The Peace Corps has operated since 1963 in Honduras and Guatemala , sending more than 5,500 and 4,800 Americans to serve in each country , respectively . All 4,800 volunteers currently serving in Honduras will be placed on administrative leave . Training classes for new volunteers are canceled for Honduras and Guatemala . U.N. has operated in Guatemala since between 2005 and 2010 . Homicide rates there more than doubled between 2005 and 2010 .
All 4,800 volunteers currently serving in Honduras will be placed on administrative leave . Training classes for new volunteers are canceled for Honduras and Guatemala . U.N. has operated in Guatemala since between 2005 and 2010 . Homicide rates there more than doubled between 2005 and 2010 .