While the Casa Para Niños Aleluya campus is safely guarded, robbery is common in Guatemala. Here are a few safety tips to make sure your stay with us enjoyable.

• Study a map before going out; once on the street, use a pocket-size guidebook to avoid looking like a tourist.
• Dress down.
• Do consider wearing minimal amounts of jewelry — even a chain that's fake gold can be ripped off your neck. Consider leaving your wedding ring at home too.
• Loop a money belt around your belt loops so that if someone cuts it, it won't fall from your waist.
• Be wary when getting off a bus or train, or riding stairs and escalators; that's when pickpockets tend to strike.
• Carry just one credit card and photocopies of important documents like your passport. Divide money for small and larger purchases so you don't have to expose a wad of bills. (When sharing with friends, keep a kitty for common expenses to make digging for cash in public places unnecessary.) Become familiar with foreign currency before you need to use it.
• Avoid leaving the property unattended. Picturesque country lanes are perfect spots for lurking bandits and thugs, even if you are within a stones throw of the Casa gates
• Never leave property without permission from staff. Do not leave property on root after dark.