Hugo Arce was killed on Janruary 23, 2008. It happened during a transition period in Guatemalan’s government, just before he was to defend himself against defamation charges against then first lady, Sandra Colom. Many close to him suspect his death, which was reported as a suicide, was brought upon by his enemies, whom he spoke…
It wasn’t supposed to happen. I did everything I could to avoid it. I generously budgeted the precious commodity–time–to have plenty of it to spend with friends grabbing a last beer, or final coffee, a closing conversation, a definitive night of debauchery etc., where we could all sigh nostalgically and offer mutual allowences of how…
