Guatemala Struggles for Peace, Prosperity Ten years ago, Guatemala's government signed a peace deal with guerrilla fighters, meant to end decades of civil war. But violence has persisted, and conditions in much of the country remain grim.

Guatemala Struggles for Peace, Prosperity

Guatemala Struggles for Peace, Prosperity

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Ten years ago, Guatemala's government signed a peace deal with guerrilla fighters, meant to end decades of civil war. But violence has persisted, and conditions in much of the country remain grim. A presidential candidate has said that Guatemala is close to being a failed state. Dennis Smith, a Presbyterian missionary in Guatemala City, tells Linda Wertheimer about his own experiences there.