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February 2009 Year 17, No. 12

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12 Guatemala’s Unique Chachales REGIONS The evolution covers history, economics 33 Guatemala City and anthropology by Carlisle Johnson 52 La Antigua 99 Lake Atitlán 14 La Cambalacha Restoring creative 104 Quetzaltenango expression through a vibrant youth 106 Monterrico/Pacific Coast arts intitiative by Jennifer Block 108 Retalhuleu 109 Cobán / Tecpán 16 Supportive Circus Troupe 110 Río Dulce Aerial Army of Love by Brooks Vanderbrush 111 El Petén 17 People and Projects: Wells of Hope

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10 From the Publishers DATEBOOK HIGHLIGHTS guatemala city 18 Orchid Show: Orchids: The colors 33 Services/Shopping of my land by Bernd Martin 37 Dining 20 Art Exhibit: The Eyes of Violeta 43 Lodging 22 Music and Arts Festival (March) la antigua Festival Atitlán 52 Services/Shopping 32 Cultural Festival: X Festival 58 Spanish Schools Internacional de Cultura Paiz 62 Dining 36 Music: Cantores Finlandeses 82 Lodging performs by Stig Bjorkas sections 46 Health 24 DATEBOOK » February 46 10 Top Picks in DVDs Guide to culture and upcoming events 66 Funny Page 94 Travel 60 This is No Caribbean Island 114 Classifieds Putting the La in Antigua by Rudy Girón 117 Vet Q&A 118 Real Estate 74 ¿Cuántos Besitos? Thoughts on Social Embracement by JLong 123 El Salvador 84 Falling in Love by Dr. Karmen Guevara 90 Planting with Love by Jack Houston

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102 Lake Views by Dwight Wayne Coop Valentine Chocolate and Exotic Soups 18 112 Photo Op: Xela by Harry Diaz 123 El Salvador Panoramas by Lena Johannessen 128 Sensuous Guatemala: Red by Ken Veronda 32 10 » revuemag.com

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Natalia Kungertseva portrays Princesa Aurora in Sleeping Beauty as part of the X Festival Internacional de Cultura Paiz (see DateBook)

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here is plenty to do this month in Guatemala and we have the calendars, schedules, articles and information to help you through it. Our cover photo is an indicator that cultural events are a big factor in February. Every other year the Festival Internacional de Cultura Paiz takes place in La Antigua and this year’s events look to be extremely entertaining. You will find a complete listing of the festival in a DateBook Highlight. Other DateBook Highlights this month include the Orchid Show, an art exhibit by Violeta Marroquín, a series of concerts by Cantores Finlandeses and a preview of next month’s Lake Atitlán Music and Arts Festival. We are privileged to have some great stories and columns by many of our favorite Revue regulars, including Carlisle Johnson, the Houston contingent, Dr. Guevara, Dwight Wayne Coop and Ken Veronda. As an extra treat JLong’s incredibly amusing ¿Cuántos Besitos? has been reprised in honor of Valentine’s Day. A welcome is extended to our guest writers this month; Jennifer Block, Brooks Vanderbrush, Bernd Martin, Stig Bjorkas, as well as our own multi-talented Rudy Girón. We’ve also thrown in a few “Photo Ops” with some beautiful Quetzaltenango shots by Harry Diaz and three lovely El Salvador panoramas by our Lena Johannessen. And as always, scattered throughout the magazine are dozens of amusing and thought-provoking quotations. The theme this month of course, Valentine’s day and words of love. From historic Guatemalan necklaces, to circus troupes, to falling in love, to drilling for fresh water, to an impressive youth art initiative—in print or online—we hope you enjoy the Revue and continue to find it fun, free and informative. —John & Terry Kovick Biskovich

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Guatemala’s Unique Chachales

by Carlisle Johnson gmg977@yahoo.com

The evolution of chachales in Guatemala is a fascinating tale of history, economics and anthropology

here are not a lot of words that have crossed over from Guatemala’s 22 indigenous languages into Spanish. One that has, huipil, actually comes from Nahua huipilli in Mexico and arrived in the early 16th century with the Nahuatl, who accompanied the Spaniards to Guatemala. A huipil is, of course, a woman’s blouse. A second word is chachal, Quiché for necklace. The evolution of chachales in Guatemala is a fascinating tale of history, economics and anthropology. At the time of the Conquest, Guatemala’s indigenous prized red coral as component in necklaces. As easily recoverable near-shore coral became scarce, sharp traders, chiefly in Europe, manufactured substitutes and introduced them into Guatemala as trade goods. These were almost but not always red, apparently to satisfy taste here and elsewhere. Red beads have long held a certain fascination not just here but around the world. 14 » revuemag.com

As many as 2,000 years ago in early Aleppo in modern-day Syria, red carnelian stones were fashioned into beads worn by donkeys and said to protect the rider from the evil eye. They were subsequently made of red glass. The word morphed into cornaline d’aleppo, and came to Guatemala as perhaps the most famous trade bead that was once in common use in Guatemala. Still manufactured today, chiefly in the Italian glass-making centers at Murano near Venice, red glass beads with a white center or “heart” made their way into Guatemalan chachales in place of coral. Hudson Bay Trading Company records in Canada show that 1.6 of these beads, also called white hearts, were exchangeable for a single beaver pelt. Since coral and then red beads were a symbol of wealth and status, it’s not surprising that silver coins, epitomizing wealth in Spanish colonial times, also formed part of the visual display of wealth in Guate-

malan indigenous chachales. The oldest of these are the macacos or cut pieces of silver nipped from Spanish colonial silver coinage, perforated and incorporated into necklaces. These were followed by perforated whole silver coins from around the actual and former Spanish dominions of Mexico, Chile, Peru and occasionally Bolivia and Colombia, all sites of Spanish and subsequent mines and mints. As time went on in Guatemala, different areas of Guatemala adopted different colors of beads. The most striking example is the town of Patzún in Chimaltenango, where the indigenous prized and still wear blue beads, the early ones of which are known to bead collectors as “Patzún blues.” When and how these beads were introduced into and became standard apparel in Patzún is not recorded. (Fascination with blue-eyed Span-

iards?) But the earliest Patzún beads would appear to be—judging by their style of manufacture—from the 16th to 18th century. Another distinctive bead arrived, probably in the 19th century, from Gujarat, India. Called Coca Cola beads by collectors by virtue of their green glass color, these beads were hand fashioned and pierced when hot with a nail, which accounts for the tapered hole in each bead. When beads began to be machine produced in Gablonice in today’s Czech Republic, white beads became popular in Guatemala in the mid to late 19th century. The Gablonice beads, again still manufactured today, are instantly recognizable by the distinct lines that appear on the circle about where the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn would be on the Earth. Sharp-eyed collectors ...continued on page 110

Different areas of Guatemala adopted different colors of beads. The most striking example is the town of Patzún, where the indigenous prized and still wear blue beads

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Gabriela (Gabi to her students) leading a dance exercise

La Cambalacha

Restoring creative expression through direct action, Gabriela Cordón aims to transform Guatemala’s educational system via her youth arts initiative

ou’d be forgiven for thinking La Cambalacha is just another summer camp for kids. The place spills forth with color and laughter. On stage, a group of children practice a clown routine; another group makes crafts with empty cans and paint outside; another, the really little ones, are scampering around three instructors, learning a song, raising arms and turning circles together as best they can. But La Cambalacha, which roughly translates as “the interchange,” is more than what it seems. Nestled inland from the lake in the village of San Marcos la Laguna, on 16 » revuemag.com

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the serene Lake Atitlán, the youth arts initiative is actually doing something quite radical. Something that its founder, Gabriela Cordón, hopes will transform Guatemala from the inside out. Cordón is trying to restore creative expression to the local Mayan villages—indeed, to the entire country. “Children in Guatemala learn two songs in school,” she tells me, then sings one of them, “Vuela mariposa...” with more than a dose of derision. Even though the government passed educational reforms that require all schools to offer a course in expresión artística—and

more children than ever are attending school —Cordón isn’t convinced: The teacher’s get a week of training to teach art, all forms. This reflects a general sentiment toward the arts in Guatemala, says Cordón. The Mayan arts traditions have been all but lost (one dance troupe, based in Sololá, performs the only known pre-Colonial dance theater piece). “The arts were lost during the colonial conquest but also during the religious conquest,” says Cordón. And conquest and conflict have left the country, still, she says, under a blanket of silence and fear, the enemy of free expression. Cordón is trying to lift that blanket. Not that it’s been easy. She struggles for funding and it’s taken her years to gain respect in the community. She’s faced resistance from parents and from the church, and after six years still only about 5 percent of children in San Marcos walk through La Cambalacha’s open doors. Which begs the question, how does Cordón get the children who do come? How does she win over their parents? “We don’t negotiate with the parents,” she A craft-making group working with cans and paint

tells me. Instead, La Cambalacha organizes a street parade through the barrios, inviting the children to join. The parade wraps up at the basketball court. “Then we announce to the children that every Wednesday at 3:15, we’ll be here,” says Cordón. “And they come back.” The workshops are free to young children, and about 30 kids and teens get scholarships to attend part time and full time. The children’s scholarships, Q150 a month, are for their families: “It’s the equivalent of the firewood they could collect in the time that they’re here,” says Cordón. “We have the right to recreation, to expression, to learn new things. You get to know yourself through art.” —Juanita Puzul Lorena Roffé, a volunteer from Argentina who came for two weeks and has been there two years, tells me with complete sincerity that she’s seen La Cambalacha change lives. “They start not talking and they finish singing,” she says of the children. Cordón, who ...continued on page 40

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Lara Paxton’s Aerial Army of Love puts on a special show for some children of Safe Passage

Supportive Circus Troupe

hroughout the ages, the circus has provided a happy escape for millions of people of all ages and walks of life. Whether a traditional three-ring show under the big top or a small, specialized act featuring a few extremely talented performers, the circus always manages to bring hushed awes, smiles and occasional gasps to its audiences. Among the latest to enjoy breathtaking circus feats were the children of Safe Passage in Guatemala City. Founded in 1999, Safe Passage (safepassage.org) empowers the poorest, most atrisk children of the families living in and working at the Guatemala City garbage dump through education. Safe Passage supplies the children with all that they will need to complete their K-12 education and offers as much assistance as possible for further education. From time to time visiting support groups from all over the world will travel to Guatemala and assist Safe Passage and its children. A few months ago, a Seattlebased group known as The Aerial Army of Love brought its unique brand of poverty awareness to Safe Passage. 18 » revuemag.com

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Founded by Lara Paxton, The Aerial Army of Love is a group of circus folk with incredible skill. Also the founder of Circus Contraption, Paxton is somewhat of a legend within the circus community. The goal of her Aerial Army is to spread awareness about those who suffer the most extreme forms of poverty. During its week with Safe Passage, the Aerial Army awed the children with amazing feats, including balancing acts, contortion skills, out-of-this-world juggling, comedy skits and, of course, incredible aerial displays, a la Cirque Du Soleil. Paxton’s history with Safe Passage is very recent. Her troupe held a fundraiser last April in Seattle to benefit a worthy charity. After making a few calls and inquiries, Paxton settled on Safe Passage as the beneficiary. During her phone conversations with Safe Passage, she jokingly suggested that she could bring a circus team to Guatemala. Her suggestion was enthusiastically accepted, and her Aerial Army of Love has become one of the most successful support teams to visit Safe Passage. For more information, visit www.aerialistas.com or www.circuscontraption.com

PEOPLE and PROJECTS

Wells of Hope

ells of Hope is a non-denominational group founded on Christian principles by Ted Vander Zalm and his wife Miriam in 2004. It is a team of numerous individuals with roots in the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada. Wells of Hope is a program or offshoot of The Warehouse of Hope. After working from tents for a couple of years, Wells of Hope has constructed a permanent camp just outside of Jalapa, Guatemala. Mission Wells of Hope is committed to responding to the cry of the poor and to help attain for them the basic necessities of clean water, education and basic healthcare. Past Achievements Wells of Hope has drilled several water wells in the mountains near Jalapa and constructed eight, three-classroom schools, one pre-primary classroom, several school kitchens and some school washrooms. Each year the group hosts Canadian doctors who provide medical clinics. Through the Warehouse of Hope medical equipment, medical supplies, computers and thousands of

backpacks filled with school supplies have been sent to Guatemala. Several computer centers now operate in the mountains with these donated computers.

Current Projects This year Wells of Hope started constructing woodstoves that reduce the amount of firewood needed and include a chimney to eliminate the smoke found in so many mountain homes. Small library collections are being purchased for schools along with instructional material for literacy and numerics. Twenty computers have been sent for a new computer center in Jalapa, and construction of another school could begin in November 2009. Wish List Sponsorships and financial support are always needed to help provide clean water, better education and good health. Volunteers with construction skills and medical professionals are among the volunteers most eagerly sought. For additional information visit www.wellsofhope.com or email water@wellsofhope.com

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Orchids:

The colors of my land by Bernd Martin

Oncidium splendidum

Dendrobium sonia

Chysis bractescens

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olors enhance our emotions and often warm our hearts with their beauty. Coming in an array of wonderful colors, orchids embrace the whole spectrum of the rainbow. An orchid is a special gift to ourselves and to others. Guatemala, the land of eternal spring, has approximately 1,000 species of orchids. Nearly everybody in Guatemala cultivates orchids in one way or another, either in the garden, at the weekend farm, as a decoration in the home or in a simple greenhouse. In nature, we can find these beautiful flowers at the hot Pacific coast and rising up the mountain slopes, where we find the highest density between 500 and 2,000 meters elevation. Even on the volcano peaks above 3,000 meters we still find some orchids. In the eastern part of the country, where we have clearly marked seasons, six months of heavy rainfall followed by six months of bone-dry weather, there are different orchids than in the western part of Guatemala with a much more humid environment. Completely different species are found in the warm, humid northern lowlands of Izabal and PetĂŠn. Alta Verapaz, in the center of the country, is well known as the cradle of the orchid, because it is the homeland of the Lycaste, with its pink, yellow or reddish

Orchid Show “Salvemos nuestras orquídeas” February 26 to March 1, 2009 Cervecería Centroamericana (Brewery) Finca El Zapote, zone 2, Guatemala City Salón Mariano Arzú Castillo 9am to 6pm

brown flowers. The nun orchids, Lycaste skinneri, display their graceful pink flowers from December through February. In 1934, the rare and most treasured White Nun, la Monja Blanca or Lycaste skinneri var..alba, was declared the national flower of Guatemala. Guatemala is a colorful country in many ways and has enchanted millions of people, particularly the friends of nature. Orchids are the ambassadors for nature, because in the wild they thrive in an intact environment. What about the cultivation in our gardens or greenhouses? It’s easy for many species, if we follow some basic rules. Orchids need some shade during their growing period, and at the end a daily bath of sunshine will enhance the flower production. An environment which is comfortable for humans is ideal for orchids, too. Therefore, man and orchids go together. If this seems to be oversimplified, visit the upcoming orchid show where you can appreciate hundreds of orchids grown by the members of the Guatemalan Orchid Society. Members will be pleased to share with you these colorful beauties and tell you more about the little secrets to grow them in your home.

