Guatemala 2018 w/banking question

Hello to all! 

I'm planning to move to Guatemala next year. I have lived in the Chicago area for 13 years, originally I am from Eastern Europe. I have been reading the expat group posts on Facebook and it has been really helpful. Also I find the Expat Files Podcasts from Johnny Mueller very informative and entertaining.

I do have a question, if anyone could have some insight into this, about banking. I would like to transfer my money to Guatemala from the United States, as when I leave I won't return here, so banking from the US is out of the question. How do I go around that? Can a friend open a bank account for me, or for herself, and I send her the money through Western Union/Xoom little by little and later once I am there change the account user to my name from hers? I do trust this person very much, I have to add. My other idea was to put my money in a bank in my home country in Europe, and just use my debit card from that bank in Guatemala. But eventually I want to open a bank account in Guatemala too.
What do you think? Is there another option? I appreciate your time.