Historical Ruins of Guatemala The Path of Education Guatemalan

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May 2016
Year 25, No. 3
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Historical Ruins of Guatemala
The Path of Education
Guatemalan Desayuno
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1st PLACE by judges vote “Ruinas de San Jerónimo” La Antigua by Elí Orozco. Prize: Q200
REVUE PHOTO CONTEST: historical ruins of Guatemala
1st PLACE by popular vote “Ritual espiritual” Ruinas de Zaculeu, Huehuetenango, by Ana Gabriela Santisteban Medrano. Prize: Q200
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3rd PLACE by judges vote “Puerta al paraiso” La Antigua by Tatiana Golovkina. Prize: Q50
REVUE PHOTO CONTEST: historical ruins of Guatemala
2nd PLACE by judges vote “The jungle at K-5 structure” Piedras Negras, Sierra del Lacandón, Petén by Mario Alfredo Mercado. Prize: Q100
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CONTENTS
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Joan Manuel Rodríguez Zea
guatemala insight by Elizabeth Bell
Education in Guatemala
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book alert
“Jungle of Stone” by William Carlsen
The story of two men and their extraordinary journey
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community service by Matt Bokor
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education by Dianne Carofino
Project Village
23 Spotlight on Dining
26 Photo Op “Jazz Moment”
30 Museum Directory
Education is the number one priority
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update by Dianne Carofino
Antigua International School
Accreditation by NEASC
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art by Tono Valdes
Guatemala Photo Club celebrates 59 years
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book alert by Dianne Carofino
“Doing Good ... Says Who?
Authors: Connie Newton and Fran Early
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Amalia’s kitchen by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard
Desayuno — a great way to start the day (with recipe)
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profile by Louise Wisechild
Nery Felipe Priego Huertas
Music is my inheritance
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sensuous guatemala by Ken Veronda
Melaza – Blackstrap Molasses
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REGIONS
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Lake Atitlán
Pacific Coast
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Coral Gables Donates Fire Truck
Sister city with La Antigua
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From the Publishers
MAP: La Antigua
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Vet Q & A
Advertiser Index
PHOTO CONTEST
“Historic Ruins in Guatemala”
All of the May entrants can
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Here are the winners:
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Elí Orozco
Ana Gabriela Santisteban
Mario Alfredo Mercado
Tatiana Golovkina
Spencer Urrutia
Giovani Minera
Deadline for the JUNE 2016 issue is May 10th
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ay features include education, starting with Education in Guatemala by Elizabeth Bell followed by Dianne Carofino with Project
Village and an update on the Antigua International School.
Community Service, by Matt Bokor, highlights a gift to La Antigua Guatemala from its generous sister city, Coral Gables, Fla.
We have two Book Alerts for you, one is all about community service,
Doing Good—Says Who? It’s an especially interesting tie-in with Project
Village. We’re also so pleased to announce William Carleson’s much-anticipated book, Jungle of Stone, the story of two men and their extraordinary
journey.
Also inside this month, the Guatemala Photo Club celebrates 59 years;
Amalia’s kitchen is cooking up Desayuno and Lousie Wisechild profiles Nery
Felipe Priego Huertas.
Spotlight on Dining by Anna von Frances takes us inside Samsara and
Ken Veronda temps us with a tablespoon of Melaza.
DateBook is packed with all kinds of events: films, art and photography
inaugurations, theater, benefits and more.
May is the Month of Museums, be sure to check out all the special events
(in print and the Revue online Datebook) including an extensive Museum
Directory.
Entries and winners from the May Revue Photo Contest, Historic Ruins
of Guatemala, are sprinkled throughout this edition. We think you’ll agree,
they are all spectacular. Our thanks to Giovani Minera for this month’s
cover, “Admirando la Grandeza” Tikal, Petén.
— John & Terry Kovick Biskovich
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“Admirando la Grandeza”
Tikal, Petén
by Giovani Minera
University of San Carlos, La Antigua Guatemala (hadazul cruz)
Education in Guatemala
— A Brief Overview
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he University of San Carlos of Guatemala is one of the oldest universities in the Americas. Education has come a long
way since higher education began in 1620 at the Colegio de
Santo Tomas de Aquino, predecessor to San Carlos, which
was officially founded in 1676.
Colegio Mayor de Santo Tomás, La Antigua (hadazul cruz)
Guatemala
Insight
by Elizabeth Bell
author/historian
Women did not attend university in colonial times, and
only some were accepted at the
School of the Maidens, or El Niñado, the only school of importance for girls.
“The first documents for
founding this school are dated
April 17, 1553 … and approved
by his Majesty October 7, 1592.
These rules were very strict and
limited those to be admitted to
orphan girls, daughters of nobles, descendants to conquerors,
or early colonizers of Old Christian heritage. These girls were
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Book Alert
JUNGLE OF STONE
William Carlsen
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n 1839, rumors of baffling
stone ruins buried within the
unmapped jungles of Central America reached two of
the world’s most intrepid travelers.
Captivated by the reports, American diplomat John Lloyd Stephens
and British artist Frederick Catherwood—each already celebrated for
their adventures in Egypt, the Holy
Land, Greece and Rome—
sailed together out of
William Morrow
/HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 978-0062407399
The True Story of Two Men,
Their Extraordinary Journey,
and the Discovery of the
Lost Civilization of the Maya
New York Harbor on an expedition into the forbidding rainforests
of present-day Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. What they found
would rewrite the West’s understanding of human history.
American journalist and Pulitzer
Prize finalist William Carlsen’s new
book, “JUNGLE OF STONE: The
True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization
of the Maya” is the definitive
account of Stephens and
Catherwood’s daring
journey to document the remnants of what
became known as the astonishing
Maya civilization.
In the tradition of “Lost City of
Z” and “In the Kingdom of Ice,”
Carlsen tells the riveting story of
the discovery of the ancient Maya.
Enduring disease, war and the torments of nature and terrain, Stephens and Catherwood meticulously uncovered and recorded the
remains of a civilization that had
flourished in the Americas at the
same time as classic Greece and
Rome—and had been its rival in
art, architecture and power.
Their remarkable book, “Incidents of Travel in Central America,
Chiapas and Yucatan,” became a
sensation, hailed by Edgar Allen
Poe as “perhaps the most interesting book of travel ever published”
and recognized today as the birth
of American archaeology. Most
importantly, Stephens and Catherwood were the first to grasp the
significance of the Maya ruins, recognizing that their antiquity and
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Sister city Coral Gables, donates
Fire Truck to La Antigua Guatemala
by Matt Bokor
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The gesture was
the latest exchange
between the two
communities under the
Sister Cities program.
photos by Alex Valle
he firefighting capability of La Antigua Guatemala’s Fire
Department has greatly improved with the recent gift of a
hook-and-ladder truck from Coral Gables, Florida.
Ascencio and Fire Chief Rafael Arévalo
during a ceremony on April 8 outside
Antigua City Hall.
Mayor Jim Cason of Coral Gables, an exclusive community just
outside Miami, presented the 34-ton vehicle to Antigua Mayor Susana
The gesture was the latest exchange
between the two communities under
the Sister Cities program, an effort to
increase citizen diplomacy begun in
1956 by U.S. President Dwight D.
Eisenhower. Antigua became Coral Gables’ first Sister City in1993.
Mayor Cason and Mayor Ascencio cut the ceremonial ribbon
“We are happy to have been able to
provide a truck that can change the way
that the fire department can combat any
sort of fire,” Cason said. “The fire department now has the ability to be successful in extinguishing fires that may
occur on residents’ interior patios.”
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Exterior view of the new High School
The mountainous indigenous village of
San Bernabé Vista Hermosa,
near the municipality of Parramos,
in the department of Chimaltenango,
has been adopted — all 350 inhabitants
— by Project Village.
Project Village
Education is the number one priority
by Dianne Carofino
T
he brainchild of two former law partners from Denver, Colorado, Project Village began in 2006. The
original thought was to coordinate and fund projects
of other NGOs, each of which specialized in different areas and would provide necessary services to villagers. The
founders, Vince and Tom, set out to find a village where they
could implement their view of “Doing Good.” They decided to
visit indigenous villages, ask questions and listen to anyone who
would talk to them. Conversations, facilitated by existing NGOs,
took place in approximately 30 villages throughout Guatemala.
They heard many responses of the “what are you going to do
for us” genre, without a recognition of obligation from the village
inhabitants who would receive these donations. They kept looking
for a village that was not interested in one-time grants or charity,
but wanted to work collaboratively with Project Village to improve
the lives of its inhabitants. They eventually found San Bernabé.
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The new High School
At the time of their initial visit, San Bernabé was a small cluster of homes on the
edge of the vegetable fields where most of
the fathers, who generally had a third-grade
education, worked as day laborers. The few
roads were rutted dirt. The homes were
mostly of the corrugated roof and dirt floor
variety, some a little better, some even worse.
There were no sanitary facilities or clean water available to the residents. At the center of
the village, there was a three-room elementary school, which employed one teacher for
57 students in grades one through six. Once
the students completed sixth grade, they
were required to enroll in private or public
schools outside the village, an arrangement
that left many older children with no viable
alternative to continue their education.
Vince and Tom sat down and talked with
the villagers about their needs and desires.
San Bernabé’s residents clearly stated that
their priority—above better housing, paved
roads or health services—was education for
their children, hoping that an improved education would result in their children living
better lives.
If Project Village could bring better education to their children, the residents of San
Bernabé were willing to do everything they
could, without compensation, to successfully partner with Project Village in this one effort. Vince and Tom had originally planned
to fund other NGOs to bring services to
the village, but there was no other NGO to
turn to for this particular venture. They were
lawyers, not educators, but the villagers were
definite in what they wanted. Project Village
decided it would work with these motivated
villagers, help them in every possible way,
and see what could be accomplished.