Cattleya Tristan Fitch

Chysis aurea

Lycaste skinneri

Lockhardia oerstedii

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Art Exhibit

The Eyes of Violeta Inauguration Wednesday, 4th-7:30pm; featuring paintings on silk by Violeta Marroquín at the Antigua Center, 7a calle poniente #11, La Antigua

ioleta Marroquín, born in 1976 in Guatemala City, started painting at an early age. As a child she was educated in the arts, but at the university level she chose to study communications. In November 2002, Violeta moved to Finland, studied Swedish and Finnish and started to paint more and more. There she discovered the beauty of painting on silk— and its appeal to art lovers. After just two years, she was ready for her first exhibition, at which she made the first sales of her career—though selling art had never been her intention when she was in Guatemala. After 11 international expositions, Violeta and her husband have returned to Guatemala, settling in Monterrico. They opened a hotel and, naturally, adorned it with Violeta’s art. Hanging on exterior room walls, her works can be enjoyed by guests and casual visitors alike.

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Now her work comes to La Antigua, in her first exposition in Guatemala, The Eyes of Violeta—a subtle reference to Violeta’s near blindness—opens February 4 at the Antigua Center.

people of the town and surrounding villages. “For me as a painter, this is an inspiring place, and I think many other painters can discover the same in this tranquil environment,” she says.

Violeta has other dreams about how to combine her art and the hotel business in Monterrico, both for tourists and the young

Photographs by Nicholas Hellmuth, Eduardo Sacayón, and Jaime Leonardo, courtesy of FLAAR Mesoamérica, www.FineArtGicleePrinters.org

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A l a t i v i t l t án s e F It’s that time of year again for the Lake Atitlán International Music and Arts Festival

arch is coming, time for Festival Atitlán. On March 14, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Santiago Atitlán will once again host this annual alternative cultural event featuring live music and arts. Since 2001, there have been six festivals, each one more interesting than the last. Proceeds from the past four festivals have been donated to help rebuild Hospitalito Atitlán, which was destroyed by mudslides from Hurricane Stan in 2005. In 2008, the eclectic show kept the crowd dancing for 12 hours straight. The new location and the quality of the new professional stage and sound system (run by Lenin

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Fernández and crew) inspired the bands to play harder, and the result was remarkable. The crowd is always very pleased with the relaxed ambiance that is a hallmark of Festival Atitlán, and everyone had a great time. The event also raised a nice amount of cash for the Hospitalito Atitlán. This year an even better show is planned, and bands that have already agreed to play include the entire Brian Howe Electric Band (Ex-Bad Company), Lost Coast Marimbas, Crater, The LeRoy Mack Bluegrass Band, Otis Brown and the Blu Dawgs, Percush, and the Marco Trio Electric. In all, there will be 12 bands.

Photos from last year’s festival (clockwise from right) -Brian Howe (ex Bad Company, the super group from the 70s and 80s) and friends -Ranferí Aguilar and Hacedor de Lluvia -A great crowd to be in with a relaxed atmosphere -La Trova del Lago -Naino (Rumba) -Iguanamanga (Reggae)

For more information about Festival Atitlán visit www.festivalatitlan.com For more information about the Hospitalito Atitlán project visit www.puebloapueblo.org/ ha.html

Additional performers will include La Cambalacha, The Marionettes of Chumbala Cachumbala, and a couple of clowns, who will keep the children entertained. Once again, a gourmet food court will have great food and drinks for all tastes. A splen-

did time is guaranteed for all. This year has an added bonus: The Kendida Foundation has agreed to match any funds that are raised for the Hospitalito, so the ticket price will go twice as far to help this important cause.

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FEBRUARY Guide to culture & upcoming events

Tues., 5:30pm — (English) LECTURE: Microloans: Myths and Management by As Green As It Gets, an NGO supporting coffee farmers, artisans and other small producers from disadvantaged communities in Guatemala. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av. sur #8, La Antigua. Wed., 6pm — DOCUMENTARY: Grandma’s Hairpin, directed by Chu Chen Hsiao; guest audience members include the Ambassador from Taiwan Adolfo Sun and his wife; 8pm: ART EXHIBIT — Expo Arte de Taiwan, with paintings by artists from Taiwan. Cocktail. Free. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037) 5a calle pon. #15, La Antigua.

Wed., 7:30pm — ART: The Eyes of Violeta featuring paintings on silk. Antigua Center, 7a calle poniente #11, La Antigua. See Highlight on page 20.

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Fri., through Sun., 22nd — X FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CULTURA PAIZ: 8pm: Inauguration, Sala Quiroa. Free.La Antigua. A unique month-long series of events featuring national and international artists. See full schedule of events on page 32.

Fri., through March Sat., 21st, Fridays and Saturdays, 8pm — MUSICAL: Spray de Pelo, inspired by the musical Hairspray, produced and performed by well-known Guatemalan artists Josué Morales and Daniela Morales, directed by Erick Frías (Mexico). Teatro Dick Smith IGA (tel: 5900-6021 ) ruta 1, 4-05, z. 4, Guatemala City.

Fri., 8pm & Sat 7th, 7pm— (English) THEATER: A Night at the Improv Antigua III presented and starring Cap. Bob. Q50. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037) 5a calle poniente #15, La Antigua.

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Sat., 11am — ART: Tradiciones de Guatemala featuring oils by Sumpango artist Otto René Cajbón. Colegio Mayor de Santo Tomás de Aquino, 1a av norte #23, La Antigua.

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Sat., 5pm — PHOTOGRAPHY: Inauguration of Viaje al Sol, Perú, a collection of images taken on 12 trips to Peru by Juan Manuel Catro Prieto between 1990 and 2000. Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (tel: 7832-1276) 6a av. norte, between 3a y 4a calle, La Antigua.

Sun, 1pm-5pm — NGO BENEFIT: Vegas in Antigua benefits 10 hard-working NGOs, Q250 buy in, silent auction, grand prizes and a whole lot of fun! More info: 7832-9871. Casa Convento Concepción, 4a calle oriente/calle la Concepción #4, La Antigua.

Tues., 5:30pm — (English) LECTURE: Educarte, EducArte’s goal is to help families that do not have access to education, healthcare, adequate housing, and public services. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av. sur #8, La Antigua.

Wed., 6pm — DOCUMENTARY and STREET CELEBRATION: A Night of Magic, the Lantern Festival in Taiwan, directed by Albert Wang; afterwards there will be a celebration in the calles, lanterns will be provided to every participant. Free. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037) 5a calle poniente #15, La Antigua.

Wed., 5pm — ART: Organic Pop by Isadore Michas. Galería Panza Verde (tel: 7832-2925) 5a av. sur #19, La Antigua.

Thurs., 6:30pm — (Spanish) CONFERENCE: La Guerra Fría y el Deciframiento de la Escritura Maya by Dr. Michael Coe. Q20/Q10 students w/carnet. Museo Popol Vuh (tel: 2338-7896) 6a calle final, z. 10, Guatemala City.

Thurs. & Fri., 13th — BALLET: The Dream, produced by the International Ballet Theatre, presenting a fusion of classic ballet, aerial dance, classic music and opera. Gran Sala Efraín Recinos. Teatro Nacional Miguel Ángel Asturias (tel: 2366-8394) 24 calle 3-81, z. 1, Guatemala City.

Wed., thru Fri., 13th-9:30-11:45am; evening session Thurs., 6:15 to 8pm (light dinner provided). — (English) UNION CHURCH WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: Come Closer To Your Heart by Jane Rubietta. No pre-registration required, free-will offering; coffee break and nursery provided. Additional info., email: unionchurchguatemala@gmail. com Union Church (tel: 2361-2037) 12 calle 7-37, z. 9, close to Plazuela España, Guatemala City. Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination. —Voltaire

Revue is not responsible for event cancellations or date/time changes.

Fri., 9pm — MUSIC: with singer-song writer Geovanni Passarelli and musicians Roberto Estrada and Gerson Elizondo. Q30. Trovajazz (tel: 2334-1241) Vía 6, 3-55, z. 4, Guatemala City.

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Sat., — DÍA DEL CARIÑO Valentine’s Day: Treat your special Valentines with chocolates, flowers and handmade cards.

Thurs., 6pm through Wed., March 4 — ART: Libertad y Justicia, an exposition of drawings, paintings and sculptures by students from Academia de Arte Walter Peter Ars Artis. Museo Ixchel (tel: 2331-3638) 6a calle final, z.10, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City.

Sat., 11am — TAI CHI CHUAN RECITAL: featuring students from the school Tai Chi Chuan J.M.Jo. Colegio Mayor de Santo Tomás de Aquino, 1a av norte #23, La Antigua.

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Sat., 5pm — ART: The 6th Annual Erotic Art Show. La Galería, Calle Rancho Grande, Panajachel, Atitlán.

Sat., 5pm — DANCE: Los Niños de Bendición from San Antonio Aguas Calientes present traditional folk dances; your donation helps to pay for school expenses. La Peña de Sol Latino (tel: 7882-4468), La Antigua.

Sun., 4pm — (Spanish) THEATER: Romance a Dos Voces presented by the Compañía de Teatro Bravo and organized as part of the X Festival Internacional de Cultura Paiz. Free. Plaza Mayor, Central Park, La Antigua.

Mon., 5pm — MAYAN CEREMONY: Presentation of an authentic Mayan ceremony. La Peña de Sol Latino (tel: 7882-4468) 5a calle poniente #15-C, La Antigua.

Tues., 5:30pm — (English) LECTURE: Pedal Power Technology: An alternate source of energy in Guatemala with Carlos Marroquín. He has been working with Maya Pedal Power for 9 years, encouraging rural development by introducing bicycle/machines to facilitate daily life and economic development. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av. sur #8, La Antigua.

Thurs., 8pm — MUSIC: Concert by the Finland chorus and the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala chorus. Centro de Enseñaza (auditorium), Universidad del Valle, 18 av. 11-95, z. 15, Vista Hermosa 3, Guatemala City. See highlight on page 38. REVUE DateBook online: www.revuemag.com 26 » revuemag.com

Sat., & Sat. 28th, 4pm — MUSIC: Black Coffee, performed by Jazz Swing, Karin Rademann and Ensamble Quijivix. Q75. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037) 5a calle poniente #15, La Antigua. Sat., 6pm — MUSIC: Concert by the Finland chorus and the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala chorus. Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (tel: 7832-1276) 6a av. norte, 6a av. norte, between 3a & 4a calle, La Antigua. Highlight on page 36.

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Sat., 7pm — MUSIC: Concierto de Música Coral, organized by Japanesse Embassy and Coro Victoria with a performance by Kazuko Oguni, Coro Nacional de Jóvenes and Coro Victoria. Teatro de Cámara Hugo Carrillo. Teatro Nacional Miguel Ángel Asturias (tel: 2366-8394) 24 calle 3-81, z. 1, Guatemala City. There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not. —Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Sun., 4pm — MUSIC/DANCE: Paabanc, presented by the Ballet Moderno y Folklórico. The music includes tamborón, pito, marimba and chirimía (Mayan native instruments). Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (tel: 7832-1276) 6a av. norte, between 3a & 4a calle, La Antigua.

Tues., 5:30pm — (English) LECTURE: Life in Guatemala: Brief History and Current Conditions with Sue Patterson, former U.S. Consul General in Guatemala. She is also the founder of WINGS, a non-profit dedicated to reproductive health and family planning. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av. Sur #8, La Antigua.

Thurs., through March 1, 9am-6pm — ORCHID SHOW: Salvemos nuestras orquídeas. Cervecería Centroamericana (Brewery), Salón Mariano Arzú Castillo, Finca El Zapote, z. 2, Guatemala City. See Highlight on page 18.

Tues., 6pm — MUSIC: Concert by Cantores Finlandeses, church of Misión Siloé, Monterrico. Highlight on page 38. Thurs., 8pm — MUSIC: Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional in its first concert of the 2009 season. www.osndeguateestl.es.tl Gran Sala Efraín Recinos. Teatro Nacional Miguel Ángel Asturias (tel: 2366-8394) 24 calle 3-81, z. 1, Guatemala City.

Fri., 5pm — DANCE: K’ak’a’ Saqarik, Nuevo Amanecer, Mayan dances performed by indigenous children. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av. sur #8, La Antigua.

Sat., 2pm — SILENT AUCTION: Association ChocoGuateMaya invites you to participate in this great fund-raising event. All money received from this auction will be used for general operation expenses. Finca La Azotea, Jocotenango. X FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CULTURA PAIZ: A unique month-long event with the participation of national and international artists. La Antigua. See full schedule of events on page 32.

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Thurs. through Sun., 7:30pm — Son de Antigua. Free.

La Peña de Sol Latino (tel: 7882-4468) 5a calle poniente #15-C, La Antigua. Mondays, 7:30pm — Kenny Molina hosts Open Mike. Free. Tuesdays, 7:30pm — Ramiro plays trova Cubana. Free. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7:30pm-Sundays, 7pm — Sol Latino plays Andean music (pan flutes). Free.

Sundays, 1pm — Ramiro plays Trova Cubana during the Sunday Buffet. No cover. I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else. —Lily Tomlin

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Location of Silent Auction: Finca La Azotea, Jocotenango. An hourly shuttle bus for Q5 return trip will be available from La Antigua Central Park. Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 2:00pm

T H R O U G H O U T ART: Antigua Impressions, a collection of oils in an impressionistic-expressionistic style depicting the colors and landmarks of La Antigua Guatemala by renown Chilean artist Virginia Tagle. La Antigua Galería de Arte (tel: 7832-2124) 4a calle oriente #15, La Antigua.

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La Viuda Alegre

X Festival Internacional de Cultura Paiz schedule

Sat., 4pm (tickets Q50 and up), 8pm (tickets Q100 and up) — THEATER: excerpts from Franz Léhar’s operetta La Viuda Alegre (The Merry Widow), presented by the Teatro Lírico d’Europa. Ruinas de la Ermita de la Santa Cruz.

Sat., 4pm — THEATER: La Granja y las Tablas de Multiplicar, directed by Oscar Álvarez. Plaza Mayor, in front of the cathedral, Parque Central.

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Sun., 11am — PUPPET SHOW: Los Tres Cochinitos Bebés performed by Compañía de Títeres Armadillo, Q25. Santo Domingo del Cerro.

Sun., 6pm — THEATER: excerpts from Franz Léhar’s operetta La Viuda Alegre (The Merry Widow), presented by the Teatro Lírico d’Europa. Tickets Q100 and up. Ruinas de la Ermita de la Santa Cruz.

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Sat., 4pm (tickets Q40 and up) & 8pm (tickets Q75 and up) — TANGO: Forever Tango. Ruinas de la Ermita de la Santa Cruz. Sat., 5pm — MUSIC: Viva Puccini, performed by Luis Girón May (baritone) and Herber Morales (piano). Q100. Convento Capuchinas, corner of 2a av. norte & 2a calle oriente.

Sun., 11am — THEATER: Benito El Ogrito performed by Rayuela Teatro Independiente. Q25. Santo Domingo del Cerro. Unless otherwise indicated, the events are in La Antigua. At press time this was the correct schedule, please check for new events, ticket information, and confirm beforehand any events you plan to attend by calling the Festival Information Hotline: 2470-6622 ...continued on following page

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La Bella Durmiente

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Sun., 11am (tickets Q40 and up), 6pm (tickets Q75 and up)— TANGO: Forever Tango. Ruinas de la Ermita de la Santa Cruz. Sun., 4pm — (Spanish) POETRY: Canciones y Poesías en Español, Pilar Jurado (soprano) and Massimiliano Damerini (piano). Q100. Convento Capuchinas, corner of 2a av. norte & 2a calle oriente.

