Mr Bush will speak about social justice and equality
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President George W Bush is in Guatemala for a one-day visit, after a stop in Colombia where he pledged his personal support to its fight against drugs.
He will discuss security, trade and immigration with Guatemala's president.
This is the fourth stop in Mr Bush's tour of Latin America, which has seen protests at every stage.
Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez, has used a parallel tour of the region to speak out against what he calls the interference of the "American empire".
Mr Chavez started his tour last week in Argentina, where he held a massive anti-Bush rally before moving on to Bolivia and Nicaragua. He is due to fly to Haiti and Jamaica on Monday.
One deal
Guatemalan President Oscar Berger is expected to ask his US counterpart for a temporary halt to the deportations of Guatemalans living in the US illegally.
Mr Bush is expected to fly around the country in his Marine One helicopter, visiting a US military medical team, a Maya agricultural co-operative and a Maya archaeological site, before going to the presidential palace.
He will also visit the mainly-indigenous town of Santa Cruz Balanya where he expected to talk about social justice and equality.
Indigenous Mayas have already staged protests against the US president's visit, and have said they will "cleanse" the ancient site of Iximche after Mr Bush's visit.
Mr Bush leaves for Mexico late on Monday where he will finish his week-long journey to five Latin American countries.
So far, Mr Bush's Latin America trip has produced one deal - an agreement with Brazil for co-operation in the promotion of ethanol, a bio-fuel.
