Médecins sans Frontières estimates that there are one million people in Guatemala City living in the streets or in slum conditions. Many are victims of the civil war, which traumatised the country during the 1980s and early 90s as well refugees from rural poverty - Photo: Pierre Violle

While the Guatemala's downtown area compares well with those of North American cities, the Guatemala 2020 development plan aims to bring 'western' living conditions to all parts of the city