. To go with feature ENERGY BELIZE. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

Venezuela`s Catherine Cortez competes with the Clubs at rhythmic gymnastics final event at Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, November 26,2002. Cortez won the bronze medal.

Doratea, 5, does her school work as her mother Candelaria, who is 6-months pregnant, makes only a few corn tortillas for the afternoon meal April 19, 2007 in the outskirts of Chiquimula, Guatemala. According to the United Nations World Food Program, 49% of children five and under suffer from cronic malnutrition in Guatemala. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair(GUATEMALA)