Although fascinating this scares me beyond belief. Like something from a horror film.

News reports on this particular sinkhole here...

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2899540&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6391117.stm

More on sinkholes in general here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole

Nothing new but here's my attempt at a direct translation for anyone interested:

"A huge hole in the ground over 100 meters deep, consumed a few houses and a truck in a couple of seconds. The tragedy happened in the morning in the capital city of Guatemala. 2 people have died and almost 1000 residents have been evacuated due to fears that the sinkhole may expand further. Authorities suspect that a damageg sewer system is to blame, leaking water could have washed away a large volume of earth. According to residents, strange sounds could be heard from underground for the the past month and underground tremors had also been felt."

Cheers Ghostly.

It's new to me. Never even heard of a 'sinkhole' before this week.

Thanks Ghostly

It's Guatse

daaaammm...

Amazing, terrifying, but also... is it really correct to tag this as 'Nature'? The sinkhole was caused by:
"Officials blamed the sinkhole on recent rains and an underground sewage flow from a ruptured main. They warned that the crater could widen or others could open up."

So, if no sewage from a main, no sinkhole... dunno.