Project Village started with small steps. It
provided funding for additional teachers and
for scholarships to village children to study
beyond sixth grade outside the village. In
collaboration with the villagers, a computer lab was added to the elementary school.
Project Village provided funds for the building materials. Fathers worked in the fields all
day and built the lab at night. Computers
arrived and fathers divided themselves into
night guards to protect the computers until
they felt the building was secure.
The goal of Project Village is to provide
a safe environment in which children may
succeed. That has included explaining to
parents the importance of proper nutrition
and hygiene, of consistent attendance, and
Local fathers on the construction site
of providing a home environment where their child can sit and
study for one to two hours every day without distraction.
Project Village has continued its goal of providing education to
the students of the village, even as the community has overcome
overwhelming obstacles: a father murdered by machete during a
robbery; a family member kidnapped and found murdered when
the family could not borrow the ransom; a mother who died from
illness because there were no funds to pay for treatment; parents
who died from alcoholism; a father serving a 12-year prison sentence for stealing a cell phone; and more.
Several years into their “adoption,” the villagers decided to
share their good fortune with others, and the educational pro...continued page 58
Elementary exams
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1) Use English as a primary language of instruction and communication throughout the school.
2) Demonstrate the international
nature of the school through a
mission that includes creating international citizens: through demographics of the student body
and staff, and through the co-curricular experiences and programs
offered.
AIS campus
UPDATE:
The Antigua
International School
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by Dianne Carofino
he Antigua International School has received accreditation
through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges’ (NEASC) Commission on International Education (CIE).
Founded in 1885, NEASC is the oldest regional accrediting
association in the United States. It serves almost 2,000 public and independent schools, universities and colleges (think Harvard, Yale, M.I.T.,
etc.) as well as all public schools in the New England states. It also accredits
approximately 100 American and international schools in other countries.
Why is accreditation through an agency such as NEASC important?
1) For prospective students and their parents, accreditation serves a
consumer protection purpose. It provides assurance that the school
has been evaluated and has met accepted standards established by and
with the profession. 2) For the school, accreditation enhances its national and international reputation and represents peer recognition.
In order to acquire accreditation through NEASC-CIT, an international school must:
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3) Provide a curriculum that in
content, design, implementation
and assessment reflects best practices in American and international education.
4) Prepare students to be able to
transfer to similar schools worldwide or, upon graduation, to enter colleges and universities where
English is the primary medium of
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instruction.
AIS students and teacher
Tango en el Arrabal (richard gándara)
de Guatemala
CLUB FOTOGRÁFICO
Capturing the Beauty of Guatemala
for 59 Years
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Poquito mija... (edwin bran)
“Some of the Club’s accomplishments include winning an
award from the world’s best photographic magazine, creating the National Photographic Hall along with INGUAT, the
creation of the Teen Photography Contest, active use of traditional printing methods (film), field trip courses and most
importantly, the addition of photographic images to our national register by members of our club.”
n May of 1957, Ricardo Mata gathered a group of
friends together to share their love of photography and
founded the Club Fotográfico de Guatemala.
Fifty-nine years later the club, for many, is considered a
Guatemalan institution. From one generation to the next,
long-time members and newcomers meet on the last Thursday of every month at the Museo Ixchel in Guatemala City.
Tono Valdes, current club president explains, “We all have
the same interest; we talk about cameras, trending techniques,
share and critique photography and organize workshops.”
Cazando peces (richard gándara)
Rooted in the values and visions of Ricardo Mata (19342012), who went on to become a preeminent Guatemalan
photographer both nationally and internationally, club
members continue to prove that though a picture may be
worth a thousand words, a great photographer can produce
an image that goes beyond words.
Amanecer en el tanque (luis toledo)
Contact information:
email: [email protected]
web: www.clubfotografico.org
FB/ Club fotografico de Guatemala
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Book Alert by Dianne Carofino
Stanley is visiting Guatemala for
the first time on a weeklong mission
trip. He is to choose which of three
possible projects his professional
networking group in Cleveland will
sponsor as their initial international
project. His first visit is to Angélica’s
two-room home with its dirt floor,
corrugated metal roof and the lone
light bulb on which Stanley bumps
his head as he tries to squeeze into
the home’s small space. It is impossible to see the dolls in the dark house,
so they go outside into the dirt yard,
where Angélica’s children proudly
show him dolls they have helped to
make.
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ngélica, a Mayan village widow with five young children,
earns a living by making dolls from discarded textiles stuffed
with straw and cornhusks. Facial features embroidered with
brightly colored thread give the dolls personality and makes
them popular at the market. Recently, though, the cost of medicine for
a child with an infection has wiped out Angélica’s savings and made it
impossible to pay for electricity. The one light bulb hanging from the
ceiling made it possible for her to work on dolls in the evening. Now,
without that light, there are fewer dolls to sell at market. Angélica may
not even be able to make her biweekly repayment to her micro-lending
coop for the $200 loan that enabled her to begin her business.
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Stanley, thinking of his own
grandchildren and comparing their
lives with those of these shy but smiling children, wants to help Angélica
to pay her bills and to have a decent
home. So, he does what—to him—
seems to be an easy solution. He
pulls out his checkbook and writes
a check for $10,000, to be given to
Angélica. He is doing good, right?
Joe, the translator who has accompanied Stanley to Angélica’s home, is
shocked, even though he has had experience with foreigners passing out
gifts during one-week mission trips.
His first thoughts are that $10,000
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W
hen deciding where to live in Central America
any doubt was erased when I arrived in La
Antigua Guatemala. Though I’m not saying that
discovering a fabulous restaurant in town that
features a lot of vegan dishes was a deciding factor, but certainly
Samsara played a role.
With the slogan “a place to feed your body and mind,” Samsara
has a food and drink menu featuring a cornucopia of delicious
offerings. Even if you are a steadfast patron, you might still find
yourself mulling over all the menu options before deciding what
to order. The drink menu is four pages long. Some of my favorites
Spotlight on Dining — Samsara
by Anna von Frances
include the eye-opening Masala Coffee (espresso shot, masala chai and cacao
with soy milk), the super-sized whipped Hibiscus Mint iced tea and the detox
elixir Evergreen Smoothie. Beer and wine are also on the menu.
Now for the meal choices. For breakfast few can resist The Big Green: a
scrambled egg breakfast with kale, avocado, moringa leaves, spirulina, chlorella
and turmeric, served with guacamole, piloy (kidney) beans, plantain and black
tortillas. For a delicious and satisfying salad, I recommend Kale Salad with
tofu and garbanzo. For comfort food on a rainy day or any day, try the Curry
Veggie Crepe. It is packed with vegetables cooked in an aromatic creamy curry
sauce, served in a wafer-thin homemade crepe. Tofu Tacos and any of the
panini sandwiches satisfies just about everyone, even non-vegetarians.
Ambiance includes DMT-inspired imagery
projected on screens, Kabbalah symbols and
ethereal photographs adorn the walls, a library of
suggested reading for the spiritually-inclined,
pleasing music and more!
*Do note that lunchtime can be busy with longer wait times for meals.
Samsara (Tea Lounge, Eatery and Gallery)
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DateBook
Datebook
M AY 2 0 1 6
guide to culture and upcoming events
compiled by mercedes mejicanos
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Sat., 10am-12pm ART Inauguration cocktail of Fósiles de Agua,
sculptures by Rolando Madrid (Salón del
Coleccionista); European Engravings
1500-1600 (sala principal). Galería El Attico, 4a av. 15-45, z. 1, Guatemala City
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Tues., 6pm DOCUMENTARY Hannah: Buddhism’s Untold Journey.
Donation Q40. See highlight on page 28.
Hotel Santo Domingo, Sala Marco Augusto Quiroa, Hotel Santo Domingo, 3a calle
oriente 28-A, La Antigua
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Wed., 7:30pm VISUAL ARTS
Lotería Capiusera featuring work
by 54 talented Guatemalan illustrators and designers. Galería de Arte de
la Alianza Francesa. 5a calle 10-55, z. 1,
Finca La Aurora, Guatemala City
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Fri. DINING at KIDS Restaurant.
Venue info: & reservations: call
5251-0202 or [email protected]
5pm: meet the shuttle at the San Francisco Church parking lot (corner of 7a calle & 1 av., La Antigua) San Gaspar Vivar
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Fri., 7-8pm LANGUAGE WORKSHOP Conversations in French
for advanced students, also enjoy croissants and coffee. Free. Reservations
please, [email protected] or
tel: 7832-8910. Alianza Francesa de La Antigua, 2a av. sur #25, La Antigua
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Sat., 5-6pm MUSIC Ati Mamá,
Bossa Nova and Boleros performed by Juan Luis Gramajo, Sofía Peralta and Quinteto Ecléctico. Mesón Panza
Verde, 5a av. sur #19, La Antigua
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Sat., 1pm OUTDOOR EVENT
PICNIC and Petanque tournament. Free. Potlock, bring picnic food
to share. Limited space, reservations
please, [email protected] or
tel: 7832-8910. Alianza Francesa Antigua
2a av. sur #25, La Antigua
Sat., 6pm ELECTRO NIGHT
Rebel minds, dance, graffiti, painting
and techno music. Alianza Francesa de
Guatemala, 5a calle 10-55, z. 1, Finca La
Aurora, Guatemala City
Sat, 4-7pm ART Un Año en Antigua by the gifted Guatemalan artist
Alfredo García Gil showcasing traditions celebrated in his hometown of La
Antigua Guatemala.