Fri., 4pm — (Spanish) CONFERENCE: Conferencias Voces Mayas: Tradición y creación a través de los siglos by Valentina Vapnarsky. Free. Artecentro cultural Graciela Andrade de Paiz, 9a calle 8-54, z.1, Guatemala City.

Sat., 10am — (Spanish) WORKSHOP: Edición y Retoque Fotográfico en Dúo Tono by Edgar Monzón. Q50. Convento Capuchinas, corner of 2a av. norte & 2a calle oriente.

Sat., 5pm — MUSIC: Piano and viola recital by Garth Knox (violist) and Massimiliano Damerini (pianist). Q100. Convento Capuchinas, corner of 2a av. & 2a calle.

Sat., 8pm — BALLET: La Bella Durmiente, presented by Ballet Moiseev from Russia. Tickets Q75 and up. Ruinas de la Ermita de la Santa Cruz.

Sun., 11am — MAGIC FESTIVAL: Festival de Magia by the Asociación de Magos Gran Jaguar. Q25. Santo Domingo del Cerro.

Sun., 4pm — MUSIC: Piano recital performed by Massimiliano Damerini. Q100. Convento Capuchinas, corner of 2a av. norte & 2a calle oriente.

Sun., 6pm — BALLET: La Bella Durmiente with the Russian Ballet Moiseev. Tickets Q75 and up. Ruinas de la Ermita de la Santa Cruz. Garth Knox

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Cantores Finlandeses Performs For Guatemala

antores Finlandeses is a mixedvoice choir of 22 singers under the leadership of conductor Sören Hakola and accompanied by Martin Segerstråle on the piano. Specially put together for the trip to Guatemala, the choir represents the amateur music life of Finland’s Swedish-speaking population and belongs to the country’s largest Swedish-language association for amateur music. All the singers belong to choirs in their own regions and have extensive experience. The aim of the concert tour in Guatemala is to give a taste of Finland-Swedish music in a part of the world where Finland is probably not well known. The repertoire offers a wide range of Finnish, and especially Finland-Swedish choir music, including both classical music from earlier periods, folk music and music written in our own

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time. Light music and entertaining hitsongs are also part of the program. Even if the native tongue of most of the singers is Swedish, the choir also sings in several other languages as well. Featured composers include Edvard Grieg, J.S. Bach and Sibelius. Other Finnish composers featured are Juice Leskinen and Martin Segerstråle. There is also a song from the mediaeval song collection Piae Cantiones, which was written in 14th century Åbo. Cantores Finlandeses will be giving three concerts: in Guatemala City, in La Antigua, and in Monterrico. The choir will also be performing together with local choirs, including the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) Choir. See below for details. Founded by Dr. Dieter Lehnhoff in the early 1980s, the UVG Choir has performed at educational and cultural ...cont. on page 94

Concierto coral Finlandia-Guatemala by the Finnish choir Cantantes Finlandeses and El Coro de la Universidad del Valle de Guatemala: Guatemala City February 19, 8pm: Centro de Enseñanza (auditorium), La Universidad del Valle, 18 av. 11-95, z. 15, Vista Hermosa 3. La Antigua February 21, 6:00pm: Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (6a av. norte between 3a and 4a calle poniente). Monterrico; February 25, 7:30pm: Concert by Cantantes Finlandeses in the church of Misión Siloé. For more information about this concert schedule and the UVG Choir, contact the Departamento de Música, Lda. María Isabel Ciudad-Real, Directora, Departamento de Música de la Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, tels: 2364-0336 through 40, ext. 541; email: isablecr@uvg.edu.gt 36 » revuemag.com

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La Cambalacha

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left her native Guatemala City for dance training at the University of Illinois and had her own company at age 19, says it can take months to get the children comfortable using their voices, moving their bodies. This is especially true for the girls, who grow up wearing the tight corte skirts and huipiles, unable to run easily or move their arms above their heads. At La Cambalacha, everyone wears sweats and T-shirts. For the girls, it’s the first time they’ve worn pants.

Cordón (above) is training a future generation of creative ambassadors including Juanita Puzul (below), a natural performer who went from student to instructor

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uanita Puzul began with La Cambalacha in 2004 when she was 16 years old; now she’s an instructor and a natural performer. But kicking her legs up during a performance has meant defending her virginity afterward. “My family is like, don’t you have respect for your culture? I have friends who tell me I can’t enter the church.” She’s learned to shrug off the comments. “We have the right to recreation, to expression, to learn new things. You get to know yourself through art.” “We’re trying to change behavior, to help these kids communicate, be more self confident, more expressive, stronger, more free,” says Roffé; Puzul nods, a radiant example. We’re sitting in the fire circle under an avocado tree, and a large one crashes onto the roof like a cosmic exclamation point. Lorena tries to put this in perspective for me. “You and I had the opportunity to play, to be creative, to express our feelings when we were children,” she says. “That’s a need of all of us, to share that and give that opportunity.” As I’m taking this in, children from every direction line up nearby, and one of the volunteers calls out numbers, handing out piles of clothing: It’s 5 o’clock, time for the girls to change out of their sweats and back into cortes. ...continued on following page

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A theatre workshop group discuss their upcoming stage production

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They take turns using their skirts as dressing curtains for each other, giggling. About 70 children attend La Cambalacha; 15 of them are teenagers and young adults, who, like Puzul, go out into the local communities to teach in schools. This is key for Cordón: She’s training a future generation of creative ambassadors. So far they’ve taught workshops to thousands of schoolchildren. And in partnership with Caja Lúdica, an organization with direct ties Juanita instructing a group of older girls in a game

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to the Ministry of Education, La Cambalacha can now offer teaching certificates to its graduates, so they can get jobs and further arts education in Guatemala. Fifteen will hold the certificate by the end of this year. She also hopes her alumna will strike out on their own and, like her, start new community arts initiatives. Says Cordón: “I want places like La Cambalacha all over the country.” For more information: www.lacambalacha.org

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Hotel Residencia Del Sol A Special & Exclusive Hotel Tels: 2360-4823, 2360-4843 Fax: 2360-4793 email: residenciadelsol@gmail.com website: www.residenciadelsol.com 3 calle 6-42, zona 9, Guatemala City

Backroads of Guatemala

Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love—and to put its trust in life. —Joseph Conrad

First date It was their first date, and she’d shown the patience of a saint as he babbled on and on about his hobbies, his pet peeves, his driving techniques, and even the standards he used to choose his barber. Finally, he came up for air and said, “But enough about me. Let’s talk about you.” She breathed a sigh of relief. He went on, “What do you think about me?”

photo by Greg Schwendinger The town of Cunén, note the cemetery in the foreground. If you look closely, you can see Cunén spelled out on the hillside. Backroads homework: Find this Guatemalan town on your map. Hint: It’s in the departamento of Quiché.

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Apartments from us$35 daily (+ 10% tax) Special Monthly Rates from us$575 Free wireless internet access - Cable TV - Gym Underground parking - Maid service

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hostal bed & breakfast 1 minute from airport. $10 p/p +tax FREE TRANSPORT: Airport/Hostal/Airport

6a av. 20-53, z. 13, Aurora II Tels: 2261-4181, 2261-4419, 4212-5896 infogt@hhpedro.com www.hhpedro.com

Hotel Casa de los Nazarenos 2 blocks from Central Park,

right in the Historic Center

6 comfortable rooms (single: $30) Hot water, cable TV, internet, parking, security, cafeteria, family ambience

5a calle 3-36, zona 1, Guatemala City Tel: 5510-8392 www.casadelosnazarenos.com

SUITES ALTAMIRA 13 calle 6-20, zona 9, Guatemala City Tel: 2332-3955 /6 Fax: 2332-1336

14 equipped apartments • 1 to 4 occupancy Housekeeping/laundry service • Secure parking Cable TV & Internet available • Credit cards o.k. Near airport & zona viva. Rates from $40

Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law. —Boethius

Bed & Breakfast

Mariana’s

PETIT H OTEL

Bar/Room Service • Private Bath • Free Internet & Cable TV Credit Cards accepted reservaciones@marianaspetithotel.com Free Airport Transport www.marianaspetithotel.com 20 calle 10-17 Aurora II, zona 13 Guatemala City Tels: 2261-4144, 2261-4105 Fax: 2261-4266

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SERVICIOS MÉDICOS

Dra. Paulina Castejón

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7a calle poniente #15 (Casa del Búcaro), La Antigua Guatemala Tel/Fax (502) 7882-4281 ~ Correo: visionymoda@itelgua.com

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health services Calzada Santa Lucia Sur #7 Antigua HOUSE OF HEALTH

Emergency Service from 7:00am to 7:00pm

Medical Clinics & Diagnostics General Medicine • Pediatric OB/GYN • Mamogram • Ultrasound X-Rays • Densitometry • Lab

Tels: 7832-3122, 7832-5789 We accept major credit cards

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Dra. Dalia de Golcher

Retina, Vitreous & Aesthetic Medicine Surgeon 4a av. sur final #1 Tel: 7823-2464 Telfax: 7832-6554 ¸English Spoken ¸Adults & Children www.centrovisualgyg.com

“Your smile can be a work of art” • COSMETIC DENTISTRY • PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY • 1 HOUR ZOOM WHITENING • ORAL & CONSCIOUS SEDATION • MODERN STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY Dra. Victoria Recinos de Molina USAC / UB English spoken 5a calle poniente #28, La Antigua Tels: 7832-7945, 5096-6694 info@soldent.com

DENTAL CLINIC

Dra. Lotty Marie Meza Rezzio

Dr. Manuel Antonio Samayoa

DERMATOLOGIST

Cirujana Dentista UFM Monday - Friday 8am-12pm & 2-6pm Saturday 8am to 12pm 5a calle poniente final #27B, La Antigua Tel: 7821-5741 Email: lotty@ufm.edu.gt

Member, American Academy of Dermatology. Specialist in Allergic Reactions, Skin Diseases and Skin Cancer. Cryotherapy. Cosmetic Dermatology. Chemical Peeling. Mon-Fri 10am-2pm & 3pm-7pm, Wed 10am-2pm, Sat 8:30-noon Tel:7832-4854 3a Calle P. #13 Antigua

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher. —Socrates

Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to. —Tammy Wynette

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Harmonize Mind-Body-Spirit

Holistic Psychotherapy Psycho-Emotional Balancing with Traditional Acupuncture 7832-3655 • 5132-1839 kg@conexion.com

A new approach to finding solutions!

“Brief Solution-Focused Therapy” Adults, teens, families and children Call for your free trial session Family Therapist from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale , FL.

Calle del Arco, La Antigua Tels: 7832-0066, 5892-2527 A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy. —George Jean Nathan

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed. —Jiddu Krishnamurti I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That’s the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty... you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are. —J. D. Salinger Sometimes it’s a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence. —David Byrne To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun. —Robert Burton HEALTH SERVICE CLASSIFIEDS ON PAGE 114

Ejecutivo Spa

Do you deserve that extra special treatment? Relaxing, Stress-relieving Massages and more. Exclusively for Gentlemen To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. —Bertrand Russell

Visit us in zona 10 “Zona Viva” and let us spoil you! 9am-7pm Mon-Sat 5a av 7-84, zona 10 Tels: 5059-0609, 2334-1467

Loving is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction. —Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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PLASTIC SURGERY Dr. Milton Solis, Plastic Surgeon

Breast Enhancement or Reduction Liposuction / Face Lift Rhinoplasty / Aesthetic Surgery in General Appointments: 5511-4163 Blvd. Vista Hermosa 25-19 Multimédica Of. #1101, Z.15 www.doctormiltonsolis.com As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. —William Shakespeare

Pediatrician Dra. Carmen Leticia Hernández F. Pediatric & General Surgeon Dr. J. Roberto Hernández-

Pineda (Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA., U.S.A.) English spoken ---- 24 hour emergency assistance Mon-Fri 10am-1pm & 4pm-7pm Sat 9am-1pm Edificio Broceta 11 calle 1-25, Zona 1 Guatemala City

Tels: 2221-2195 /96, 5899-4340, 5412-7994 Home: 2434-6647

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We would like you to know about Hound Heights and why we need your help Perhaps it’s a stretch to be asking for donations in order to care for injured and abandoned animals when there are so many human needs, yet suffering is suffering, and we’re all called to action in one way or another. Hound Heights, AWARE’S no-kill animal refuge, is currently sheltering 220 dogs and 80 cats. Many puppies and kittens were adopted this year, some older dogs and cats were lucky enough to be placed in loving homes too, but the number of adult animals not suitable for adoption continues to rise. It’s easy to rescue an animal … next comes the hard part. These dogs and cats need medical attention, they need to be housed and comforted, fed and walked, brushed … many will live out their lives at Hound Heights, cared for by human kindness. They deserve no less. If you would like to adopt a pet, Hound Heights is open to the public every Sunday from 10am to 3pm. You may not be able to adopt a cat or dog --- but why not sponsor one? Q150 per month will provide general medical care, flea control and food. A one-time donation is also very much appreciated. AWARE is a registered non-profit organization in Guatemala, and a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation in the U.S. Donations in the U.S. are 100% tax deductible.

Wish List Includes: • metal food/water bowls • blankets, towels, and bedding • dog and cat food • dog and cat toys • cat boxes and litter • grounds-keeping equipment: shovels, rakes, etc. • large plastic garbage pails with lids • building materials • a highway sign marker • a sign for the main gate • 12-hp generator • printing of business cards and promotional material • veterinary products including flea control, anti-parasite medications • surgical supplies and equipment, • humane animal traps • and perhaps tires for our pickup.

With connections to Humane Societies in California and Florida, AWARE has been able to send puppies to the U.S. for almost immediate adoption. US$300 covers the cost of doing the paperwork for 4 puppies. If anyone plans to travel to California or Florida, willing to accompany animals on the flight, your assistance will be very much appreciated.

Hound Heights, Aldea Pachaj, Interamericana km 40, Sumpango Guatemala Xenii Nielsen: 7833-1639, 5401-3148 xenii-2@usa.net For donations, correspondence and shopping with proceeds that support AWARE, please visit 4a calle oriente #23, La Antigua Guatemala

www.animalaware.org Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not find peace. —Albert Schweitzer

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Hospital Privado Hermano Pedro WE ACCEPT WORLD WIDE MEDICAL INSURANCE!

a Medicine and General Surgery a Pediatrics a Maternity & Gynecology aTraumatology, Orthopedics & Artroscopy a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery a Laparoscopic Videosurgery a Otorhinolaringology a Urology

a Clinic Laboratory a Pharmacy a Videoendoscopy a Videocolonoscopy a X-rays a Electrocardiogram a Ultrasound a Electroencephalogram

a Osseus Densitometry a Computerized Axial Tomography a Mammography a Ambulance Service 24-hour Emergency Service

Av. de La Recolección #4, La Antigua (in front of the bus station) Tels: 7832-0420, 7832-1197, 7832-1190, Fax: 7832-8752.

