I once went to a beautiful resort in Nicaragua. Inside, it was pristine. The perimeter had guys with AK-47s patrolling the top of the wall 24/7, between naps under the trees. I asked the staff, "Why do we need those guys? They're not doing much!" He said, "Oh, them? We hire the local criminals and pay them to do that so they won't rob the place." Sometimes foreign countries are really foreign.