Through June 6. La Antigua Galería de Arte, 4a calle oriente #15, La Antigua
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Sun., 8am CARRERA ARCOIRIS 5KM (5K “Rainbow
Run”) organized by Club Rotario to benefit the children of AYUVI (www.ayuvi.org.
gt). Donation Q75, includes a T-shirt and
medal. Central Park, La Antigua
Sun., through Tues., May 10
CELEBRATE Día de la madre
(Mother’s Day) Reservations, tel: 78321296. Fridas, Calle del Arco #29, La Antigua
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Mon., 4pm — CULINARY ACTIVITY The Taste of French
Crepes! Reservation please, tel: 78328910 or [email protected] Alianza Francesa Antigua 2a av. sur #25, La
Antigua
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Tues. MOTHER’S DAY - DÍA
DE LA MADRE Guatemala
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Wed., 5-7pm ART Tu Madre,
collective exhibition by Colectivo
C.A.C.A. with work by Rodolfo de León,
Juan Pablo Canale, Christel Brenninkmeijer, Elvira Méndez, Anacris García-Cabeza, Alexis Rojas, Lili Aldai, Lucía Morán
Giracca, and Gustavo Estrada. Galería
Panza Verde, 5a av. sur #19, La Antigua
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Thurs., 7:45pm FILM Pequeñas diferencias (Du vent dans
mes mollets, France 2012). Alianza Francesa de Guatemala, outdoor garden (tel:
2207-5757), 5a calle 10-55, z. 1, Finca La
Aurora, Guatemala City
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Sat., 7:30pm PHOTOGRAPHY A Journey Through Architecture by Renaud Ruhlmann (www.
renaudruhlmann.com) Free. Alianza Francesa Antigua 2a av. sur #25, La Antigua
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Sat., evening PARTY Cantina Beat, underground music.
Reservations, 7832-1296. Fridas, Calle del
Arco #29, La Antigua
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Sat., & Sun., 15 EVENT Cultural Landscapes in collaboration with International Museum Day
(May 18) the Museo Arte de Guatemala
(MAG) invites you to attend its weekend
events: Sat. & Sun., 10am-5pm Opening of the Farmer’s Market (Caoba Farms);
Sat.10am, throughout the day, tour
of facilities and exhibition; 11am & 3pm,
1½ hour guided tour of the Collector Palacios-Weymann, max. 15 people per tour,
donation Q200; Sun., noon acoustic concert by Magda Angelica (guitar & vocals)
and Lenin Fernández (percussion), donation Q40. Museo Arte de Guatemala, 5a
Av. sur final #41, La Antigua
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Tues., 5:30pm (English) TALK
Mi Escuelita provides tuitoring
for children from poverty-level families
in San Pedro Las Huertas to reduce the
number who fail a grade in school. This
represents cost and time for parents and
some children are not able to continue
their education. Find out more about
this extra-curricular school founded by
a local teacher. Suggested donation Q25,
all which goes directly to the NGO. Info.
& reservations, tel: 7832-1919. Rainbow
Café, 7a av. sur #8, La Antigua
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Wed., 6pm — (English) SLIDE
SHOW Antigua: Behind the
Walls with Elizabeth Bell. Enjoy a onehour presentation with vintage and
contemporary photographs collected
over the past 40 years, accompanied by
Elizabeth Bell’s expert narration. Q50
per person. Questions encouraged. Autographed books available. Hotel Sor
Juana, 4a calle oriente #45, La Antigua
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datebook highlight
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION Open through May 31
Instituto Guatemalteco Americano, Ruta 1, 4-05, z. 4, Guatemala City
“JAZZ MOMENT”
D
uring this year’s Jazz Festival, sponsored by the
Instituto Guatemalteco Americano-IGA, photographers, without the benefit of additional lighting
or flashes, and with musicians in motion, accepted the
challenge and captured some beautiful images.
Photographers, musicians, lovers of jazz and the
general public are invited to view these photographs in
the exhibition Jazz Moment, open through May 31.
Roy Assaf Trio (photo: manuel ramírez barillas)
Jazz Festival 2016 (photo: eduardo ruata)
Eli Yamin (photo: juan deleón)
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Eli Yamin (photo: juan deleón) more “Jazz Moment” photos pages 35, 36
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Thurs., 4pm (Spanish) CONFERENCE El Convento de
Santa Teresa de La Antigua Guatemala by Claudia Wolleys. Q30/Q15, students w/ carnet & tour guides. Casa Popenoe, 6a calle oriente #16, La Antigua
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Tues., 6:30pm — BENEFIT
DINNER at Fridas, Antigua’s
premier Mexican Restaurant, to support the work of Unidos Para Los
Animals: rescue, rehabilitation, adoptions, spay & neuter clinics, children and
teen programs for dog & puppy care and
training and a lot more (visit its active
Facebook page & website www.unidosparalosanimales.org). Q150 p/p incls. a
beverage, a delicious dinner (appetizer,
main course and dessert). Team UPA
hopes to see you there. Limited seating,
advance ticket sales at Revue (3a av. sur
#4-A) or tel: Mercedes, 7931-4500 (M-F).
Fridas, 5a av. norte #29, Arco de Santa
Catalina, La Antigua
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Sat., 6-9pm WINE AND
CHEESE PARTY hosted by
The American Society of Guatemala. Fine
wines, delicious food and great entertainment. For more details, visit revuemag.
com/datebook. Hotel Palacio Doña Leonor, 4a calle oriente #8, La Antigua
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Sun., 10am FIESTA DEL
PAN Discover the world of
bread, history and techniques. Workshops for kids and adults. Alianza Francesa de Guatemala, 5a calle 10-55, z. 1,
Finca La Aurora, Guatemala City
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Sun., 11:30am MUSIC Concierto de Sueños with Ricardo
Piacentini, piano and Tiziana Scandaletti,
soprano, as part of the Italian celebrations. Tel: 2366-8394. Sala Marco Augusto Quiroa, Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, La
Antigua
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Fri., 5pm 5-10pm EVENT
Noche de los Museos del Centro
Histórico, within the celebration of International Museums Day. See related info.,
pg. 30. Galería del Centro circuito sur, 5a
av. 12-38, z. 1, Guatemala City
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Tues., 5:30pm MAYAN
DANCES by Nuevo Amanecer (New Dawn) a local NGO dedicated to
assisting indigenous children in San Andres Itzapa by facilitating self-sufficiency
through education while preserving and
strengthening their cultural identity
though language and dances which are
currently being lost at an alarming rate.
Suggested donation Q25, all which goes
directly to the NGO. Info. & reservations,
tel: 7832-1919. Rainbow Café, 7a av. sur
#8, La Antigua
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Tues., 7:30pm (French-Spanish) LITERARY CABARET
with Philippe Hunziker and Marc Sagaert,
artistic direction by Marc Sagaert. Alianza Francesa de Guatemala, 5a calle 10-55,
z. 1, Finca La Aurora, Guatemala City
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Thurs., 7pm (French w/Spanish subtitles) FILM Los Seductores, a romantic comedy, also sample
delicious freshly-baked French bread.
Free. Organized by the Alianza Francesa
Antigua. Panadería Santa Clara, 2a av. sur
#18, La Antigua
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Thurs., 7pm PHOTOGRAPHY Competition for this
year’s Ricardo Mata Cup. Free, incls.
a snack. Club Fotográfico de Guatemala.
See related article on pg. 21. Museo Ixchel, Centro Cultural UFA (2361-8081/82),
6a calle final, z. 10, Guatemala City
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Tues., 5:30pm (English) TALK
CANI Asociación Casa del Niño, a
non-profit assoc. working in Jocotenango is dedicated to education and prevention programs aimed at the most vulnerable children and youth in the area. It
takes a holistic approach to education by
immersing children in art, culture, sports
and recreation. Suggested donation Q25,
all which goes directly to the NGO. Info.
& reservations, tel: 7832 -1919. Rainbow
Café, 7a av. sur #8, La Antigua
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DOCUMENTARY Tuesday, May 3, 6pm
Donation Q40. Hotel Santo Domingo, Sala Marco Augusto Quiroa, 3a calle oriente 28-A, La Antigua
Hannah: Buddhism’s Untold Journey
Hannah: la travesía inédita del budism
H
annah: Buddhism’s Untold Journey tells the story
of Hannah Nydahl and her adventure bringing
Tibetan Buddhism to the West.
From her wild and idealistic roots as a hippy in Copenhagen, the film follows Hannah and her husband
Ole to the hedonistic city of Kathmandu, where in
1968 they became two of the first Western students of
His Holiness the 16th Karmapa – the first consciously
reincarnated lama of Tibet, and the man who would
change their lives forever.
At the heart of the film lies the unique and inspiring love story of Hannah and Ole and their unwavering dedication to bring Buddhism to the West.
From Europe and North America, through the fall of
communism in Eastern Europe and Russia, to being
kidnapped by guerrillas in South America, the film
portrays the path of a great woman at the forefront of
a turbulent, ever-changing world.
—www.hannahthefilm.com
VILLAGE VOICE
“The film is a pleasure – lush jewel tones
on tapestries, temples, and statues”
ART Collective Exhibition
Wednesday, May 11, 5-7pm
Galería Panza Verde, 5a av. sur #19, La Antigua
Tu Madre,
collective exhibition by Colectivo C.A.C.A.
with work by Rodolfo de León, Juan Pablo
Canale, Christel Brenninkmeijer, Elvira Méndez,
Anacris García-Cabeza, Alexis Rojas, Lili Aldai,
Lucia Morán Giracca, and Gustavo Estrada..
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MOVIEFIED
“Cinematic as the best of
today’s documentaries”
JILL LYNNE – HUFFINGTON POST
“The excellently crafted film led the spellbound audience from fascination to tears.”
datebook
Primitive - Contemporary
Guatemalan Art
Gallery & Museum
4a calle oriente #10
Interior Casa Antigua, El Jaulón, La Antigua
[email protected]
www.centrodeartepopular.com
MON-FRI 9:00 to 17:00
SAT 9:00 to 13:00 - Closed Sunday
6 Calle final, zona 10
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Guatemala City
Tels: (502) 2338-7836, 2338-7896
M aya A rchaeology
-
C olonial A rt
On these Saturdays:
May 7, June 11, July 16 and August 13
from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Enlaces,
6a Avenida Norte #1, Antigua
Democrats Abroad will help U.S. citizens register to vote.