Se pone a sus órdenes con el servicio de

LABORATORIO CLÍNICO COMPUTARIZADO Visítenos en: 7a calle poniente #15, Centro Comercial Casa del Búcaro, La Antigua Guatemala Tel: 7882-4449 Lunes a viernes de 7:30 am a 5:00 pm Sábado: 7:30am a 12:00pm

Su salud es nuestro principal compromiso If you judge people, you have no time to love them. —Mother Teresa

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. —Kahlil Gibran

Centro de Equinoterapia y Psicología Kej

DENTAL CARE

Lic. María Eugenia Díaz Calle Ancha No. 27, La Antigua Tels. 7832-5790, 5600-5498 www.equinoterapiaguatemala.com

LASER TOOTH WHITENING

Dr. Leonel Rodríguez cirujano dentista

4a avenida norte #1 La Antigua G. Tel: 7832-0431 lr.mydentist@gmail.com

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w Facials w Manicures w Pedicures w Wax Dep. w Massage Apt. El Rosario, 5a av. sur #10, Antigua Tel: 7832-8475, 5202-0988 Mon-Fri 9-6 Sat 9-12:30

Club Ecuestre La Ronda • Show Jumping • Eventing • Pony Club • Natural Horsemanship Finca La Azotea, Jocotenango Tels: 5863-6434, 5937-4952

Arreglos florales / Flower Arrangements Decoración para eventos especiales

www.valledeflores.com

Tels: 7832-4151 7832-0073 6a calle poniente #34, La Antigua Servicio a domicilio

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. —Emily Bronte

La Casa del Conde Librería — Bookstore

Latest Titles w Books on C.A. & Mexico w Large selection of Maps & Art w Spanish Textbooks 5a av norte #4, Antigua Central Park TelFax: 7832-3322

Museum “House of the Old Weaving”

Exhibition and Sale of Maya Textiles & Production of Exclusive Handicrafts “The only place in La Antigua managed by Indigenous People” 1a calle poniente #51, La Antigua Tel: 7832-3169 alida@casadeltejido.org

A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years. —Rupert Brooke

I haven’t spoken to my wife in years. I didn’t want to interrupt her. —Rodney Dangerfield

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El Patio

Antiques LA ANTIGUA 7a calle poniente #8 Tel: 7832-3481 Tue-Sun 9:30am - 5:30pm (closed Monday) GUATEMALA CITY: 12 calle 5-03, z.10 Tel: 2332-2239 Daily 9am-6pm, Sat: 9am-1pm

CLINICAS OVALLE y ASOCIADOS Family Dentistry

2a av norte #3, Antigua 7832-0275 Mon-Fri 8-12 & 2:30-6:30 Spanish/English/German spoken

Our goal is to serve our patients with the best possible dental care in a friendly atmosphere. ESTHETICS - FUNCTION - COMFORT Wireless Internet available for our patients We handle all dental specialties including: DENTAL IMPLANTS & PORCELAIN CROWNS Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life. —Leo Buscaglia

It takes years of married life before a man learns to understand every word his wife is not saying.

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Welcome to Casa Madeleine Spa!

Whirlpool, steam room, massage therapy, facials, stone therapy and much more

Casa Madeleine offers a pampering array of Spa services. Calle del espiritu santo No. 69, La Antigua. Tel (502) 7832-9348 Fax. (502) 7832-9358 frontdesk@casamadeleine.com www.casamadeleine.com

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ía Joyerexlusive jewelry

Spanish, English, French spoken 4a calle oriente #14, La Antigua 9am-7pm Tel: 7882-4315 moyzes_08@hotmail.com

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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. —Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. —John Ciardi

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My wife has trouble opening jars. Apparently, that involves a different set of muscles than slamming doors.

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SPANISH SCHOOLS

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5a calle poniente #42, La Antigua Tel: 5525-1010 www.clickthenenjoy.com Mon-Sat 9am-6pm (clsd Sun) Before I met my husband, I’d never fallen in love. I’d stepped in it a few times. —Rita Rudner

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A girl phoned me the other day and said... Come on over, there’s nobody home. I went over. Nobody was home. —Rodney Dangerfield

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Home Accessories & Gifts Swimsuits Sunglasses Jeans Accessories Men’s clothing

Open daily 9am to 6pm La Antigua Guatemala Manufacturer & Exporter

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This is no Caribbean Island That which we call La Antigua Guatemala by any other name would enchant us just the same

by Rudy Girón/antiguadailyphoto.com

his is a BIG controversy—this is a petty controversy. For reasons unknown, many people within the English-speaking community do not use the official name La Antigua Guatemala. Maybe it’s because the formal name is too long, or the person lacks the background information or Spanish-language skills; who knows? They say “Antigua” which simply means antique. And, to further complicate matters, Antigua is also the name of a Caribbean island within the nation of Antigua and Barbuda. To add to this confusion, many Guatemalans call it “Antigua” too, although more often they say “La Antigua.” This error is often found published in newspapers and magazines. Worst yet, the road signs read “Antigua Guatemala.” Even Wikipedia lists it as “Antigua Guatemala,” which, by the way, really only means “Old Guatemala.” So what’s the big deal? Nothing much, really. To quote Shakespeare, “A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet”…still.

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When people say ‘Antigua’ instead of ‘La Antigua Guatemala’ it’s like saying ‘new’ for New York or New Zealand or ‘San’ for San Francisco. For the really interesting part of the controversy, we have to deconstruct the name. La: The article is very important because it is the only part of the name which really makes the location unique. La or The is what separates La Antigua Guatemala from any Old Guatemala. Antigua: The adjective modifies the noun Guatemala in many different ways. For instance, it could be translated as antique, old, former, ancient, previous … Ciudad de/City of: This invisible part is my contribution to the controversy. This part is invisible because in Spanish sometimes we obviate the obvious. We say, “I am going to Guatemala” or “I am going to Mexico” if we are in the rural areas of those countries and we mean to say we’re going to Guatemala City or Mexico City. When we say “La Antigua Guatemala” we really are saying “The Old Guatemala City” or “The Former Guatemala City.” So, believe me when I say the word “city” is there, we just don’t pronounce it. Okay, let see if it flies. Guatemala: The noun Guatemala has an invisible last name, which is city. Guatemala City and Mexico City are only two of the capital cities that carry the name of the country and thus need the word city to differentiate it. Have I changed any minds out there to make the switch from Antigua to La Antigua Guatemala or La Antigua? I hope so. It is okay to refer to La Antigua Guatemala, as Antigua, La Antigua or Antigua Guatemala in informal settings. People do that all the time with LA (Los Angeles), NYC (New York), Vegas, Frisco, etc. But it is unacceptable to use a short name in formal communication like maps, travel guides, travelblogs, newspaper articles, books, magazines, and so on. At least that’s what I think!

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Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold. —Zelda Fitzgerald

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. —Albert Einstein

Books, Magazines & Calendars

Revistas Hamlin y White

Current Best Sellers Spanish Text Books Hardback & Paperback Guide Books Credit Cards & Special Orders

4a. calle oriente No. 12-A La Antigua Guatemala 7832-7075 Hours: 9-6:30 daily

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colibrí Fine Textiles & Home Decor

Daily 9am-6pm 4a calle oriente #3-B, La Antigua Tel: 7832-5028 textilescolibri@turbonet.com

Professional Hair Stylist English, Spanish, German Spoken Women’s, Men’s, & Children’s Styles Highlights, Coloring Dreadlocks, etc. 1a av. sur #15, La Antigua Tels: 7832-5836, 5104-5739

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EL PESCADOR ITALIANO Come join us for a memorable experience with food prepared by our Chef Luciano

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antigua » Dining Monday, Blues 8 PM - 10 PM (free) Tuesday, Estasia Latin Trio 8 PM - 10 PM (Q35) Wednesday, Scott Stanton Jazz Trio 8 PM - 10 PM (Q25)

LIVE

Thu & Fri, Cuban Son Buena Vista de Corazón 8 PM - 10 PM (Q35)

reservations suggested 5a av. sur #19, Antigua - Tel: 7832-2925

Saturday, Estasia Latin Trio 8 PM - 10 PM (Q35)

RESTAURANTE

CASA DE COREA

KOREA HOUSE “The Best Korean Cuisine in Town”

KIMCHI for sale 7a av. norte #2 local 5 La Antigua Tel: 4366-5849

Home-made Italian Food Live Garifuna Music Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Calzada Sta. Lucia Sur Final #7, La Antigua Tel: 7832-7242

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5a calle poniente #4, La Antigua Delivery: 7832-2832 12am - 11pm

I was a very fearful little kid, and I would always see the worst in everything. The glass was half-empty. I would see people kissing, and I would think one was trying to bite the other. —Daniel Clowes

There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you. —Winston Churchill

Who so loves believes the impossible. —Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion. —Javan

When a widow remarries and starts talking about her first husband, her second husband should start talking about his next wife.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. —Lao Tzu

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FUNNY PAGE BLUE PINK GREY TAN

GREEN RED BLACK WHITE

YELLOW ORANGE PURPLE BROWN

Try to say the color of the words, instead of actually reading them. You will find it surprisingly difficult. The right half of your brain is trying to say the colors, the left half is trying to say the word itself. This is used by mountaineers to test if their concentration is ok. Dividing responsibilities A married couple was celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. At the party everybody wanted to know how they managed to stay married so long in this day and age. The husband responded “When we were first married we came to an agreement. I would make all the major decisions and my wife would make all the minor decisions. And in 60 years of marriage we have never needed to make a major decision.” Field trip Husband: Let’s go out and have some fun tonight. Wife: Okay, but if you get home before I do, leave the hallway light on. Consultation A man went to the Police Station wishing to speak with the burglar who had broken into his house the night before. “You’ll get your chance in court,” said the Desk Sergeant. “No, no, no!” said the man. “I want to know how he got into the house without waking my wife. I’ve been trying to do that for years!”

Optical illusion Tilt your head 45o to the right and the face turns into the word “Liar”

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Woman’s Quote of the Day: Men are like fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it’s our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something with which you’d like to have dinner with. Men’s Counter-Quote of the Day: Women are like fine wine. They all start out fresh, fruity and intoxicating to the mind and then turn full-bodied with age until they go all sour and vinegary and give you a headache. The top 10 things men know about women: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Reverse forensics There was once a wife so jealous that when her husband came home one night and she couldn’t find hairs on his jackets she yelled at him, “Great, so now you’re cheating on me with a bald woman!” Short order chef “If you’ll make the toast and pour the juice, sweetheart,” said the newlywed bride, “breakfast will be ready.” “Good, what are we having for breakfast,” said the new husband. “Toast and juice,” she replied. Semantics The man told his doctor that he wasn’t able to do all the things around the house that he used to do. When the examination was complete, he said, “Now, Doc, I can take it. Tell me in plain English what is wrong with me.” “Well, in plain English,” the doctor replied, “You’re lazy.” “Okay,” said the man. “Now give me the medical term so I can tell my wife.”

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LIVE ANDEAN MUSIC Grupo Sol Latino 7:30pm Wednesday through Sunday Pan Flutes Centro Cultural para la Música

LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT 7:30pm, no cover charge

FABULOUS FOOD

International Menu and Full Bar (ask for our famous 3-Chocolate Brownie) Restaurante Bar - FREE WIFI ACCESS -

Daily 12 noon - 11pm

Buffet NEW! Sunday Noon - 3:00pm Tel: 7882-4468

5a calle poniente #15-C, La Antigua

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More Fabulous Fruit Also known as the lichee or litchi, this spiny red fruit originated in China, where it has been grown for three and a half millennia. Amazingly, scientists have found specimens of the sturdy lichi tree that are more than 1,200 years old. In the last 20 years the fruit has caught on beyond Asia, and is sold fresh, frozen, canned in syrup or dried like dates and renamed lichi nuts. In the Antigua market prices vary depending on quality, but you should be able to get two for a quetzal. Within the alien-looking rind is a gray, vitamin-C rich pulp that can be sweet or tart, depending on the individual fruit. Simply peel and eat around the large central seed — and watch out for squirting juice. I’m at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I’ve just had a mirror put over my kitchen table. —Rodney Dangerfield

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot. —Douglas Adams

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hotel

r es taur a n te

“International Cuisine with a Twist”

Open 7 days a Week for Dinner plus Sunday Brunch, Monday Lunch Closed 5 a a v e n i d a s u r # 1 9 A n t i g u a 7 8 3 2 2 9 2 5 / 174 5 w w w. p a n z a v e r d e . c o m

Our specialties are taken from the best traditional cuisines worldwide and served with an aesthetically pleasing presentation.

Misterios sabrosos del mar y de las montañas. www.WELTENRESTAURANT.com 4a calle oriente No. 21, La Antigua Guatemala Tels: 7832 0630, 7832 6967, 7832 6970 Fax. 7832 4335 Sundays to Thursdays from noon to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays until 11 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays E-Mail: reserve@weltenrestaurant.com

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Choose from our selection of imported products including:

Great Sandwiches to-go

Fresh Bread & Rolls Daily Whole Wheat, Raisin, Rye, All-Grain, Potato & Onion —Banana Bread & Cookies Home-cooked Meals Great Breakfasts Sandwiches & Burgers Soups & Salads Stuffed Potatoes Delicious Pies & Cakes Daily 7:00am to 9:30pm 4a calle oriente No.12 Tel:7832-2578 Fax:7832-4332 La Antigua Guatemala 70 » revuemag.com

Cold Cuts & Cheeses Beer, Wine & Liquor Meat, Chicken & Fish cuts Pasta & Sauces Homemade Bread & Pastries Gourmet Dips Spices & Condiments Prepared Food & Snacks Fresh Vegetables & Fruits Household Products 3a calle poniente No. 2 Antigua Guatemala

(2 blocks north of central park) Tel: 7832-6500 TelFax: 7832-0713 tdeliciosa@yahoo.com Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 6:30pm

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Cookies, Etc.

Open Daily from 7am-7pm Corner 3a av. & 4a calle T:7832-7652

Excellent “Tipica” Meals Buffet-style Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

2a calle oriente #9-D, La Antigua Tels: 7832-2495, 5656-6157 Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. —Robert Frost

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There has never been a man yet who could tell what a woman was thinking by listening to what she was saying. The man who says, “I may be wrong but”—does not believe there can be any such possibility. —Kin Hubbard We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end. —Benjamin Disraeli For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul. —Judy Garland

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Restaurante Traditional Recipes with Authentic Antiguan Flavor

“A Restaurant for You, with a Family Atmosphere” Reservations & Special Events: Tel: 7832-1249

Open from 7am to 10pm closed Tuesdays LIVE MUSIC ON WEEKENDS R ESTAU RANTE

Come & visit us for breakfast, lunch, dinner & drinks at night in a beautiful atmosphere, where good music will bring your memories back!

PERSONAJES de La Antigua

The best coffee experience... and

“New Internet Service”

Serving from 8:00 am to Midnight Happy Hour 6-10 Tuesday to Friday 6a av. norte # 6, Antigua Tel: 7832-3758 personajesres@hotmail.com

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. —Henry Drummond

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. —Henry Van Dyke

Home Made Delectables since 1993

7am - 8pm Sun-Thu 7am-9pm Fri-Sat Breakfast served all day! Sunday Brunch 10am-1:30pm Omelets Pancakes French Toast Quiche Snacks Salads Soups Cak es Pies Muf fins Scones Espresso Cap puccino Ice Cream Smoothies

Inside La Casa del Conde, West side of the Central Park, Antigua

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¿Cuántos Besitos?

