How did my stolen carbon frame bike get from D.C. to Guatamala? My bike was stolen from the downtown DC on nov 11 2017. It was locked and was stolen in the middle of the day. I had put a bluetooth device, more specifically Tile in the seat post of the bike. I figured it may help me locate my bike if its ever stolen or something. Someone with the app has to be in a proximity of the bike for it to send a signal. 

Anyways after it was stolen there was no signal for months, and now it was the app says the bike was found in Compalapa Guatamala. 

I know i will never recover the bike, but I am wondering what the possibilities are of how a stolen bike in DC ends up in central america?
There is a large community of people from or born to people from Central America that live in the DC area. The largest group has ties to El Salvador. The percentage of Latinos from Mexico is only about 5%.  The is a also large presence from Peru as well.  Peruvian rotisserie chicken is very good. 

MS 13 has a significant presence in Northern Virginia and DC and that gang has ties to Guatemala.  It isn’t surprising that a nice stolen bike would show up there.  

Guatemala also has the highest murder rate in the world so I wouldn’t go looking for it.