And if already registered in the last state they resided in,
help them request their overseas absentee ballot for
the general election in November.
Exhibition and Sale of Maya Textiles
& Production of Exclusive Handicrafts
The only place in La Antigua
managed by Indigenous People
More info, contact John Chudy at 7832-4581 or [email protected]
1a calle poniente #51, La Antigua
Tel: 7832-3169 [email protected]
Te invitamos a participar en nuestro CONCURSO FOTOGRÁFICO
de junio 2016 con el tema: AGUA en GUATEMALA.
Enviar UNA (1) foto en ALTA RESOLUCIÓN con el título, lugar
donde fue tomada, su nombre y el sitio web para el crédito a:
[email protected]
Habrá premios para las fotos ganadoras, incluye
Q.200 para los dos primeros lugares.
Para más información REVUEmag.com
Serán elegibles las fotos que se reciban
hasta el 12 de MAYO de 2016
We invite you to participate in our MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST
for June 2016 with the theme: WATER in Guatemala.
Please send ONE (1) HIGH RES photo with caption/location and
your name & website for the credit line to:
[email protected]
There will be prizes for winning photos including
Q.200 for both 1st Place categories.
More information at REVUEmag.com
Submissions entered by the
12th of MAY, 2016 will be eligible.
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celebr ate
the month of
museums
* indicates free entrance on May 18
For May museum events calendar go to REVUEmag.com/datebook
Guatemala City
Guatemala City
La Antigua Guatemala
*Casa Mima 8a av. 14-12, z. 1, Mon-Sat.,
10am-5pm; tels: (office) 2253-6657 & 22326902, (museum) 2253-4020; [email protected], www.casamima.org
Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena
6a calle final, z. 10, Centro Cultural UFM,
campus of the Francisco Marroquín University, M-F, 9am-5pm, Sat., 9am-1pm; library,
M-F, 1pm-5pm; Sat., 9am-1pm; Adm: Q35,
adults/Q15, students w/carnet/Q10, children; tels: 2331-3622, fax, 2331/3634; www.
museoixchel.org
*Museo de Arte Guatemalteco
Primitivo-Contemporáneo 4a calle
oriente & 3a av. norte #10, interior Casa
Antigua-El Jaulón, La Antigua Guatemala;
daily 9:30am-6:30pm; tel: 7832-7577; www.
centrodeartepopular.com; [email protected]
Museo Arquidiocesano de Santiago de Guatemala 7 av. 6-73, z. 1, interior Catedral Metropolitana; Tues-Fri., 9am1pm, & 2pm-5pm, Sat., 9am-1pm & 2pm4pm; adm. Q10, residents/Q5, students w/
carnet; Q20 non-residents, tel: 2504-6868,
ext. 2; bicentenariacatedralguatemala@
gmail.com, www.catedral.org.gt
*Museo Carlos F. Novella 15 av.
18-01, z. 6, interior Finca La Pedrera; MonThurs., 8am-5pm, Fri., 8am-3pm; tel: 22864100, ext. 6435; www.fundacioncarlosfnovella.org
Centro Cultura Arquidiocesano
Pbro. Jorge Toruño Lizarralde
s.j. 11 av. 4-49, z. 1; Mon-Fri, 8:30am-1pm/
2pm-4pm, Sat., reservation & groups, min. 5
people; Adm., Q20 adults/free, children; tel:
2230-1589; [email protected]
*Galería Guatemala, Fundación
G&T Continental 6 av. 9-08, z. 9. Lobby Banco G&T Continental; M-F 9am-7pm;
tels: 2230-5072/6 & 8; www.fundaciongytcontinental.org
*Museo de Historia Natural USAC
& Jardín Botánico USAC, calle Mariscal Cruz 1-56 z. 10; M-F, 8am-4pm; Adm.
Q3; tels: (museo) 2334-6064 y 65, (jardín)
2361-5451 & 57; facebook.com/museodehistorianatural.usac; facebook.com/jardinbotanicousac; [email protected]
Museo Popol Vuh 6a calle final, z. 10;
M-F 9am-5pm, Sat., 9am-1pm; tels: 23387896 & 2338-7836; [email protected];
www.popolvuh.ufm.edu
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*Museo Miraflores 7a calle 21-55, z. 11
Paseo Miraflores; Tues.-Sun. 9am-7pm; tels:
2470-3415/18
*Museo Nacional de Arqueología
y Etnología 6a calle & 7a av., z. 13, salón
5, Finca La Aurora; tel: 2475-4010, ext. 101;
www.munae.gob.gt
Servicio de Historia MilitarMuseo del Ejército 24a calle 3-81, z.
1, interior Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias, next to the open air theater, Castillo
de San José de Buena Vista; M-Sat., 8am4pm; tel: 2221-4322; [email protected]; www.museo.mil.gt
*Museo de la Universidad de
San Carlos Guatemala 9a av. 9-79,
z. 1; M-F, 9:30am-5:30pm, Sat., 9:30-1pm,
closed Tues, Sat. & holidays; adm. Q1, residents/Q8, non-residents/free, students w/
carnet & university employees; tels: 22320721 & 2251-6840; www.musacenlinea.org
& [email protected]
Santiago Sacatepéquez
Museo Regional de Santiago
Sacatepéquez 3a calle 4-00, z. 4, Santiago Sacatepéquez; Mon-Sun., 9am-4pm;
Adm. Q5, residents/Q30, non-residents; tels:
7830-2798 & 5679-4886; [email protected]; www. santiaguerosenlinea.com
El Museo Arte de Guatemala
(MAG) 5a av. sur #40 final, La Antigua
Guatemala; tel: 7832-8773; [email protected] not yet open to the public
Museo Vical de Arte Precolombino & Vidrio Moderno Casa Santo
Domingo, 3a calle oriente #28, La Antigua
Guatemala; Mon-Sat., 9am-6pm, Sun.,
11:15am-6pm; tel: 7820-1220, adm. Q42.
incls. entrance to all museums; [email protected]; www.grupovical.
com/museo
EL Paseo de los Museos 3a calle oriente #28, La Antigua Guatemala; Mon-Sun.,
9am-6pm; tel: 7820-1220; www.casasantodomingo.com.gt; [email protected]
Jocotenango/Antigua
Museo Casa Kojom Centro Cultural
la Azotea Jocotenango, Sacatepéquez;
M-F, 9am-4pm; Sat., 9am-2pm; adm. Q50
(incls. entrance to Coffee Museum); tels:
7831-1483/7831-1486; [email protected]
www.kojom.org
Panajachel, Lake Atitlán
Museo Lacustre inside Hotel Posada
de Don Rodrigo, av. Santander, Mon-Sun.,
8am-6pm; adm, Q35, adults/Q20, students w/carnet
datebook
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La Cueva de Panza Verde
tels: 7955-8282, 7832-2925 5a av. sur #19, La Antigua
May 14th, Sat., 5pm — “More Music, Less Violence”
Mondays, 8-10pm —
All proceeds support the initiatives of the Sistema de
Obed García, classical piano. Q35 cover
Orquestas de Guatemala (SOG). Donation suggested
Tuesday, May 10th, 8-10pm —
Maf é Túla: Swing, Jazz, Gypsy. Q35 cover
Wednesdays, 8-10pm —
Margie Sheran on Piano. Q35 cover
Thursdays, 8-10pm —
Nelson Lunding, Piano and Vocals
from New Orleans.
Q35 cover
Fridays, 8-10pm — Cuban Trio: Piano, congas, flute.
Q35 cover
Saturdays, 8-10pm — Sergio Zepeda or Tito Santis:
Acoustic Guitar. Q35 cover
Sundays, 8-10pm — Sagan Jacobson: Acoustic guitar
May 7th, Sat., 5-6pm —
MUSIC RECITAL. Ati Mamá, Bossa Nova &
Boleros, by musicians Juan Luis Gramajo,
Sofía Peralta and Quintero Ecléctico.
No cover, donation suggested
Fridas
Del Arco Restaurant
tel: 7832-1296 Calle del Arco #29, La Antigua
tel: 7832-3610 5a av. norte #20, La Antigua
May 7, Saturday
— El Gordo
with Paula Herera
May 13, Friday
— Joaquin Sabina
tribute by
Jonathan Méndez
Saturdays, 7-9pm — Grupo Friends
Sundays, 1-4pm — Marimba
Trova Jazz
tel: 2334-1241 Via 6, 3-55, zona 4, Guatemala City
Friday Concerts — Call for schedule: Live music
Thursdays through Saturdays.
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EPICURE RESTAURANT
Tel: 7832-5522 3a avenida norte #11-B, La Antigua
Saturdays — 7-9pm: Live music “El Trio”
Sundays — 1-3pm: Live music “El Trio”
Rainbow Café
tel: 7832-1919 7a av. sur #8, La Antigua
Free Live Music Nightly from 8:00pm
Mondays, 8pm — Different Guest Musicians.
Tuesdays, 8pm — Gustavo: this local musician plays a
mix of Latin and western classics
Wednesdays, 8pm — Open Mic Night! Hosted by different musicians; come along and show your skills and get
a free Rainbow shot!
Thursdays, 8pm — Different Guest artists
Fridays, 8pm — Los Dorados, harmonized covers
and originals. Let’s travel with music.
Saturdays, 8pm — A variety of bands and musicians!