Thoughts on Social Embracement by JLong eclong@mailzone.com

ou may be surprised at the dilemma in which I and, I suppose, other males find themselves from time to time. I refer in particular to the different cultural patterns that determine how many kisses a lady should be given on meeting and departure. When I was a lad the only kissing that went on (to my knowledge) was from mothers on departure to school and from aunts at birthday parties and Christmas. Both were to be avoided to the maximum extent possible without giving offense too visibly. The chaste exchanges between my parents seemed symbolic rather than expressive of profound emotion. But things have changed. Kissing, like handshaking, has become frequent, conventional and anticipated. The problem is: How many? I give my wife Annette a handsome single most mornings.

But go to a cocktail party and the ladies expect at least two. This can be hazardous to both kisser and kissee, particularly if one or both contenders wears hats, earrings, glasses, hearing aids, dentures, detachable hairpieces or other devices creating difficulty of access or productive of an embarrassing entanglement. Judge my surprise, then, when on a European trip I found I was expected to provide no less than three kisses. The ladies continuously turned their heads from side to side and I was obliged to kiss each cheek as it flashed past. How this asymmetrical practice developed I am unaware. The story goes that when Keats was drafting “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” he arranged to “shut her wild, wild eyes with kisses three.” It was pointed out that this created some technical difficulties since it required one and a half kisses on each eyelid. He therefore shut her eyes with kisses four, ...continued on following page

Again a quandary arises in circumstances when a lady extends her hand. Kiss it or shake it? A wrong choice can be socially irredeemable. Of course, moderation should be exercised always—multiple kissing extending from finger tip to elbow is ludicrous. Kissing the palm, sniffing or licking the fingers should also be avoided. 74 » revuemag.com

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www.lasfridas.com

5a avenida norte #29, Calle del Arco Tel: 7832-1296 La Antigua Guatemala

Steak House

3a calle oriente #21, La Antigua Tel: 7832-6579

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Salad Bar Live Music every Sunday

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Calle Ancha #27, La Antigua Tel: 7832-2732 Only two kinds of men will wait for a woman—husbands and single men.

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which neatly resolved the quandary. Obviously, he preferred symmetry to tradition. Of course I learned years ago that social bussing, clipping or kissing (the words are synonymous) has nothing to do with the hearty lip-to-lip stuff in which the participants appear to chew upon each others’ lips and perform the elaborate lingual gymnastics that we have become accustomed to see in movies and on TV and which are supposed to denote heightening passion. No, in social kissing the two contestants place their cheeks in brief parallel alignment, and one or both generate soft sounds of suction by the sharp intake of breath. Does the tongue have a role in these circumstances? I think the response is an unequivocal negative unless the participants wish to convey to each other not only conventional friendliness but also an anticipatory sequel. The exchanges between adults, children and babies pose an entirely different set of problems. Of a largely symbolic character, children will submit readily only if a reward is hinted at and babies only if fed, dry and asleep. I do not consider these as serious social difficulties. W.C. Fields, no doubt to his latter-day, gin-sodden condition, said that anyone who disliked dogs and children could not be wholly bad. I feel he must have had some unfortunate experiences with children, and I cannot believe that he would kiss his dog, even in an inebriated state.

ne Alfred Wolfram extended social embracement to a bizarre extreme. In 1990 at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival he kissed 8,001 people in eight hours, representing an average of 16.67 persons per minute. Some years ago the Reader’s Digest published an article in which a kiss of average intensity was quantitated in terms of energy expenditure. It was stated that such a kiss consumed nine calories and that to lose one pound by this method would require 389 repetitions. Wolfram expended some 72,000 calories in the performance of his unusual feat with a calculated loss of 185 pounds. As a method of weight control it is not to be recommended. Social kissing, the hazards of which I have mentioned, does have certain advantages over the counter-labial practice motivated by affection. In social kissing there is less likelihood of transmission of illness, including the common cold, gum disease and infective mononucleosis. Accidental biting of the tongue, lips or buccal mucosa cannot take place, and offense created by bad breath, unswallowed food or eructation is avoided entirely. It is true that certain skills are required, and knowledge of local custom is necessary, if social kissing is to be conducted with aplomb. Furthermore, continued practice is essential if these learned skills are to be retained to their full effectiveness. To this point I have excluded mention of hand-kissing, although this certainly qualifies as an authentic form of social exchange. My impression is ...continued on following page

Cocktail parties can be hazardous to both kisser and kissee, particularly if one or both contenders wears hats, earrings, glasses, hearing aids, dentures, detachable hairpieces or other devices creating difficulty of access or productive of an embarrassing entanglement.

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International Menu and Exquisite Steaks Lovely setting in a Colonial Atmosphere! Open daily. 3a avenida sur #1, La Antigua Tel: 7832-0806 www.lasantorchas.com If wives only knew what secretaries think of their husbands, they would cease to worry.

What the world really needs is more love and less paper work. —Pearl Bailey

Veggie & International Cuisine PRESENTS thur: ladies night happy hour 8:30 - 10:30pm

Greek cuisine French Bakery with the best Croissants in town. Great Breakfasts. 6a av norte y 3a calle poniente #12 Tel: 7832-1576 La Antigua Sun - Wed: 7am-8pm and Thur - Sat: 7am-10pm

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that the practice has fallen somewhat into disuse in the Anglo-Saxon world, being retained principally by Europeans of Latin origin and brazen egotists. Again a quandary arises in circumstances when a lady extends her hand. Kiss it or shake it? A wrong choice can be socially irredeemable. Of course, moderation should be exercised always — multiple kissing extending from finger tip to elbow is ludicrous. Kissing the palm, sniffing or licking the fingers should also be avoided. The kisser’s lips should be clean, dry and leave no stains, moisture or debris on the kissee. Hand-kissing accompanied by a loud intake of breath, bowing, posturing, flourishing of headgear or other articles of clothing, clicking of the heels, stamping of the feet—any of which might be considered extravagant in today’s unimaginative world—should be performed with studied discretion. However, I believe that a strong case can be made for extended use of this method of salutation. Not only is it supported by centuries of tradition among persons of culture but also, when conducted with dignity, becomes a graceful gesture quite exempt from physical hazards. Support for the revival of this practice is invited. I’d luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair. —Bette Davis People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. —Bob Hope Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful. —Drew Barrymore

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The best disco in La Antigua

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Tuesday: Ladies Night Wednesday: Salsa & Latin Music Free entrance Open Tuesday - Saturday 8pm-1am 5a av. norte #30, La Antigua Guatemala Reservations 7832-2640, Fax 7832-3553 lacasbah@lacasbahantigua.com

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In a hurry? The best way to go • Espresso Bar • Slushes • Natural Beverages • Homebaked Goodies • Sandwiches • On the park, Open from 6:00 am • On the way out of town, 4a calle oriente #51, La Antigua 6:00 am until 6:30 pm daily Tel: Park 7882-4249; 4a calle 7832-2128

Daily: 8am-11pm Corner of 6a calle & 1a avenida, La Antigua 7832-7300

CUCINA ITALIANA

La Antigua 6a calle poniente #6-A Tel: 7832-7180 (closed Tue)

1a av. sur #17-A, La Antigua Tels: 7832-9864, 5125-6752

6a avenida norte #14-A Tel: 7832-4969

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Drinks * Movies * Food Free Movies & Special Offers all the time!

Tue-Sat: 17:00-24:00hrs Sun: 15:00-22:00hrs

5a av. sur #8 (2nd floor) 7832-0581 La Sin Ventura, La Antigua

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Our Hotel is located where the second monastery was founded by the Augustinian’s order in 1613, in honor of “Santa Catalina” Virgin and Martyr from Alejandría. In the walls of the hotel, the time has passed by for almost 400 years. You are welcome to be part of our tradition and add another line to history with us in La Antigua Guatemala.

Large selection of jewelry for the most discerning taste.

5a avenida norte #28 Calle del Arco, La Antigua PBX: 7832-3080 Fax: 7832-3610 mail@conventohotel.com

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THIS MONTH’S SPECIAL RATES (includes Continental Breakfast)

Calle del Arco #31, La Antigua Guatemala Tel.: 7832-2670

Enjoy the magic and mysticism of La Antigua nights in privacy and comfort. • Single: $30 • Single for two: $38 • Double: $47 • Triple: $68 Private bath and hot water, 1/2 blk from park 5a av. sur #8, La Antigua Tel. 7832-0581 lasinventura@yahoo.com.mx Enjoy your visit in an authentic colonial house two blocks away from Central Park

The Finest Family Hotel in Antigua

Breakfast Service • Wireless Internet • Cable TV Single, Double & Triple Rooms • Private Parking Resv. tels: (502) 7832-5155, 7832-7965, 7832-7966 TelFax: (502) 7832-0217 4a calle oriente #16 haurora@conexion.com.gt www.hotelauroraantigua.com A woman’s work is never done, especially the part she asks her husband to do.

I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me. —Rodney Dangerfield

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Falling in Love by Dr. Karmen Guevara holistic psychotherapist

hotel y restaur ante

Te l s : 7 8 3 2 2 9 2 5 / 174 5 w w w. p a n z a v e r d e . c o m 5a avenida sur #19 L a A nt igua

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ne of the great mysteries in life is the exhilaration that comes from falling in love. Every cell in the body vibrates with new love. The heart bursts with energy, the mind swells with dreams and the physical senses become heightened. No wonder we’re seduced by the magic of falling in love! Try something different. Flip the cliché “love is life” to “life is love.” Instead of dreaming of love with another, why not fall in love with life? Being in love with life is a completely different experience, even though the heart, mind and body engage in similar ways. Being in love with life means to be in touch with it and to be deeply touched by all that it holds—the miracles, mysteries, beauty and abundance. It also includes the peaks and lows, the complexity and simplicity, the profound and the mundane, the light and the dark. Connect with the small things, too—a leaf falling from a tree, the sound of a hummingbird and the sparkle in a child’s eyes. Smell the rain, feel the wind and let the sun kiss your face. Thich Nhat Hanh says, “Looking deeply at an orange, you realize it is nothing less than a miracle.” This state of love is also a miracle. When we spread seeds of love, we also water the seeds within us and everything begins to flow with a rhythm that is in tune with life. Swimming upstream turns into a fading memory from the past. Maya Angelou described it well: “Love life, engage in it, give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.” Go forward this year and experiment. Feast on your life and give back your heart to itself. Remember, life is a lover that will never abandon you until it’s the end.

A-1 Service w Affordable w Phone / Fax Room Service w Indoor Parking w Pool* Beautiful Garden w Private Bath /Hot Water Cable TV w Fireplace w Credit Cards w Free Continental Breakfast w Horseback Riding*

4a av. sur #13, Antigua

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TelFax: 7832-3132, 5390-4736 hotelsanjorge@conexion.com.gt • sanjorge@terra.com.gt www.hotelsanjorge.centroamerica.com

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thecloister@gmail.com www.TheCloister.com 5a avenida norte #23, La Antigua Tel: (502) 7832-0712

SP A Las Gravileas, Calle de los Duelos Tel: 7832-9573 TelFax: 7832-4053 info@hotelpalaciodebeatriz.com www.hotelpalaciodebeatriz.com

Bed & Breakfast

Comfort & Elegance • Near San Sebastián Park Private Bath • 2 Lovely Gardens • 24 Dbl Rooms Convention Room • Credit Cards accepted Av. El Desengaño #26 (502) 7832-2312, 7832-7316 La Antigua email: casadelasfuentes@hotmail.com

1a avenida sur No. 8, La Antigua Guatemala Tel. (502) 7832-0442 ~ elhostal.antigua@gmail.com

In my house I’m the boss, my wife is just the decision maker. —Woody Allen

When some husbands are wrong, they make up for it by being the last to admit it.

hostel 5 Best Hostel in Town!! Cheap Dorms ~ Private Bath Free Breakfast ~ Free Lockers ~ Free WiFi

4a av. norte #33, La Antigua Tel: 7832-5462 hostel.five@yahoo.com www.hostelworld.com 86 » revuemag.com

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2a avenida norte #3 (2 blks from Central Park) La Antigua Reservations: 7832-3031 TelFax: 7832-0275 www.hotelcasaovalle.com casaovalle@yahoo.com

Real Plaza

HOTEL SUITE

A new colonial experience Restaurant — Spa — Special Events

9a calle pte. #40, Salida a Ciudad Vieja #25 Tel: 7832-2240 Fax: 7832-3810 info@hotelrealplaza.com www.hotelrealplaza.com

Doña Stuardo’s Place (Hostal Amparo)

Antigua’s only hostal with a Swimming Pool and a Beautiful Garden setting! Calle Chipilapa #9-A, La Antigua Tel: 7832-3160 www.hostaldonaamparo.com

Be a part of the Colonial Aristocracy, stay with us at at your convenience we offer: sgls/dbls, junior & master suites.

2a av. sur No. 29, Antigua TelFax: 7832-0864 /66 /68 reservaciones@hotelcasanoble.com www.hotelcasanoble.com

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Luxury Suites, Apartments, Gardens and a spectacular view from the terrace and Cafe AntaĂąo. 5a Avenida Sur #31, La Antigua Guatemala Telfax: 7832-9539 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.villadeantano.com

HOTEL

Las CamelĂas Inn

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A quiet, clean & comfortable place to rest.â&#x20AC;? 19 Rooms with private bath and Cable TV , Parking, Very affordable. Near Santo Domingo & Central Park 3a calle oriente #19, La Antigua Tels: 7832-5780, 7832-5483 www. cameliasinn. com

BED & BREAKFAST CallejĂłn del Hermano Pedro #2 La Antigua Guatemala Tel: 7832-0360 Reservations: Antigua Tours by Elizabeth Bell 7832-5821, 7832-2046 www.hotelcasaconcepcion.com

Beyond Luxury, closer to the Intimacy of Home 6a calle poniente No. 41, La Antigua Guatemala 5FM t XXX DJTTVTIPUFM DPN Young lady, he may be all the world to you, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d better see more of the world first.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Clean & comfortable rooms â&#x20AC;˘ Private bath /hot water â&#x20AC;˘ Shared kitchen â&#x20AC;˘ 6 blocks from Central Park â&#x20AC;˘ Wireless internet for laptops 1a av. norte #22-A TelFax: (502) 7832-2549 info@lacasademaco.com www.lacasademaco.com

First Class Service 9a calle y 4 av. sur esquina #1, Antigua Fax: 7832-7908 Tels: 7832-7905 /06 <info@casaencantada-antigua.com>

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Where travelers will find in a garden 14 Luxury Rooms with cable TV, phone & mini-bar, some w/ fireplace. Pool, Sauna, Jacuzzi, Free Internet access, Spectacular Views, Personalized Service, Breakfast included 1/2 BLOCK FROM THE PARK 4a avenida norte #5, La Antigua Guatemala Tels: 7832-0961 /62 Fax: 7832-0944 casazulantigua@gmail.com www.casazul.guate.com

Casa Madeleine is a distinctive boutique Hotel and Spa in La Antigua Guatemala with 6 Beautiful decorated and furnished rooms. Calle del Espíritu Santo #69, La Antigua Tel: (502) 7832-9348 ~ Fax: 7832-9358 frontdesk@casamadeleine.com ~ www.casamadeleine.com

Hostal Las Marías A hotel created with feeling for you!

