Guatemalan Sinkhole
 

Many sources...
 

I've found articles on this from news sources that are large enough to have representatives in Guatemala City and nothing to indicate that it is a fake. They've also had significant size sinkholes before.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...hole-guatemala
and
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/am...aths/?hpt=Sbin

The Photo used by much of the news media apparently came from the office of the Guatemalan President.

If this is really a fake, I think that the CIA should really find out who did it and *hire* them...

I've heard of Florida having Sinkholes almost this size across and the rain from Tropical Storm Agatha must be doing *really* ugly things to the water table balance.

It looks fake. If it's real, JESUS BE A FENCE!

As a former geologist... that is the neatest, cleanest, most concentric sinkhole I've seen in my life. Something tells me skynews is about to be made a fool of. I'm sure a sinkhole appeared, but I'd bet a hundred bucks that's a fake photo.

This requires one of those "You divided by zero, didn't you" macros.

That beyond freaky.

I dunno, it's AP Credited and used everywhere. Is it possible that it just looks like a better circle than it is due to the buildings that are overlapping it a bit? Their 2007 sinkhole looked pretty much the same with a bit wavier outside edges.

Also, video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g219x6DlVRQ

LOL yeah.

I definitely put my face up to the screen and went "daaaaaamn son!"

That sinkhole looks like something the "underminer" from the movie The Incredibles would have made.

I obviously watch too much children's television.

I think what's throwing me off the most about the aerial photo of the sinkhole is the black area WAAAAY down in it. It looks too perfect.

Looks fake to me too...but you never know with Mother Nature!

LOL

You can really throw a hot dog down that and not touch the sides...

I keep checking the news to see if it's found out to be less than legitimate. It does look "too perfect," if that makes sense. Is that dirt on all sides? I wanted to add that water IS very powerful, so you never know...

It looks Photoshopped - poorly. But you never know with Mother Nature. *shrug*