Sundays — The Blue Roots: Blues, reggae, jazz,
funk, and more
Los Tres Tiempos
Tel: 7832-5161 5a av norte. #31, La Antigua
Sundays — 2-5pm: Live music: Bolero
Las Palmas
tel: 7832-9734 6a av. norte #14, La Antigua
Mondays, 7:30 — Mateo, Rumba flamenco & French
Tuesdays, 7:30 — Trujillo & René, Soft rock, bossa nova
Wednesdays, 7:30 — Mateo, Rumba flamenco & French
Thursdays, 7:30 — Gustavo Santos, raggae
Fridays & Saturdays, 9:30pm — Live Salsa, Grupo Friends
Sundays, 7:30 — Andean music
Arrin Cuan
tel: 2238-0242 5a av. 3-27, zona 1, Guatemala City
Daily — Live marimba music
tel: 7832-0831 Casa #2, Callejón Concepción 6, La Antigua
Sundays — Live marimba music
CERRO SAN CRISTÓBAL
Tel: 7832-2681 San Cristóbal El Alto, La Antigua
Saturdays & Sundays, 1-3pm — Live Music
(shuttle service available at Nim Po’t)
Kape Paulinos
tel: 7840-3806 Km 87.5 Carretera Interamericana, Tecpán
Sundays — 1 to 4pm: Live marimba band
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THROUGHOUT THE MONTH
THEATER Saturdays, 7, 14, 21 & 28,
8pm (Spanish) Theatre Company People’s University presents The Legacy
of Tula de Hugo Carrillo with
performances by José Marío Massella,
Elizabeth Marroquín, Adolfo Portillo and
Anayancie Comparini. Q75 p/p. Centro
Cultural ‘El Sitio’ 5a calle poniente #15,
La Antigua
The Antigua Curry Club 2nd
Thursday of each month. We are
a membership club that meets the
each month to eat (or sometimes even
cook curry). Join us! See http://www.
cernikovsky.com, La Antigua
ART Contexto Natural by Lucía
Morán Giracca, through May 29. Hotel
Casa Santo Domingo (Sala de Artista) 3a
calle oriente 28-A, La Antigua
ART Luz, Sombra y Reflejos, a
collective exposition by Beatriz Aycinena, Cristina Bickford, Guadalupe del
Valle, Alejandra Flores y Patricia Ann de
González, through May 23. Galería del
Centro, 5a av. 12-38, z. 1, Guatemala
City
ART Portales de Luz by María Victoria García, through May 27. Galería
Guatemala, Fundación G&T Continental,
6a av. 9-08, z. 9, Lobby Edificio Corporativo Banco G&T Continental, Guatemala
City
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(English) DOCUMENTARY Thursdays, 5-6pm Wings presents Blessed
Fruit of the Womb: The Fight for
Reproductive Rights in Guatemala. Free. The Bagel Barn, 5a calle poniente #2, La Antigua
TEXTILE EXHIBITION A collection
of antique huipils, women’s and men’s
tzutes (made of cotton, silk and ixcaco)
from Chichicastenango and environs.
Through May 31. Casa del Tejido Antiguo
(7832-3169), 1a calle poniente #51, La
Antigua
NGO TOUR (English) Mondays,
10am & Thursdays, 2:30pm Common Hope offers a free two-hour
village tour, learn about its education,
health care & housing programs. Meet
at the fountain, central park; also private
tours avail., tel: 7922-6600. Visit www.
commonhope.org La Antigua
NGO TOUR (English) Thursdays,
8:30am Ciudad Vieja, you’ll see where
many Niños de Guatemala families
work and live. Also, visit the school built
by Niños de Guatemala. Q200/Q100, students. Proceeds benefit Niños de Guatemala projects. Info., Antigua_office@
ninosdeguatemala.org; tel: 7832-8033.
La Antigua/Ciudad Vieja
PLAN AHEAD
RETREAT Sacred Expression
Women’s Retreat Meditation, yoga,
and self-exploratory writing in a women’s circle. Thurs. June 23 - Fri. July 1.
Info: [email protected] &
www.thestorytellerwithin.com The Yoga
Forest, Lake Atitlán
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Doing Good, Says Who?
cont. from page 22
is probably half the GDP of the entire village, and that probably
most of the people don’t know what a check is. Then, he remembers
other situations: the 16-year-old girl thrown out of her home when a
foreigner gave her $100, because her mother thought she must have
prostituted herself. How else could she have received such a huge
amount of money? Then, there was the family who received a new
home, and moved, not into the house, but to another village, when
jealous neighbors threatened them. Or the mother who had angrily
told Joe “don’t make my child a beggar” when he gave a small boy a
few coins.
How, then, does Stanley reconcile Angélica’s needs with his wellmeaning desire to help her?
Angélica, Stanley, Joe and the $10,000 check may or may not
have been “real.” Authors Connie Newton and Fran Early, in their
book “Doing Good…Says Who?” have protected the identity of
their sources and combined aspects of several actual situations into
one “story.” Through the many vignettes presented in this fashion,
the reader feels Angélica’s needs and Stanley’s desire to help, and begins to understand ways in which this can be accomplished without
creating harmful unintended consequences. The reader learns that,
despite Stanley’s initial perception, Angélica may actually be better
off than many in her village. A donation to her micro-lending co-op,
whose members provide her with emotional as well as financial support, will help her and others, and prevent Angélica from becoming
a target of envy.
Through readable and interesting accounts of help that didn’t help,
maybe helped, and actually helped, the authors have demonstrated
the five principles they believe are necessary to intervene in a positive manner. 1) Respect and Value People. 2) Build Trust Through
Relationships. 3) Do “With” Rather Than “For.” 4) Ensure Feedback
and Accountability. 5) Evaluate Every Step of the Way.
How to follow those five principles during a one- or two-week
mission trip? The authors present the possibility of rethinking
the short term “volunteer” as a “visitor.” The visitor volunteer
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Through the many vignettes
presented in this fashion,
the reader feels Angélica’s
needs and Stanley’s
desire to help.
will want to be aware of the five principles, plus language and cultural
differences. Debate continues about
whether a monetary contribution
may be more valuable than a week in
which a volunteer develops blisters
building houses or planting trees.
A study done by Kurt Ver Beek, for
instance, evaluated a project that built
houses in Honduras after a hurricane.
Estimated expenses for volunteer travel, food, and lodging meant that each
house built by volunteers cost $30,000.
The same house built by locals cost
$2,000. An additional 14 houses could
have been built with a monetary donation of that amount, and locals would
have received jobs.
What about the value of an encounter
with cultural differences to the volunteer
himself? Ver Beek also tracked whether
volunteers’ world-view or actions were
changed by the volunteer experience.
He discovered that, within six to eight
weeks after the trip, there was little evidence of lasting changes, either in giving
for mission or in attitudes toward others.
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beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal
members who can make a difference. They are the father,
the mother and the teacher. —A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself
and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics,
warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts
you without question. —Willard Scott
It’s also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help
others. I’ve been helped by acts of kindness from strangers.
That’s why we’re here, after all, to help others.
—Carol Burnett
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any religion should be human kindness. And to try to
ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and
love into the lives of mankind. —Steven Seagal
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Today, public schools supply
teachers and classrooms
but no school supplies,
making it very difficult for
the economically challenged.
Facade detail, Casa Convento Concepción La Antigua (hadazul cruz)
Education in Guatemala
cont. from page 14
the economically challenged to get
an education. Many low income
kids rely on NGOs for education.
Depending on a family’s income,
tuition for private schools can put
quite a strain on their budget.
under the supervision of nuns of Concepcion and lived a cloistered
life until old enough to choose between marriage or becoming a
nun.” (Verle L. Annis; The Architecture of Antigua Guatemala
1543-1773) The school later moved to Capuchinas Convent. Indeed, education for women in colonial times was limited.
With educational reforms in the 1870s, public schools opened
to boys and girls. Today the Guatemalan government has such a
meager budget for education that public schools provide teachers
and classrooms but no school supplies, making it very difficult for
Rectoría Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala City
Colegio Tridentino, La Antigua (hadazul cruz)
Today there are 12 universities
throughout the country as higher
education has become a goal for
Guatemala’s youth to get better-paying jobs.
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Desayuno
— A Great Way to Start the Day
G
uatemalans consider breakfast and lunch to be the most
important meals of the day. These meals are usually larger
than the evening meal. Families with school-age children
pay special attention to serving nutritious breakfasts. Balance and quality are both important.
Because fresh fruits and vegetables are abundant and varied in Guatemala, it’s easy to make a nourishing meal during a busy morning.
Guatemalan breakfast dishes are simple but tasty and wholesome.
Mosh (creamy whole oats with cinnamon and milk) is a favorite of
the young and the old. Eggs are prepared in many styles depending
on the day of the week. On weekdays they can be soft-boiled, hard-
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Kitchen
text & photos by
chef and author
Amalia Moreno-Damgaard
boiled or scrambled. On the weekend, they can be huevos estrellados
con chirmol frito (eggs sunny-side up
with tomato and onion pan sauce)
or huevos revueltos con tomate y cebolla ó tortilla (scrambled eggs with
tomatoes and onions or corn tortilla
bits). The typical accompaniments
for eggs are black beans in any style
and either corn tortillas or Guatemalan-style French bread (an elongated
crusty loaf divided into bun-like sections, with a delicious gummy core).
Guatemalan breakfast
dishes are simple but tasty
and wholesome.
Another breakfast option for the weekend or
for brunch is panqueques con miel de abeja (pancakes with honey). These are medium-thick crepelike cakes that can be made in minutes. Pan fried
plantains are a good complement to any meal. For
heavier appetites, Guatemalan chorizo and longaniza sausages make a great side.
In my grandmother’s town in the countryside,
tamalitos de elote (fresh corn and butter mini-tamales topped with fresh cream) were a very special
treat. She made them especially when we had visitors. Guineo mojoncho con leche was another favorite
breakfast dish. This is red-skinned bananas grilled
over charcoals, peeled, cut into chunks, mashed,
and added to hot milk in a bowl. We ate this dish
Sofrito
like cereal. At school, whole (not rolled) oats were
cooked in milk.
Traditional breakfast drinks include freshly
squeezed orange juice and licuados (blended drinks
made with seasonal fresh fruit and milk). Guatemalan
café con leche (coffee with hot milk) is also popular.