Calle a San Bartolo, Lotif. Las Jacarandas No. 7 Reservations: 5516-9147, 5550-1476 www.hostallasmarias.com

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left: Revue editor Terry Biskovich (partially hidden by sapling) admires her mother’s memorial tree as others attending the planting look on. right: Project gardener José Benigno Obando keeps the gardens watered and maintained.

Planting with Love text and photos by Jack Houston

ineteen new tree and flower gardens were planted in 2008 along the Alameda Santa Lucía in La Antigua Guatemala, among them memorials for Bill and Liz Paddock, Bobbi and Hank Duflon, Mary Sue Morris, and Edie Kovick, mother of REVUE editor and copublisher Terry Kovick Biskovich. Recently a Guatemalan couple from Silver Spring, MD donated a tree garden “in memory” of the husband’s parents. When asked when his parents had died, the husband said, “Oh, they’re not dead. They’re doing just fine living in Santiago Sacatepequez.” Local businesses also have donated gardens and sponsored their upkeep. Tomas and Barbara Cernikovsky started the garden project in 2001, soon after their move to La Antigua from New York’s Lower Manhattan. Whenever they stepped outside their home on the alameda—the divided boulevard running north and south on the west end of town—they noticed the trees were dying or dead from neglect. There were 162 spaces for trees. Now there are 193, including new trees and flower gardens to replace the dead ones and new holes dug into the alameda’s concrete median and sidewalks. At the memorial planting for Edie Kovick a week before Christmas, Tomas pointed to the holes in the sidewalk. “Yesterday, this was all concrete. They cut the holes, filled

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them with 30 bags of planting material, and today we have two new gardens!” Each garden, protected by a small metal fence, costs a sponsor Q800. “People pay for the garden and we do the rest—flowers, trees, topsoil, watering, maintenance.” This year, once it reaches its goal of 200 gardens, the project will concentrate on maintenance, which costs about $4,000 annually. “At least 15 gardens have been smashed by hit-and-run drivers, so there’s plenty of upkeep. Also, we go through three or four hoses a month. The heavy traffic crushes them.” Tomas loves to tell the story of a New Zealander living in La Antigua who, having had a baby, agreed to sponsor one of the gardens on the condition that she could do what they do back home. “She planted the placenta under a new tree and took photos and sent them home to show she did the right thing. The tree’s growing very well with its special fertilizer.” Always the optimist, Tomas hopes the municipality will eventually take over the maintenance. Meanwhile he’s working with Mayor Adolfo Vivar by providing supplies to municipal workers, who paint the tree bases and garden fences. For more information about Proyecto de Jardinización de la Alameda Santa Lucía, see www.cernikovsky.com/Alameda.htm

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Luxury Suites Heated Lap Pool Gourmet Breakfast Complimentary Bikes Cable-TV - Mini-Bar Volcano Views Terrace Cabanas

Dream a little dream...

La Antigua Guatemala - Calle del Agua - Callejón la Ermita final - Santa Ana

tel: (502) 7832-7958 • email: posadaelensueno@conexion.com • www.posadaelensueno.com 3 blocks from Central Park

21 Equipped Rooms by the Day, Week or Month. CableTV, Safe Box, Mini-Bar.

Tels: (502) 5201-7468, 2369-6484 , (502) 7832-1020, 7832-0937 1 avenida norte 5-A, La Antigua Guatemala hpanchoy@itelgua.com ~ www.hotelpanchoy.com a

CASA RUSTICA

The most charming place in Antigua

HOTEL, CAFÉ & BAR — private bath, hot water, cable TV, wireless internet, laundry, shared kitchen, bag storage. 6a av. norte #8, La Antigua (1 block from central park) Tel: 7832-3709 casarusticagt@hotmail.com www.casarusticagt.com

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El Antaño

“A place for you to feel at home.”

11 Comfortable Rooms w/ fireplace, private bath, TV. 1 Suite w/ jacuzzi, fireplace, volcano view. Restaurant, Terrace, Internet, Parking, Special Rates 6a av. norte #36, Antigua TelFax: 7832-7351, 7832-0134 www.posadaelantano.com

Charming Bed & Breakfast Just 2 blocks from the Central Park

5a av. sur #11-C, La Antigua Guatemala Tel: 7882-4469 ~ www.hotelmesondelvalle.com

Cozy Rooms with Private Bath Lovely Garden Excellent Service Calle de Los Pasos #20 y 9a calle Tel: 7832-2915 hostalsannicolas@intelnet.net.gt Fax: 7832-9751 www.hostalsannicolas.com

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La Tatuana

Quiet & Relaxing, Rooms w/ hot water Convenient location 7a av. sur #3 La Antigua Tel: 7832-1223 latatuana@hotmail.com www.latatuana.com

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Lake Views by Dwight Wayne Coop

Forrest Gump’s life may have been a box of chocolates. My box has included snails—and worse.

n February 12, 1993, I returned to Guatemala after three months Stateside, for what Latin Americans call el pedido, “the asking.” The thing I was going to ask for was the hand of my fiancee, Mely González, from her parents. I thought doing so on Valentine’s Day would show some class—all I had, probably. I´d never met her parents, since nobody in her family and only one of her friends expected me to come back. I made liars of them by popping up at the airport where I was greeted by Mely, her eldest sister, Miriam, and Miriam’s crusty Mexican semihubby, Arturo. As we left the airport, Arturo offered to give me a trial pedido on the eve of the real one. Could I say no? Accordingly, we went to their suburban farm the next day. I picked fruit with Mely and her nephew, including granadillas, or passion fruit (logically in season during February). We hiked and played with the dogs. I was thinking that their dogs had a good life, especially when I noticed Miriam stewing fishheads in an outside cauldron. I thought, “This family cares enough about their dogs to feed them delicacies!¨ I need to mention that since high school I’d been a vegetarian. I still am, thanks to seeing a televised bullfight, circa 1973. I also 102 » revuemag.com

avoid alcohol, but I’m not dogmatic about boozing or meat-eating. Most of my friends do both, and I don’t care. The trial pedido—to return to what this is all about—began with Arturo and I sitting down to a cola in his kitchen. To my great chagrin, he added rum to his drink and then to mine, and ordered me to down it. I complied. Soon afterward, Miriam brought out two steaming bowls of something that looked like it had been dredged from the bottom of Lake Erie, before the cleanup. And stuff was bobbing in it. Arturo started spooning it down and directed me to do the same. Willy-nilly, I did. Right away I knew that it was not Lake Erie vintage. It wasn’t good enough. Arturo found a snail in his, whacked it with a hammer, and sucked out the contents. I followed suit but without chewing. The biggest floating object was, you guessed it—a stewed fishhead. Arturo retrieved his and vacuumed it clean with his mouth. I kind of picked at mine, hoping this would suffice (and hoping, too, that a dog was under the table). Clearly, I was getting the bootcamp version of the trial pedido. All for my own good, I supposed. But my stomach was not agreeing. The next day, Arturo, Miriam, Mely and

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I rode out to the parents’ farm for the real pedido. I was still mildly sick from yesterday’s cola, rum, snail soup and fishhead. It didn’t help that Arturo was saying that Don Zenón, my presumable father-in-law, was bad-tempered, carried a revolver and disliked gringos. But I imagined that I would be spared another alimentary assault. Hope springing eternal, and all that. Mely’s relations seemed nice enough. And, as before, we hiked and picked fruit. Mely was making me a green salad, and when we were seated for the feasting that would lead up to the pedido, this was the first course. It was followed by a pasta course and then— uh-oh —chicken soup. In Guatemala, chicken broth lacks the reputed medicinal powers that it has when consumed in my country. This is especially true when your system has forgotten how to digest it. ...continued on page 122

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Guatemalan Chachales

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can still find early beads in Guatemala, and each necklace tells a tale. It is probably not a constant or original tale of style and bead arrangement, since monofilament line is a recent invention, and beads were strung and restrung constantly. Likewise, as the fortunes of wearers changed, it is reasonable to think that silver was removed to be spent in time of need and added during times of prosperity. Many of the coins found in necklaces today come from an “unfortunate” period of Guatemala’s coinage history. When the government abandoned the silver standard at the turn of the 20th century, it began minting nickel copies of silver coins. When trading nations refused to deal with Guatemala, these beads became essentially worthless and made their way

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popularly into chachales. Most of the silver coins passed off today as original are counterfeit. The bubbly surface is the tip-off since early coinage was struck, not poured into a bubble-producing mold. As the 20th century arrived, mass-produced beads from China and elsewhere came into Guatemala, again most often red in color. In addition, since world travel soared after World War II, beads have made their way from and to strange places, including Africa. Blame the Peace Corps and backpackers for Guatemala’s straying from the traditional coral, red glass and coins. Note: The author, cited in most bead reference works, wrote the benchmark studies on glass beads in Guatemalan chachales in the late 1970s. If a reader has a question or comment, or would like an opinion on the source and age of a bead, send your photo to gmg977@yahoo.com

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DR. BOCALETTI, Family Practioner, Tropical Disease Diploma: Attention to adults & children, vaccinations, Spanish, English, German spoken. Pap smears done by female technician. Mon-Fri afternoons 3a. av. norte #1, La Antigua (behind the Cathedral) Tel. 7832-4835.

AA OPEN MEETINGS IN ENGLISH IN ANTIGUA: Sun. Discussion 1-2pm (2a avenida sur #34), Mon. 6-7pm Discussion & Thurs. 6-7pm Step/Big Book (Doña Luisa’s Restaurant 2nd floor, 4a calle oriente #12). www.antiguaguatemalaaa.org and www.lakeatitlanaa.org HELP NEEDED! Our autistic children die due to lack of clinical resourses & education. Help us in getting equipment for the clinic of tomography, neurology and encephalography. If you wish to volunteer or donate, please call 5470-1536, 5915-3982 or info@spanishforlove.org www.spanishforlove.org CLUB ROTARIO: Meets every Wednesday 8pm at Porta Hotel Antigua. (Last Wed. of the month, please call Alma). Tel: 7832-7600. THE LIGHT OF GOD IS IN EVERYONE: Join us for silent meeting in the manner of Friends (Quakers) on the first Sundays of the month. Contacts: 7832-5653, 7849-5970 mardugan@earthlink.net, progresar@hughes.net PANAJACHEL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Lake Atitlán’s Englishlanguage church meets Sundays, 9am at member households. Visitors welcome! More info. 7762-1581 (Wayne) ST. MARKS ECUMENICAL CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH. Sundays 11:30am. Chapel of Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro, corner 6a calle & 3a av., La Antigua. Tel: 5293-1076, 5492-5707. Employment Opportunity: SALESPERSON / VENDEDOR(A) Experience and Spanish required. Unlimited commission potential. Send CV to ventas@revuemag.com or 4a calle oriente #23

HEALING HANDS TOTAL BODY THERAPY: Physical therapy, massage therapy, facials, manicures & pedicures. ONLY by licensed professionals. In clinic/hotel/home. Call Micky Morrison for appt. 7832-9440, 5393-2311. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: 10 SESSIONS OF INTENSIVE WORK TO IMPROVE YOUR SELF-IMAGE AND SELF-ESTEEM. Bring the change that you want to your life! Cristina Hyland, ADV-EFT therapist, tel: 5070-7101. Atitlán Blog: holistichealingeft.blogspot.com When nothing else works! CENTRO DE PARTO NATURAL: 15 years of water birth in Guatemala! German midwife attended. Natural birth, routine gynecology, contraception, birth preparation, first aid, NBCA. Info: 5709-2308, e-mail hannahcdp@ gmail.com Guatemala City-house calls in la Antigua. EMOTIONAL RELIEF: assisted by certified therapist Cristina Hyland ADV-EFT using Emotional Freedom Technique. Fast, effective, painless! Anger management, traumatic experiences, fears, anxieties, personal performance, relationships. Sessions & workshops in English or Spanish. Call Cristina 5070-7101. Lake Atitlán.

FOR SALE SE VENDEN PUERTAS ANTIGUAS Y ÓLEO DE LA VIRGEN DOLOROSA Info: silviaumbe@yahoo.com tel (502) 5799-5377 USED BOOKS (fiction & non-fiction), collector books, shoes, clothing & jewelry (new and vintage), large size blouses for women, handbags, handkerchiefs, hats, CDs, books on tape, postcards, crafts, handmade candles & much more. Visit us at Revue building. 4a calle oriente #23, La Antigua. Sales benefit AWARE (Animal Welfare Association Rescue/Education) in Sumpango. Donations gratefully welcomed!

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Horseback Riding, English Equitation Classes: from beginner to intermediate level. Taught by English instructress. See also ad under “Fun Stuff” - Ravenscroft Riding Stables. New Tel #: 7830-6669 , 5408-7057.

HOTEL ISLETA de Gaia, Las Lisas: See our ad in Travel section. Go: South (from Guatemala City & Antigua) to Escuintla. South-east to El Salvador Km. 144. South to Las Lisas pier (17 kms). Boat shuttles to beach/hotel. ROOMS WITH SHARED BATH AND KITCHEN at CasaSito Volunteers’ House – Antigua, 7a av. norte. Price: Q1,000 p/p for 2 weeks, Q1,500/mo. p/p for single room, Q1,100/mo. p/p for double room, includes internet/wireless and water/coffee/tea. CasaSito Volunteers’ House is a charity project, all proceeds are used to support the education program of Chocantariy Nursery. Info: www.casasito. org or call 5993-1633.

MEDITATION COURSE, Primordial sound by certified instructor from the Deepak Chopra Center (Calif.) For more info. please call or drop by (mornings only), Tel: 7832-0245, 2a calle oriente #6, ask for Cynthia. Classes in English or Spanish. YOGA: Taught by Rae Ishee and Nancy Payne. Mon. 7:00-8:00am, Tue. 8:30-10:00am, Wed. 10:00-11:30am, Thur. 8:30-10:00am, Fri. 8:30-10:00am, Sat. 9:00-10:30am & Sun. 9:00-10:30am (Men’s beginner class with Liz). PILATES: Mon. & Wed. 8:30-9:30am. Q40-50. Galeria Panza Verde, 5a av. Sur #19. Tel: 7832-7920, pr@panzaverde.com NIA Combines dance arts, martial arts & healing arts to create purposeful movement. Group classes, Tues & Fri 5-6:30pm. Antigua Centre, 7a calle poniente #11. Q50/ session. Call Debbie 4383-3122. Private group sessions also available.

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FUN STUFF RAVENSCROFT RIDING STABLES: Tel#: 7830-6669 5408-7057 (English owners) 2a av. sur. #3, San Juan del Obispo (2 miles south of Antigua). English (European) style riding on fit, well-trained horses. Accompanied scenic rides & equitation lessons from beginner to intermediate level, intensive courses our speciality. Boots & helmets provided. Please call for reservations & more info.

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Large appliance repair: washer/dryer, stove, etc. Ya no busque quien repare su lavadora, secadora o estufa eléctrica, yo se la reparo en su casa. Llámeme: 2475-5399, Oscar Chacón. Trabajos garantizados.

