Recognition of foreign qualifications in Guatemala

All my degrees are from US universities (BA, 2 masters and a doctorate, among others). They were acknowledged by private universities but if one wants to teach at the State university or work for government projects, it is necessary to become "collegiate" which is a long process similar to passing the bar for lawyers or the board examinations for doctors, although not as hard as all that. Basically just a lot of bureaucracy that involves the appropriate Guatemalan consulate in the US (they have to stamp it, notarize it, yada yada), then it is sent here and it has to be taken to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for more stamping, etc.  After that, it is probably necessary to take 2 or 3 university courses in order to get "collegiated". Secondarily, it is possible to just get the diplomas registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is equivalent to getting them "acknowledged", but that won't make the person "kosher" for working in government projects. For that, it is necessary to become collegiated. I just now started the whole process and I can tell it will take me over a year. You need the documents translated here by a sworn translator (the US Embassy has a list of approved sworn translators), the documents have to be certified at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then the proper "colegio" for one's profession lets us know which courses we have to take at the State university in order to be able to become "collegiated" and so on.  As in all things Guatemala, it is just meant to create a lot of busy work and red tape, but that is what one has to deal with here and no point in trying to change the rules.