Mosh
In my own home, I have had a breakfast routine
for years. My son sits at the breakfast bar and watches
me prepare his food. Subconsciously he is learning to
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make good choices about food—especially when he is
away from home—just as I learned by watching my
grandmother. I’ve developed simple menus mimicking my childhood breakfasts to show him that cooking
and eating good, fresh food isn’t hard.
Here’s our typical breakfast routine (in this order):
a multivitamin, a small plate of three or four different
fruits cut into small pieces, mosh or whole-grain cereal with skim milk, and eggs in different styles. I vary
the routine occasionally to include other choices and
to prevent boredom. My biggest reward is that now he
can make his own breakfast with good food choices.
Below is an easy and delicious recipe that is very
near and dear to my heart.
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes and onions
tortilla bits or cooked chorizo instead of tomatoes and
onions. Accompany the eggs with Frijoles Chapines
(Guatemalan black beans any style) and Tortillas de
Maíz (corn tortillas). Or serve the eggs atop a panfried corn tortilla with beans on the side. You can also
modify this recipe by making the eggs sunny side up
and using the onion and tomato comb.
Serves 2 people
2 large or 3 small eggs
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 1/2 tablespoons finely diced Roma tomatoes
1 tablespoon finely diced yellow onion
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
HUEVOS REVUELTOS
CON TOMATE Y CEBOLLA
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes and Onions
recipe by Amalia Moreno-Damgaard
This delicious and easy recipe is as Guatemalan as corn
tortillas. Try it when you’re getting tired of the same
old scrambled eggs. Guatemalans modify the recipe in
many ways. For example, sometimes people add corn
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1. Beat the eggs until fluffy and set aside.
2. Add the oil to a heated medium nonstick skillet.
Add the tomatoes and onion and season with salt.
Cook at medium heat until saucy and thick, (about
3 minutes). Taste and adjust salt, if needed.
3. Add the eggs and combine well with the sauce.
Continue to cook until eggs are cooked and smooth
(2 to 3 minutes).
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This past year, nine of San Bernabé’s 76 middle
school students were in the top 10 in the country at
their grade level, qualifying more middle school students for the national finals than any other school in
the country. Graduates of the high school are attending San Carlos University. Meanwhile, benches reflecting national champions or top three placements in the
Burger King “King of Math” competition are located in
both the elementary and high school atriums.
Science Olympiads Top 10 group
Project Village
cont. from page 19
gram expanded to include families who live outside the
village. Currently, 270 students are enrolled in Colegio
San Bernabé, which extends from kindergarten through
high school.
Colegio San Bernabé is a private school, and therefore receives no government funding. Village children
attend tuition free, while children living outside the village pay approximately Q15,000 per year. Their parents
are expected to contribute meaningfully to the school,
in the same way that the village parents continue to do,
with manual labor. The original building is much expanded, and Project Village, with the participation of
the villagers and the school’s parents, built a high school
building last year on land it purchased about a kilometer below the village.
San Bernabé students at all levels have won many
prestigious academic competitions with students attending schools generally thought to be Guatemala’s finest. In the last three years, 14 different middle and high
school students, of a student body of approximately 100
students, have qualified as one of the top 10 students in
the nation in their grade level in either math, science or
physics in the Science Olympiads, the most prestigious
academic competition in the country.
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When Project Village arrived in the village of San
Bernabé in 2006, there were six students in third grade,
none of whom had a possibility to study past sixth
grade. Two exceptional students from this grade, due
to the assistance of Project Village and its extraordinary
efforts, have won full scholarships and are currently
studying at prestigious two-year international baccalaureate preparatory programs in Freiberg, Germany and
San José, Costa Rica. The total value of their scholarships is $136,000, more than the combined yearly income of San Bernabé’s inhabitants.
In 2013, the last year that the test was administered,
the ninth-graders at San Bernabé received a 90 percent
achievement rate in mathematics and a 75 percent
achievement rate in language on the national standardized tests. The national averages were 18 percent and 14
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listened to their desires. They made a commitment to
support and help them, but in a collaborative manner.
Inside the new high school
Project Village
cont. from previous page
percent, respectively. In 2014, the high school students
received a 100 percent achievement rate in mathematics and a 70 percent achievement rate in language. The
national averages were 8.7 percent and 26 percent, respectively. Only 10 of the over 3,100 high schools in
the country achieved the 100 percent mark.
They delivered the building materials. If the fathers had not built the initial lab, it would not have
been built. Project Village has demanded accountability from students, parents and teachers. A 95 percent
attendance record is required for a village student to
continue to attend the school free of charge. Mothers supervise the elementary children every day during
recess and lunch, and parents have donated countless
weekends and evenings working at the school. Evaluation of academic programs has been ongoing, and
effectiveness is clear in the academic achievements of
the students. And yes, 10 years later, Vince is still very
much involved in Project Village.
San Bernabé has seen two small high school graduation classes. Most of these graduates now travel each
day by van provided by Project Village to attend San
Carlos University in Guatemala City. They are studying
civil and computer engineering, accounting, business
administration, medicine and agriculture.
“Doing Good...Says Who?” authors Connie Newton and Fran Early have outlined five principles they
consider necessary for a successful collaborative “helping” mission. 1) Respect and Value People. 2) Build
Trust Through Relationships. 3) Do “With” Rather
Than “For.” 4) Ensure Feedback and Accountability. 5)
Evaluate Every Step of the Way. Newton and Early also
point out that much more can be accomplished with a
sustained commitment over time, rather than in short
“mission” trips.
Project Village clearly demonstrates these values put
into action. Vince and Tom respected the villagers and
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you
can use to change the world. —Nelson Mandela
Doing Good, Says Who?
Education is what survives when what has been
learned has been forgotten. —B. F. Skinner
cont. from page 40
What then is the positive side of a week or two of “Doing Good?”
NGO staff report that short-term visits are good for fundraising over
time. Often church or other groups become involved, and members of
the extended group contribute and come to visit, increasing the circle
of contributors. Then, too, a handful of the short-termers come back
for a year or two, when relationships can be built, and much more accomplished.
The authors hope that the five principles for “Doing Good” will
provide a GPS for long- or short-term “helpers” in any role: volunteer, NGO staff or donor. The principles apply not only to Guatemala,
but also to any situation where there is an imbalance of power and
resources; where one group is in need, and the other has the ability to
help resolve the need. “Doing Good…Says Who?” is an easy-to-read
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handbook for those who have participated in missions, are about to go
on a mission or are considering such
a trip in the future, or are presently in
short- term or long-term “helping”
roles. “Doing Good…Says Who?”
will foster thought and discussion
that will certainly help the volunteer
to “Do Good.”
To purchase this book visit
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cont. from page 16
sophistication overturned the West’s assumptions about
the development of civilization.
Today, the Maya are justly famous, if sometimes misunderstood, while Stephens and Catherwood have been
all but forgotten. Based on Carlsen’s meticulous research
and his own 2,500-mile journey throughout the Yucatan
and Central America, “Jungle of Stone” is equally a thrilling adventure narrative and a revelatory work of history
that corrects our understanding of the Maya and the two
remarkable men who set out in 1839 to find them.
Carlsen is no stranger to the region, having lived for
many years in La Antigua Guatemala. Now a resident of Sonoma County, California, Carlsen is a journalist and writer
who has worked for the New York Times and San Francisco
Chronicle and has taught journalism at the University of
California at Berkeley. He was a finalist for the 1999 Pulitzer
Prize for explanatory writing for a series of articles on the
dangers of reused needles in the developing world and from
needle sticks among healthcare workers.
… “Jungle of Stone” is an epic tale that brings to life
one of the greatest, yet least known exploration stories of the
19th century. “A captivating history of two men who dramatically changed their contemporaries’ view of the past.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Main temple at Tulum by Catherwood (1844), from Views of Ancient Monuments
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own objectives and the standards
of accreditation from spring 2012
through the 2014 school year.
The Antigua International School
The accreditation process involves
five basic steps, during which each
school is required to have a clear
statement of philosophy and objectives and is evaluated in terms of how
well it meets its own stated purposes.
In addition, each school is required
to meet a set of agreed upon written
standards for accreditation, developed and endorsed by educational
peers, in each area of its operation.
The steps toward accreditation by
NEASC-CIT are:
1) The Candidacy Visit
The school receives a two- to
three-day visit from at least two
members of NEASC-CIT, experienced educators themselves, to
ascertain the school’s readiness to
undertake a self-study. For AIS,
the candidacy visit occurred during the spring of 2012. Candidacy
status, meaning that the team felt
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AIS was ready to begin the accreditation process, was awarded
to AIS as a result of that visit.
2) The Self-Study
The self-study is the most important part of the accreditation
process in commitment of time
and effort. During this period,
the school studies itself, in order
to make an honest assessment
of whether it is meeting both is
own objectives and the written
standards for accreditation determined and endorsed by educational peers. Areas that must
be studied during this phase are:
1) school guiding statements, 2)
teaching and learning, including access to teaching and learning 3) governance and leadership,
4) faculty and support staff, 5)
school culture and partnerships
for learning, 6) operational systems. AIS worked on achieving its
3) The Team Visit
A team, composed of qualified
administrators and teachers from
other NEASC-accredited schools,
visits the school for at least four
days, following the completion of
the self-study. The primary function of the team is to provide an
objective assessment of the conclusions of the self-study, in the light
of the school’s own philosophy and
objectives, and the standards for
accreditation. The team writes a
detailed report, for the school and
for NEASC-CIE, which addresses
these issues. For each area studied,
the team offers a description of its
observations and perceptions, and
a set of commendations and recommendations with regard to accreditation. The team visit to AIS
occurred in May 2014.