HANDYMAN General services: electrical work, plumbing, painting, repairs, etc. Tel: 4016-9062, 5560-0499 Daniel.

RETIRED U.S. TAX SPECIALIST: Now residing in Guatemala, accepting new clients living in Central America who want to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax obligation. Charge is % of tax actually saved. 24 years experience in individual and corporate tax planning and preparation. Contact: Steven Pittser, email: stevenpittser@yahoo. com or Tel: (502) 4374-1199. STERLING FOUNDRY: Fine arts & architectural bronze casting. Lost wax ceramic shell & sand casting. Quality & service. Call Gregorio (Spanish) Tels: 5965-4093 or Rae (English), Tels: 7882-4282 or 5490-8905. MSIA (Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness) Rep in Guatemala is offering Soul Transcendence Courses, Home Seminars, Books, CD´s with J-R teachings www.msia. org. Call (502) 2353-6627 Patricia Tappan, or write ptappan@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL STAINED GLASS WORKSHOP – LA ROSA DE CRISTAL. Windows, doors, lamps, etc. to your specification. 30+ yrs experience. 3a calle poniente #3, between 4a av & 5a av. Tels: 5179-6892, 7832-8702. Website: http:// theglassrose.page.tl

EMPLOYMENT BILINGUAL ASSISTANT NEEDED FOR ART PROGRAM for the month of March. Flexible hours. Must be responsible and enjoy people. Email: fourre@artguat.org FAMOUS PACIFIC COAST BEACHFRONT HOTEL LOOKING FOR ASSISTANT MANAGER. Fluent in Spanish + conversational English (French, great). Basic technical knowledge, experience in tourism sector would be a plus. This position implies autonomy & high sense of responsibility. Min. commitment, 12 mos. Serious offer for motivated person. Food & lodging supplied. CV & references required. Call 7885-0044 or job1@hotel.isleta-de-gaia.com

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Pet Q’s & A’s by Cynthia Burski, DVM

Discouraging “Counter Surfing” How can I keep my cat off of the kitchen counter? Cats enjoy “counter surfing” for many reasons. First of all, they are looking for food scraps; second, they have a good view of the room; and third, they are at a perfect height to relate to their owners. Counters should be kept very clean with no dirty dishes in the sink. To make the counters “not fun” two techniques are recommended. Sticky, adhesive strips are good deterrents because cats don’t like stepping on them. You can put them on placemats and leave them on the counter. Also you can block the area with pots and pans.

It is important to remember that when making a place “off limits,” an alternate place should be provided. Many cats enjoy sitting on tall stools, which you can place nearby and reward your cat with treats and praise when she is sitting on the stool. --

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BEAUTIFUL FURNISHED APARTMENT, conveniently located in access-controlled complex. 3 bdrm, large closets, 2½ baths, liv/din, fully-equipped kitchen, hot water, washer & dryer ready, cable, internet access & other services incld. $535/mo. Tels: 7832-5390, 5492-6332.

MULTIPURPOSE 1,350 M² PROPERTY: Km 29.9, on the highway to Antigua, 10 min from Antigua. Ideal for restaurant (equipped), school, clinic, spa, church, etc. Big garden, Apartment included. Tel: 5365-6706.

APARTMENT: Secure, furnished & equipped, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, liv, din, kit, cable TV, telephone, 2 small gardens, 1 small yard, 2-4 people. No children under 10. No pets, 2 blks from Central Park. Tels: 7832-0505, 5473-5662, weekends. No comisionistas. BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS: 2 bdrm, liv, din, laundry, fullyequipped kit, 2½ bath, cable TV, WiFi, 24-hour security, cleaning service. 4 blocks from the park. Daily, weekly or monthly. arteceramico12@hotmail.com Tel: 7832-7141, 5096-6740. LAS GOLONDRINAS APARTMENTS: Antigua G., bedrooms, cable TV, private hot showers. Apartments with complete kitchen; “Different sizes-different prices”. ALSO: Guide service and camping equipment rentals. Daniel Ramírez Ríos. Tels.: 7832-3343, 5713-6429 drrios@intelnet.net.gt www.lasgolondrinasapts.com

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY VERY FAMOUS & SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANT/BAR FOR SALE IN LA ANTIGUA GUATEMALA: Promoted within Worldwide Travel Guide Books including The Lonely Planet/ Rough Guide. The restaurant has 115 seats on 2 levels including a Terrace Bar with magnificent views of the city & surrounding volcanoes. This is a favorite restaurant of both local & international clients with a broad menu that caters to all! Priced to sell with a two-year return on your investment. Email: tmerpaw@msn.com

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BEAUTIFUL FURNISHED APARTMENT: Very exclusive area, 2 bdrm w/bath, hot water, liv/din, fully-equipped kit, cable TV, family livrm, fireplace, terrace, laundry, garage. Tels: 5910-2615, 7832-7036, 5578-4739. BEAUTIFUL APARTMENT: Exclusive & secure area, quiet, fully-furnished, 2 bdrm, liv, fireplace, kitchen, garden, bath/hot water. Surrounded by trees, a special place! Info: 7934-6258, 5208-6202. SAN PEDRO EL ALTO: Furnished apartment, 2 levels, studio, kitchenette, terrace, patio w/fountain. NEW CASITA: Open living area, studio/bdrm, kit, pvt. garden. Call Klaske 7832-6038.

QUETZALTENANGO APARTMENTS fully-furnished and equipped include: Cable TV, free gas for first month. Deposit required. Contact Lidia de Mazariegos, 4a. calle 15-34, Zona 1, Quetzaltenango, Tel: 7761-2166. Many a marriage runs into trouble when the better half starts believing she’s the better three quarters.

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Santa Catarina Palopó, Lake Atitlán

Panoramic views of entire lake from every room. Located 10 min. drive from Panajachel, between Hotel Casa Palopo & Tzampoc Resort. 10,070 m2 of land and 210 m2 of construction. 3-level villa with 2 fireplaces plus wood-burning pizza oven in kitchen. Deep soak tubs with views, infinity edge pool, custom paint, tile and hardwood floors throughout.

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REAL ESTATE: FOR RENT PUERTO SAN JOSÉ AREA Chulamar: FURNISHED HOUSE by the day, week or weekend , 4 bdrm, 6 bath, sun terraces, 2 big pools surrounded by exotic gardens. In an exclusive condo w/ football & tennis court, 24/h. security, maid service optional, Tel: 5990-6800.

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EN VENTA Terreno para el desarrollo de proyecto para la construcción de hotel y restaurante 455,766m² con restaurante y 3 bungalows (construcción no terminada) cerca de Flores, El Petén US$ 220,000 Información detallada: Tel (English): +7-495-4332740 Mobile: +7-909-9619696 E-mail (English): c.markgraf@imail.de E-mail (español): rosannita7@yahoo.es Teléfono (Guatemala): +502 5413-2300, +502 5316-1327

REAL ESTATE: FOR RENT LAKE ATITLÁN PANAJACHEL’S EDGE, New 1 bedroom apartment, completely furnished, quiet, exclusive, terrace, views, parking, 150mt private lake access, cable & internet available, $350. Tel: 5932-5963, acomodaciones+pach@gmail.com SANTA CATARINA, 2 BEDROOM HOUSE, Lake views, completely furnished, long-term reduced rate, parking, cable & internet available, $500, tel: 5932-5963, acomodaciones+santacat@gmail.com JUCANYÁ, PANAJACHEL 2 BEDROOM HOME $275, efficiency apartment $150, includes electricity, cable, and gardener. Views, sauna, and central makes these rentals a bargain. Tel: 5932-5963, acomodaciones+lind@gmail.com WWW.RENTALSATITLAN.COM, consult our large selection of rentals from luxurious houses with fantastic views ($1600/week) to small adobe cottages surrounded by nature ($250/week). Take the time to enjoy the most beautiful lake in the world. Call Armand (502) 5493-6161.

ALQUILER DE CASA EN LA ROMANA, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA campo de golf, 5 habitaciones, 5 baños, piscina y mas. Info: Sr Beauchamp, bellocampo@gmail.com, tel (809) 301-1111 Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men. —Joseph Conrad

REAL ESTATE: FOR SALE ANTIGUA AREA SAN PEDRO LAS HUERTAS, 15 min from Antigua, BEAUTIFUL 19,900v² PROPERTY , awesome view of volcanoes, ideal for retirement house, condos, investment. Price without competition US$27.00v², globalinmobiliaria. gt@gmail.com, tel: 5687-1187. BEAUTIFUL HOUSES IN AN EXCLUSIVE CONDOMINIUM club house, pool and other extras. Different prices. *ALSO HOUSES FOR RENT, different sizes. Tels: 4134-3955, 5200-4100.

RÍO DULCE ESTABLISHED 11-BED ECOLOGICAL JUNGLE HOTEL with private house on Río Dulce. 2 acres (50 m riverfront) in National Park. Beautiful gardens, solar power. 10 km from Livingston, nearby waterfall & hot springs. Recommended by international travel guides. Info: 5725-1576.

LAKE ATITLÁN JAIBALITO, EXQUISITE: View of lake & volcanoes. 1,413m². Electricity. Partially damaged by storm. Well planted. Easy 5 min. walk from public dock. Must see! US$35,000 /neg. Tel: 5653-7028. RESIDENCIAL CANTARES DEL LAGO, 10 mins. from the center of Panajachel. Stay in contact with nature! Security gate, water, light, drainage, paved streets, front wall, financing plans. Tel: 7762-2921, cantaresdellago@gmail.com ...more listings on following page

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Sales & Rentals Furnished or unfurnished 5a av. sur #34-A, La Antigua Tels: 5998-4158, 7832-8066 Fax: 7832-8066 negocios_opcion@yahoo.com There have been many spectacular advances in communications recently, but the quickest is still the wink.

2 BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS FOR RENT 2 and 3 Bedrooms Fully-equipped Kitchen, Garage Located at the entrance to Jardines de Antigua Monthly rent: us$600 and us$550 Information Tel: 7832-5155 Cel: 5205-1184

FOR SALE Development area for building a Hotel and Restaurant 455,766m² including a restaurant building under construction and 3 partially built bungalows, near Flores, El Petén US$ 220,000 For a detailed information in English please contact Telephone: +7-495-4332740 Mobile: +7-909-9619696 E-mail (English): c.markgraf@imail.de E-mail (español): rosannita7@yahoo.es Telephone (Guatemala): +502 5413-2300, +502 5316-1327

18,205 mts2 (195,957 fts2) farm with furnished and equipped house, located 3 kms (1.86 miles) South of Palín, Escuintla. Info: (502) 7832-8147 and 5482-8900 · e-mail: ovallefredy@yahoo.com revuemag.com « 121

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LAKE ATITLÁN

A PLACE FOR YOU IN PARADISE! 2½ acres with 400 Ft. lake frontage. Presently an eco-hotel/lodge & restaurant. Beautiful gardens, fabulous volcano & lake views. Tel: 5798-0066 (Janice).

TZUNUNÁ: The new frontier of the lake, WATER FRONT LOT with road access $60,000. CUTE LITTLE HOUSE, water front, 2 bedrooms, great views, all equipped ready to move in $85,000. call Armand (502) 5493-6161, WWW. REALESTATEATITLAN.COM VILLAS, CONDOS, HOMES, RAW LAND - 400+ LISTINGS: Santa Catarina, Panajachel, Santa Cruz, Jaibalito, Tzununá, San Marcos, Santiago, and all places in between. Tel: 5932-5963; acomodaciones+land@gmail.com

PANAJACHEL, rare opportunity. FOR SALE : 2 independent houses with 2 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, living dining, fireplace, garden, walking distance to market, in residential neighborhood. TITLE OF PROPERTY. $97,000 negotiable/house. Call Armand (502) 5493-6161 SANTA CRUZ LA LAGUNA: The most private area of the lake. Active Eco Hotel for sale, 10,000m2 of land, 100 mts water front, great comercial location, fantastic views. Waterfront house, 3 bedroom house with 2 bathroom, living room with fire place, beautiful lawns and gardens, guardian house, infinity pool with views of the volcanos. call Armand (502) 5493-6161, WWW. REALESTATEATITLAN.COM WWW.REALESTATEATITLAN.COM consult our extensive portofolio which covers all the lake basin, from waterfront luxury homes to lots with fantastic views, or call Armand (502) 5493-6161.

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Still, I spooned it down. At the bottom was a pile of giblet, something that even your typical omnivore wouldn’t eat. I avoided doing so by covering it with tortilla crumbs and patting my churning gut. Eventually Mely’s sister, Elisabet, carried it off. But then Mely’s brother, Iginio, started passing out fried chicken. He dropped a drumstick on my plate and sat down next to me. Oh boy! When you are the guest of honor at a banquet for a dozen people, someone is almost always looking your way. A moment came, though, when no one was; so with some fast sleight-of-hand, I schlepped the drumstick into my briefcase. (Once inside, it soiled my passport. The grease stain remains to this day, overlapping the autograph Telly Savalas gave me when, one night at home in Las Vegas, I discovered him strolling through the Riviera Casino). Iginio was the first to notice something “amiss.” I never asked him what he was think122 » revuemag.com

STUNNING LAKE FRONT HOUSE AND PROPERTY in San Antonio Palopó. 1000 square meters of land. Stone and adobe construction. Marvelous vistas. Large parking area. A brand new apartment on the second floor. $220,000.00. SIX EXCLUSIVE NEW VILLAS in Santa Catarina Palopo with a breathtaking view of the lake and volcanoes, HOT opening sale discount price. Call TERRA-X Real Estate 7762 1229, www.terraxatitlan.com 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.

ing as he observed my plate with the fascination of a paleontologist discovering a missing link. Was it, “Wow! This dude was hungry!” Or was it, “Do gringos eat even the bones?” I’ll never know. So to slake his curiosity, Iginio took the chicken wing from his plate and put it on mine. I had to feign fullness for 45 minutes, until Iginio excused himself; then the wing, too, magically vanished. Meanwhile, we finished the pedido, with the parents assenting. Back in the city that night, I gave the chicken to my roommate, Franco, an elderly artist from Maine. He told me it was lousy. I told him it was my mother-in-law’s cooking. The next day, February 15, I found overstocked Valentine chocolates on sale at a downtown confectioner. I bought a box with walnut nougat centers, thinking I deserved a “chaser” for what I had eaten over the previous 48 hours. But maybe it was worth it. I got the girl, and she has yet to make me eat fishheads.

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El Sa lvador Pa nora ma s by Lena Johannessen

Volcanoes surrounding valley of Juayua - Ruta de Las Flores

La Bocana - Barra de Santiago

Crater Lake Coatepeque

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The Raw Coffee Quality Pyramid I

n the coffee world, there’s a quality pyramid that illustrates the many types and qualities of this popular beverage. The broad base of the pyramid rests on the two main commercial species: arabica and robusta. Arabica is the one that popularized coffee consumption throughout the world, and all fine coffees belong to this species. Robusta is regularly used for soluble coffee, and its characteristics are harsher than arabica’s. The aroma and taste of the traditional arabica coffees surpass the hybrid species in the second echelon. And in the third echelon we see those traditional varieties that gradually ripen under shade. Shade-grown coffees, besides providing huge environmental advantages, are preferred by connoisseurs because the slow maturing process allows coffee cherries to fully develop their sugar content.

