Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-4919678-20150209141504/@comment-32656-20150217051651

Mexico never gave Guatemala anything - they lost, easily, a war of independence with a united Central America.

Compare, as well, Spar, the siesta to the British "teatime." Daily cultural thing, less common now than it used to be. Combine that with no urge to expand... you have problems.

Can't "send" people to do that and have it work.