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students applied to several colleges or
universities, the group of 14 has, in
total, been accepted to 38 institutions
throughout the world. These include:
The Antigua International School
4) Decision on Accreditation
The NEASC-CIE reviews carefully
the visiting team report and considers the recommendations of the
visiting team relative to accreditation. The commission then makes a
recommendation, upon which the
governing body of NEASC acts.
The decision may be to: a) award
accreditation, b) defer accreditation, c) not award accreditation.
NEASC-CIE initially deferred accreditation to AIS, until the school
could continue development of several areas regarding standards of accreditation. This meant more self-study on
the part of the school, and a return
team visit in January 2016. During
that visit, the team determined that
AIS had reached standards for accreditation in all areas, and recommended
accreditation, which has since been
awarded.
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5) Subsequent Procedures
Review of an accredited school
continues, after the award of accreditation, to ensure that the
school continues to meet standards
of accreditation.
AIS will make a two-year report to
NEASC-CIE, addressing areas of
commendation and recommendation made by the accrediting team
in its report to NEASC-CIE.
Another onsite evaluation, by professional educators sanctioned by
NEASC-CIE, will occur five years
following the initial evaluation.
Perhaps the value of the effort by
AIS to meet standards for accreditation can best be seen in the recognition of these standards by colleges and
universities worldwide in their acceptance of graduating AIS students. In
June 2017, AIS will have its first graduating class of 14 students. Since most
In the United States: Northeastern University, Purdue University,
Syracuse University, Penn State,
Michigan State, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boston University,
Texas Christian University, American
University, George Mason University, Rochester Institute of Technology,
University of Miami, University of
Tampa, University of Southern California, Virginia Tech and 15 other
universities and colleges.
In Canada: University of British
Columbia and Emily Carr University.
In Europe: Erasmus University, in the
Netherlands; University of Rotterdam; and University of Applied Sciences, in Bern, Germany. In Mexico:
Anahuac Mayab. In Guatemala: Universidad Francisco Marroquin and
De Valle de Guatemala.
An additional affirmation of the
value seen by accepting colleges and
universities is the amount of merit
scholarships that they provide for
incoming students whom the college would like to see attend its
school. AIS’ 14 graduating students
have received a total of $189,000
in merit scholarships from colleges
and universities in the United States.
These awards were based solely on
recognition of outstanding academic
achievement in a NEASC-CIE accredited school.
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The Fire Department
brotherhood between
both Sister Cities
has been going on since
the beginning of this project.
Fire Truck
cont. from page 17
Coral Gables has also donated training, special thermal helmets, protective gear, hoses and other equipment to the Antigua Fire Department.
“The Fire Department brotherhood between both Sister Cities has
been going on since the beginning of this project,” Arévalo said. “They
have greatly improved the readiness of our department.”
With a reach of 110 feet, the truck was transported from South Florida’s Homestead Air Reserve Base to Guatemala’s La Aurora International
Airport aboard a Boeing C-17 military cargo jet. The vehicle, manufactured in 1985, was part of the Coral Gables fleet for more than 25 years.
Mayor Ascencio presents Mayor Cason with a key to the city
Mayor Cason greets a local fireman
Among early Sister Cities exchanges were hundreds of jacaranda trees that Antigua donated
to help restore Coral Gables’ green
canopy following the devastation
of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Numerous educational, cultural and
civic exchanges have followed.
“The benefits of these events
and the exchange of communication between the Sister Cities is immeasurable,” said Nancy Sanabria,
member of the Coral Gables International Affairs Coordinating
Council. “The friendship and support benefit all the people living in
and near the Sister Cities.”
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“They were ashamed that
I would play music on
the sidewalk. They thought
it was not dignified.”
tar. “It was natural for me,” he said,
mentioning that he started his first
band at the age of 11. Today, various
members of Felipe’s teenage bands
have been performing together for
30 years.
Music is my Inheritance
— Nery Felipe Priego Huertas
by Louise Wisechild
T
“
he passion for music is in my blood, literally,” says Nery Felipe Priego Huertas, who was born in Guatemala City. His
mother is from the Pacific coast, his father a Quiche from
Huehuetenango. “In those days,” he says, “people from these
different locations would not have met. But my father worked on the
train. His job was to run along the top of the moving train and climb
down to tighten the bolts that held the trains together. My mother was a
vendor working on the train. One day, my father was playing the guitar
during his rest time and my mother came down the aisle with her goods
and began singing with him.” Felipe grins, “It was love. There was always
music in my house, all of us, my seven brothers and sisters played music.”
Felipe began playing the marimba with his father’s family when he
was 4. In school he learned the Guatemalan flute, then began the gui82
Felipe also discovered the pan
pipes when he was 11. “We went to
a concert and heard the group Rieses from Peru. It was completely
new music. Outside Peru, no one
had heard the pipes before. We
bought all their cassettes and taught
ourselves to play the pipes and their
music.”
“When I was 14, we decided to
play on sixth avenue in Guatemala
City. At this time, no one was playing music on the street in Guatemala, so we became the first. This is
a time we call ‘era de oro’ when it
was safe to be out in the city. When
we played people would wave to us
from their cars and stand around
us to listen. Our music made them
happy. No one was rejecting it.”
His family though, was not supportive. “They were ashamed that I
would play music on the sidewalk.
They thought it was not dignified.”
But Felipe continued playing. “In the
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Music is my Inheritance
from previous page
street many different people can hear live music,” he said.
Felipe studied to be a music teacher at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala City, paying his way
by performing in the streets and working with his
uncle as a carpenter. “When I attended university, we
had 16 courses of music. Then almost every school in
Guatemala had a piano. During the war, music became
only drums. When I returned to Guatemala three years
ago, after being gone for 16 years, I was shocked at the
minimum education offered music teachers now, even
though Guatemala has a rich musical tradition.” One of
his projects is to further music education in Guatemala.
In 1996, Felipe traveled to Chile where he worked
with the trabajadores del arte, professional street musicians who provide multi-instrumental concerts—not
only on the streets but also on the trains and buses.
“Chile’s transportation is much quieter and more or-
derly, we would stage entire performances for the passengers.” There he learned how to play a variety of instruments, some found only in South America.
After four years in Chile, Felipe moved to Argentina
where he studied and performed for eight years. He then
moved to Mexico where he taught music and continued
performing and adding songs from Mexico to his collection. Today Felipe’s repertoire encompasses over 500
songs, including “all the songs of Guatemala, as well as
many from Mexico and Latin music of all styles, from
classical to cumbia to pop.”
In 1996, Felipe founded the first group to play in El
Parque Central in La Antigua Guatemala. He continues
to perform there with Artensanos del Viente on Sunday
afternoons, offering an exciting blend of Latin American
music. He also plays the marimba with Paabanck. Felipe
can also be found performing on the streets and in the
local restaurants of San Pedro La Laguna, where he continues to bring live music directly to the people.
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1 Hectare = 10,000 mt2
1 mt2 = 10.764 ft2
1 Hectare = 2.471 acres
1 Hectare = 1.43 manzanas 1 mt2 = 1.431 vr2
1 Acre = 43,560 ft
1 Acre = .4047 hectare
1 Acre = 4047 mt2
1 Acre = 5645.4 varas2
2
1 Vara = 32.9 inches
1 Yard = 36 inches (3ft)
1 Meter = 39.37 inches
Note: the precise size of a vara depends
on which source you use!
REAL ESTATE: FOR RENT
ANTIGUA AREA
BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT Conveniently located in access controlled complex, 3 bdrm, large closets, 2½
bath, liv/din, liv/din, fully equipped, kit, hot water,
washer & dryer ready. Cable, internet access &
other services inlc. Q4,200 furnished; Q3,400 unfurnished. Tels: 4127-2132, 3007-9259, 4216-8175,
7832-5390.
BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS: 2 bdrm, liv, din, laundry, fully-equipped kit, 2½ bath, cable TV, Wi-Fi, 24-hour
security, cleaning service. 4 blocks from the park.
Daily, weekly or monthly. arteceramico12@hotmail.
com Tels: 7832-7141, 5096-6740.
House with 3 commercial locals. FOR RENT OR
FOR SALE, Furnished/unfurnished. 5 bdrm w/private bath, 3 parking spaces. 10 additional parking
spaces (optional). 5 additional bathroom. 500m2
of construction. Ideal for business or NGO. Main
Street, Santa Lucía Milpas Altas. 10 mins. from
La Antigua. [email protected] or
[email protected]
GUATEMALA CITY
Beautiful colonial style house. Zone 14, near
Las Americas Avenue. Four bedrooms, three cars
garage, guest house, garden, 24 hours security.
Phone 2337-3130 - 2368-3348.
REAL ESTATE: FOR SALE
ANTIGUA AREA
Stunning unique view home w/ architectural pool
on private gated drive. Sacrifice sale! email: Tosa@
tosagt.com or visit www.AntiguaHome4Sale.com
CIUDAD VIEJA, Sacatepéquez
Perfect home for growing family or NGO. The
compound has more than 1300 meters of land and
the home has over 600 sq meters of construction. 7
bedrooms, 4.5 bath. Call for more details. Carstens
Bienes Raices S.A. (502) 7832-7600, 7832-7412.
LAKE ATITLÁN
EUROPEAN INVESTORS are looking to acquire land/
property in the Lake Atitlán area. Owners or agents
please call: 5598-5677. INVERSIONISTAS EUROPEOS
buscan terrenos/casa en el área del Lago de Atitlán. Propietarios o agentes por favor contáctenos al
teléfono: 5598-5677.
BUSINESS PROPERTY: LAKE ATITLÁN
Lake Atitlan Lakeshore Hotel & Restuarant For
Sale. Turnkey operation, successful business.18
rooms, restaurant, over 4 acres. For details, see:
http://www.viviun.com/AD-182953/ or call 49531309.
He is happiest, be he king or peasant,
who finds peace in his home.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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advertiser index
LODGIN G
RESAUR ANTS / BARS
Antigua
Antigua Hotel Solutions .........................
