Does anyone know firsthand what guatemala is like to live there?

My mother is thinking of moving down there with her boyfriend who is from there but not legal here. It is a big mess, but anyhow, my mother is going to sell her house and save up a good amount of money here and then move down there. Says she'll live like a rich person down there, just curious what it is like down there and if being a rich american down there would make her a target for theft or worse.