Casa Rosales ..............................................
El Mesón de María ...................................
Hostal Primavera ......................................
Hostal San Nicolás ....................................
Hostel La Sin Ventura ...............................
Hotel Aurora ..............................................
Hotel Casa de las Fuentes .......................
Hotel Dionisio Inn .....................................
Hotel El Carmen ........................................
Hotel Eterna Primavera ..........................
Hotel San Rafael .......................................
Hotel Panchoy ...........................................
ANTIGUA
Arrin Cuan .................................................. 9
Amanecer Juice Bar ................................. 62
AntiguaDining.com ................................. 64
Bagel Barn .................................................. 68
Café Condesa ............................................. 63
Café La Sin Ventura .................................. 68
Café Vintage .............................................. 38
Casa Escobar .............................................. 4
Casa Troccoli .............................................. 65
Cerro San Cristobal ................................... 61
Chez Christophe ........................................ 64
Chocomuseo Café ..................................... 71
Cookies, Etc ................................................ 68
Crepas Francesas ...................................... 15
Doña Luisa Xicotencatl ............................ 62
Epicure ......................................................... 59
Fridas ............................................................ 71
Frutos del Mar ............................................ 68
La Biblioteca ............................................... 68
La Bicicleta de Juancho ........................... 68
La Casa del Ron .......................................... 67
La Cenicienta .............................................. 64
La Cuevita de Urquizu .............................. 64
La Estancia ...................................................65
La Estrella .....................................................64
La Fonda de la Calle Real ......................... 69
Las Velas (Camino Real) ........................... 73
Las Palmas .................................................. 13
Los Encuentros .......................................... 62
Los Tres Tiempos ........................................ 61
Mesón Panza Verde ................................... 57
Ni Fu Ni Fa ................................................... 64
O’tapas ........................................................ 64
Pitaya Juice Bar ......................................... 64
Rainbow Café ............................................. 59
Samsara ...................................................... 64
Señor Pepian ............................................. 68
Tacool .......................................................... 5
Tres Amores ............................................... 66
Ubi’s Sushi .................................................. 68
Vivero y Café La Escalonia ....................... 69
Welten .......................................................... 61
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guatemala city
Portal de Lara ............................................ 38
LAKE ATITLÁN
Apart-Hotel Los Arboles .........................
B’alam’ya ....................................................
Hotel Dos Mundos (Pana) ......................
Hotel Real Santander ..............................
Jardines del Lago .....................................
La Casa Rosa .............................................
Posada de Santiago (Santiago) ............
TOSA La Laguna .......................................
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PACIFIC COAST
Asociación Ola Verde ...............................
Cafe Del Sol ................................................
Casa Bella ...................................................
Cayman Suites ..........................................
Club Isleta de Gaia ...................................
Hawaian Paradise .....................................
Hotel Dos Mundos ...................................
Hotel Honolulu .........................................
Hotel Pez de Oro .......................................
Hotel Playa Plana ......................................
Hotel Playa Saltamonte ..........................
Villa Kairos .................................................
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El PetÉn
Hotel Ecológico y Rest. Mon ami .......... 81
RÍo Dulce
Amatique Bay ........................................... 94
Hacienda Tijax ........................................... 94
Hotel Catamaran ...................................... 94
QUETZALTENANGO
Casa Doña Mercedes ............................... 93
Hostal Las Orquideas ............................... 93
R ESAU R AN TS / BARS
Quetzaltenango
Shai Long .................................................... 93
Giuseppe´s Gourmet Pizza ..................... 93
Guatemala CITY
Arrin Cuan ................................................... 13
Caffé De Fiori .............................................. 38
El Establo .................................................... 37
Rattle & Hum ............................................. 36
Restaurante Altuna .................................. 37
Trovajazz ..................................................... 38
William Shakespeare Pub ....................... 38
TECPÁN
Kape La Nonna .......................................... 92
Kape Paulinos ............................................ 92
Restaurante Chichoy ................................ 4
lake atitlán
Café Moka ................................................... 86
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
Police: 110 Fire: 122 and 123
Tourist Police (Antigua): 7832-4131 Fire Dept: 7832-0234
Guatemala City Tourist Assistance: 1500 (24-hour)
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SERVICES
GUATEMALA CITY
Aero Post air freight service .................... 49
Angel Fire Kennels ..................................... 50
Budget Rent-a-Car ...................................... 35
Hertz ............................................................... 109
Immigration Services ................................. 95
Transcargo .....................................................39
Union Church ............................................... 39
Antigua
Antigua FM ................................................... 76
Frank Salon ....................................................51
Fumigadora Antigua ...................................50
Niños de Guatemala .................................. 95
Renta Autos de Guatemala ...................... 53
Valhalla Macadamia Farm ......................... 50
SHOPS
Guatemala City
Bernina (Sewing Center) ............................39
Capeiros Flower Shop .................................39
House & Green ...................... inside cover
Inola ............................................................... 39
Super Verduras ............................................ 37
ANTIGUA
Atelier Antigua ............................................ 49
Casa de los Gigantes .................................. 49
Casa Del Tejido ............................................ 29
Colibrí Textiles ............................................. 51
Ecofiltro ..........................................................11
El Cafetalito ................................................... 7
El Mástil ..........................................................3
Joyería del Angel ................... back cover
La Casa del Conde (books, etc) .................50
Orgánica ........................................................ 46
The North Face ............................................ 1
CULTUR AL
Guatemala City
El Attico ..........................................................29
Museo Ixchel .................................................29
Museo Popol Vuh .........................................29
Antigua
Galería Museo Centro de Arte Popular ...29
La Antigua Galería de Arte ........................31
H EA LTH S ERV I C ES
GUATEMALA CITY
Day & Night Assisted Living .................... 42
Dr. Milton Solis Plastic Surgery ................ 43
Antigua
Antigua’s Gym .............................................. 41
Ceiba Porta Hotel Spa ................................ 45
Centro Visual G & G ..................................... 45
Clínica Veterinaria El Arca ......................... 50
Dermatologist Dr. Samayoa ..................... 41
Dr. de la Cruz ................................................ 42
Farmacia Ivori .............................................. 45
Gail Terzuola ................................................. 41
Gimnasio La Fabrica ................................... 44
Hospital Privado Hermano Pedro ............43
House of Health Sta. Lucía ........................ 43
Maxillofacial Center ................................... 44
Oasis Antigua Spa ...................................... 42
Optyma Esthetics ....................................... 41
Optyma Visión y Moda .............................. 43
Prana Holistic Center ................................. 41
Vet-Pro ........................................................... 50
REA L ES TATE
Barrio de Antonelli ..................................... 99
Carstens S.A. ................................................. 99
Solutions Antigua ....................................... 99
Short Term Rentals ..................................... 2
TR AV EL / TO U RS
Antigua
Antigua Tours ............................................... 29
Filadelfia Coffee Adventure ...................... 2
Lax Travel ...................................................... 81
Maya Trails .................................................... 103
Monja Blanca ............................................... 81
Tabarini Rent a Car ...................................... 53
MISC.
Adrenalina Tours ......................................... 93
La Reunion Golf Resort ............................. 48
Seakist Yacht Sales ...................................... 94
Trans Galgos ................................................. 81
Transportes Turísticos Atitrans ................ 81
SCHOOLS
Antigua International School .................. 31
Christian Spanish Academy ..................... 47
Lego Robótica Classes ................................95
My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become
a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’
Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
—Pablo Picasso
There was never a child so lovely but his mother was
glad to get him to sleep. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater
than natural laws. —Barbara Kingsolver
Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its
mother is feeling chilly. —Ambrose Bierce
If evolution really works, how come mothers
only have two hands? —Milton Berle
Sensuous Guatemala by Ken Veronda
Melaza
D
on David proudly presented us a jug of this season’s melaza. The good stuff inside doesn’t look like much, but it’s a
rich treasure. You may know it as molasses, or more correctly by the Americanism for this special type of molasses,
blackstrap. Guatemalan indigenous and all cooks here treasure it as the
best melaza, dark, thick, bitter, perfect for lots of good cooking.
When sugar cane is ready for harvesting along Guatemalan coastal
littoral, the fields are often set on fire first, to burn out snakes that really
enjoy living among the sweet stalks. You can smell the resulting sweet
smoke far up into the mountainsides. Once the cane is cut and stripped
of leaves, the juice is crushed out and boiled for the syrup.
First boiling gives cane syrup, with the highest sugar content. A second
boiling gives a slightly bitter syrup. Boil it a third time, and it really gets
good. Most of the sucrose is gone, leaving what could almost be a pot of
hot asphalt, almost jet black, “thick enough to stand a spoon” as a Guatemalan cook translated for me from her Mayan dialect. Good stuff!
Blackstrap molasses, that third boiling, is rather bitter.
But it’s full of B-vitamins and ever so many minerals, all in one spoonful, why Southern
grandmas forced a teaspoon
of blackstrap down
the kids’
throats. In the Guatemalan Highlands, I’ve found native ladies doing
the same, giving little ones the same
treatment with melaza, the kids crying lustily but swallowing it down.
“Blackstrap” in England, both the
liquid and in the hardened candy
form, is treacle. Pennsylvania Dutch
bake their famous shoofly pie with
melaza. Here, melaza enriches whole
grain breads, flavors cookies and
pies, and forms a base for a carne
asada barbecue sauce. Some Highland cooks use melaza instead of
beer in their traditional “drunken
chicken” dish.
Want to try it in baking, cooking, or simply on thin-sliced meat to
dry into a jerky? Old liquor bottles,
refilled with homemade melaza, are
for sale cheap in the indigenous village markets throughout Guatemala.
Wrapped up well in old newspaper to
keep your luggage from being sticky,
you might even take some home
for your favorite baker.
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“Time Portals” La Antigua by Tatiana Golovkina fb.com/tatiana.golovkina.fotografia/
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