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The fourth echelon of the quality pyramid contains the traditional shade varieties that preserve their attributes through the wet process, receiving the name of washed coffees once this level is achieved. The fifth echelon belongs to the washed arabica variety, which is sun dried. This technique avoids mechanical processes that might result in a defective product, delivering a bean of excellent physical traits and a moisture level that homogenizes and preserves cup quality. Finally, the apex of the pyramid contains entirely handcrafted coffees, which receive a greater level of recognition. These coffees result from skillful practices at the field and milling levels, creating a mystical product. That’s how we obtain a product highly esteemed and recommended by world coffee tasters. ----

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ADVERTISER INDEX LODGING

LODGING

Guatemala City

ATITLÁN

Apartamentos Las Torres ........................ Armadillo Suites ....................................... Dai Nonni Hostal ....................................... El Otelito ...................................................... Hostal Hermano Pedro ............................ Hostal Los Volcanes .................................. Hostal de Don Pedro ................................ Hostal Miraflores ....................................... Hotel Casa Blanca .................................... Hotel Casa de los Nazarenos .................. Hotel Residencia del Sol ......................... Hotel Villa Toscana .................................... Mariana’s Petite Hotel .............................. Primavera Suites ...................................... Suites Altamira .........................................

GUATEMALA

Antigua

Casa Encantada ......................................... Casa Familia Ovalle ................................... Casa Madeleine .......................................... Casa Rustica ................................................ Cissus Hotel ................................................ El Hostal ...................................................... El Mesón de María ..................................... Hostal Las Marías ...................................... Hostal San Nicolás .................................... Hostel 5 ....................................................... Hotel Aurora ............................................... Hotel Casa Azul .......................................... Hotel Casa Concepción ........................... Hotel Casa de las Fuentes ....................... Hotel Casa Noble ...................................... Hotel El Carmen ........................................ Hotel La Real Plaza ................................... Hotel La Sin Ventura ................................. Hotel La Tatuana ....................................... Hotel Las Camelias Inn ............................ Hotel Mesón del Valle ............................. Hotel Mesón Panza Verde ....................... Hotel Panchoy ........................................... Hotel San Jorge ......................................... Hotel Santa Catalina ................................ Hotel Un Paseo por La Antigua ............ Hotel Vista Real ......................................... La Casa de Maco ....................................... Palacio de Doña Beatriz .......................... Posada Asjemenou .................................. Posada de Don Rodrigo .......................... Posada del Angel ..................................... Posada El Antaño ..................................... Posada El Ensueño .................................... Stuardo’s Place .......................................... The Cloister ................................................ Villa de Antaño ..........................................

43 45 44 43 45 45 44 45 43 45 44 45 45 43 45

Club Ven Aca ............................................. El Aguacatal ............................................... Hotel Casa Rosa ......................................... Hotel Dos Mundos (Pana) ....................... Hotel El Chaparral ..................................... Hotel Fonda del Sol (Pana) ..................... Hotel Islaverde ........................................... Hotel Primavera ......................................... Jenna’s Bed and Breakfast ...................... Hotel Rancho Grande Inn ........................ Hotel Real Santander ............................... Posada de Don Rodrigo ........................... Posada de Santiago (Santiago) .............. Posada San Simon .................................... San Sebastian Hotel .................................

88 87 89 91 88 86 85 89 91 86 83 89 88 86 87 87 87 83 91 88 91 84 91 85 82 92 92 88 86 83 93 93 91 91 87 86 88

Hostal Hermano Pedro ............................ Finca Ixobel (Poptún) ............................... Hotel Ecológico y Rest. Mon ami ........... La Casa de Don David ...............................

RÍo Dulce

Bruno’s ......................................................... 110 Hacienda Tijax ............................................ 110 Hotel Catamaran ....................................... 110

COBÁN

Casa del Bosque ......................................... 109 Hotel Posada Don Antonio ..................... 109 La Posada .................................................... 109 Park Hotel .................................................... 109 Posada de Don Pedro ............................... 109

El PetÉn

RESTAURANTS / BARS Antigua 99 100 99 101 100 101 99 101 99 101 100 103 99 100 100 111 111 111 111

monterrico / PACIFIC COAST

Asociación Ola Verde ................................ 107 Atelie del Mar ............................................. 108 Cafe Del Sol ................................................. 106 Casa Monterrico ......................................... 108 Don Carlos Beach ...................................... 106 Hotel Dos Mundos ..................................... 107 Hotel Honolulu ........................................... 106 Hotel La Isleta de Gaia ............................. 106 Hotel Pez de Oro ........................................ 106 Johnny’s Place ............................................ 108 Playa Quilombo Eco-Hotel ...................... 106

QUETZALTENANGO

Casa San Bartolomé .................................. Dicap Residence ........................................ Hotel Modelo ............................................. Hostal Doña Mercedes ............................ Hostal 7 Orejas ..........................................

104 105 105 104 104

TECPÁN

Casa Xara / Molino Helvetia ................... 109

RETALHULEU

Hotel Posada de Don José ....................... 108

RESTAURANTS / BARS Guatemala CITY

A Fuego Lento ............................................ 37 Café Saul ...................................................... 7 Caffé De Fiori .............................................. 39 Cheers ........................................................... 39 Hooters ......................................................... 129 Kloster .......................................................... 41 La Artesana Tamales Finos ...................... 39 Pecorinos Ristorante ................................. 41 Productos y Servicios ............................... 39 Restaurante Altuna ................................... 41 Trovajazz .................................................... 39 Viva Fridas ................................................... 39 William Shakespeare Pub ........................ 39

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Bistrot Cinq .................................................. 65 Café Asjemenou ......................................... 64 Café Condesa / Express ........................... 73 Café Panchoy ................................................ 73 Café Sky ......................................................... 80 Caffé Mediterraneo ..................................... 80 Captain Bry’s ................................................. 63 Casa Escobar ................................................. 62 Christophe Pizza ......................................... 75 Cine-Lounge La Sin Ventura ..................... 81 Como Como ................................................. 80 Cookies, Etc ................................................... 72 Degusta Antigua ......................................... 64 Doña Luisa Xicotencatl .............................. 70 El Pelícano Dorado ..................................... 64 El Peroleto ..................................................... 78 El Rincón del Conquistador ...................... 78 El Sabor del Tiempo .................................... 79 El Sereno ........................................................ 62 El Viejo Café .................................................. 77 El Yotivenco ................................................... 78 Estudio 35 ...................................................... 4 Filadelfia Restaurant ................................... 71 Gaia ................................................................ 77 Kabuki ............................................................ 80 Korea House ................................................. 64 La Casbah ...................................................... 79 La Chamiza ................................................... 68 La Cocina ....................................................... 80 La Cueva de Panza Verde ........................... 69 La Cuevita de Urquizú ............................... 72 La Escudilla ................................................... 77 La Fonda de la Calle Real ........................... 81 La Peña del Sol Latino ............................... 67 Las Antorchas ............................................... 77 Las Palmas .................................................... 52 L’Espresso Café ............................................ 79 Mesón Panza Verde ................................... 64 Monoloco ...................................................... 61 Nicolas ........................................................... 75 Ni Fu Ni Fa ..................................................... 75 Nokiate .......................................................... 65 Personajes ..................................................... 73 Rainbow Café ............................................... 63 Restaurante Las Mil Flores ........................ 67 The Bagel Barn ....................... inside cover Tienda Delicio, S.A. (Deli) .......................... 70 Toscana la Mia Terra .................................... 80 Viva Fridas ..................................................... 75 Welten Restaurant ...................................... 69 Wiener ........................................................... 77

atitlÁn

Cafe Bombay ................................................100 Circus Bar ......................................................101 Terraza Choi .................................................103

Quetzaltenango

Bazar del Café ............................................. 104 Chocolatería Doña Pancha ...................... 105 Shai Long ......................................................105 Giuseppe´s Gourmet Pizza .......................105

TECPÁN

Restaurante Chichoy ................................. 109 Restaurante El Pedregal ........................... 109 Restaurante Katok ..................................... 109 Kape Paulinos ............................................. 109

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ADVERTISER INDEX HEALTH SERVICES

SERVICES

SHOPS

Guatemala City

ANTIGUA

Clinica Dental ............................................... 47 Dr. Milton Solis ............................................. 49 Ejecutivo Spa ................................................ 48 Kawilal Spa ................................................... 33 Nova Aesthetics ........................................... 49 Pediatrics: Dr. & Dra. Hernandez .............. 49

Angel Fire Kennels ......................................115 Daniel Chang Photography ...................... 72 Figuepartes .................................................... 34 Hairways ......................................................... 35 Immigration Services ..................................115 Lapstec ........................................................... 35 Renta Autos de Guatemala ........................ 57 Solucion Web ................................................ 9 Translations ...................................................115 Union Church ................................................ 34

Antigua

TRAVEL / TOURS Guatemala City

Excursiones Spross ..................................... 94 Trans Galgos ................................................. 94

Antigua

Filadelfia Coffee Adventure ...................... 71 I.R.C. Travel .................................................... 94 Lax Travel ....................................................... 95 Litegua ........................................................... 95 Mundo Guatemala ...................................... 95 Rainbow Travel ............................................ 97 Sinfronteras .................................................. 95 Tabarini Rent a Car ...................................... 56 Turansa .......................................................... 94 Voyageur Tours ............................................108

MISC.

Casa Vieja Lodge ........................................ 96 Eternal Spring ..............................................100 Fish Guatemala (Parlama) ........................ 97 Hedman Alas ................................................ 98 Parque Ixpanpajul ......................................111 Rancho Carrillo ............................................ 2 Roger’s Tours ................................................ 95 San Sebastian Tours ....................................100 Santander Travel Agency ......................... 100 Sport Fishing, Rods and Reels ................. 98 Transportes Turísticos Atitrans ................. 94

Antigua

Bello Capello ................................................. 59 Click Then Enjoy ........................................... 58 Club Ecuestre La Ronda .............................. 54 Eris ................................................................... 54 Funky Monkey .............................................. 61 JennyStar DVD Rentals ............................... 57 Karla Hair Stylist ........................................... 61 Skin Deep ....................................................... 59 Valle de Flores ............................................... 54 Wings ...............................................................116

Quetzaltenango

North & South Bookstore ...........................105 Eureka Spanish School ...............................105 Galilea Spa .....................................................104

SHOPS Guatemala City

Asian Tropics ................................................. 35 Bernina (Sewing Center) ................................. 34 Camas Siesta .................................................. 34 Colección 21 .................................................. 31 Geminis Bookstore ....................................... 35 In Nola (Textiles) ............................................ 34 Jungle Skate Shop......................................... 11 Lin-Canola, S.A. ............................................ 34 Super Verduras .............................................. 39 Vivero Botanik, S.A. ...................................... 33

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Police: 120 Fire: 122 La Antigua Bomberos Voluntarios: 7832-0234 www.bomberosvoluntarios.org

Life is the flower for which love is the honey. —Victor Hugo

It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to know that it has begun. —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

55 54 59 59 54 55 61 5 55 54 61 56 54 55 58 6 81

SCHOOLS GUATEMALA CITY

Colegio Interamericano ............................ 4 Easy Facil ...................................................... 34

Antigua

Antigua Cooking School ........................... 57 Christian Spanish Academy ...................... 53 La Union ......................................................... 58 Spanish Language Center ........................ 58

QUETZALTENANGO

Casa Xelajú ................................................... 104 La Democracia Spanish School .............. 104 Pop Wuj Spanish School .......................... 104 Unlew Tinimit Spanish School ............... 104

REAL ESTATE Antigua Real Estate .................................... 119 Cantares del Lago ...................................... 2 Carstens S.A. ................................................ 118 Casa Colibri .................................................. 119 Casa Nova ..................................................... 119 Consulta Inmobiliaria ................................ 3 EDB ................................................................ 119 Finca Palín ................................................... 121 REMAX Colonial .......................................... 119 Ylara Real Estate ......................................... 121

CULTURAL Guatemala City

Eje Galería de Arte ..................................... El Attico ......................................................... Galería de Arte El Tunel ............................. Museo Ixchel ................................................ Museo Popol Vuh .......................................

27 27 27 27 31

Antigua

Galería Museo Centro Popular ................ 27 La Antigua Galería de Arte ...................... 31 La Galería Panza Verde ............................ 30

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GUATEMALA

Antigua’s Gym .............................................. 47 Casa Madeleine Spa ................................... 56 Centro de Equinotherapia Kej ................. 51 Centro Visual G & G ..................................... 47 Clínicas Ovalle .............................................. 55 Clínica Veterinaria El Arca .........................115 DDS Jorge de la Cruz ................................. 48 Dental Care ................................................... 51 Dermatologist Dr. Samayoa ...................... 47 Dra. Victoria Recinos de Molina ............... 47 Family Therapist .......................................... 48 Gail Terzuola ................................................. 48 Holistic Psychotherapy .............................. 48 Holistic Therapy ........................................... 47 Hospital Privado Hermano Pedro ............ 51 House of Health Sta. Lucía ........................ 47 Le Visage Cosmetology .............................. 54 Love Therapy ................................................ 51 Mayan Spa.................................................... 83 Meyko’s ......................................................... 51 Optyma Visión y Moda ............................. 46 Soleil Spa ...................................................... 49 Tecniscan ...................................................... 51

Antigua Furniture ...................................... Biobanic ....................................................... Bravo ............................................................ Casa de los Gigantes ................................ Casa Del Tejido ........................................... Casa Gomez Ovalle ................................... Colibrí ........................................................... El Mástil ........................................................ El Patio Antiques ........................................ El Prisma ...................................................... Hamlin & White Books .............................. Isaias Joyería ............................................... Joyería del Angel ................... back cover La Casa del Conde (books, etc) ................ Ritual ............................................................. Santa Chivita ............................................... Seline ............................................................. Vivero La Escalonia .....................................

SENSUOUS GUATEMALA: RED

ust a little dab of red will do you, if you’re trying to put the colors of Guatemala on canvas. You’d need lots of variations of blues, greens, and browns to capture the subtle shades of this country’s glorious Highlands, jungles and coastlines. Your pallet needs only a bit of red. But don’t forget the red, as it’s essential. Red can be frustrating, such as a red curb at the only parking spot on the block, or a red light stopping your hurry along a boulevard. Red can hurt, especially red from the tropical sun on light-skinned visitors. Red skies in the morning are supposed to give sailors warning, though Guatemalan storms come whenever they feel like it anyway. Red flames are fine, so long as they stay in a fireplace. But it’s a touch of red that delights the eye in blossoms spilling over white walls, or ripe red tomatoes pyramid-stacked in the market, or red chili pieces in a good salsa, or the flash of a red skirt when the salsa becomes a dance. Red attracts attention in advertisements or on fire trucks, but also in some traditional weaving of Maya ladies such as the dazzling reds from the town of Patzún, or more subtle deep-red brocades in San Antonio Aguas Calientes. Red dye from the bodies of cochineal insects was used in ancient times and was a major product of the La Antigua area until synthetic dyes ar128 » revuemag.com

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rived over a century ago. Now cochineal is beginning to return as a natural coloring for foods, textiles and cosmetics, just as in the Classic Maya courts. A few dots of red poppies along green roadsides please the eye more than big red signs for cell-phone service or soft drinks. Nature in Guatemala uses red as a subtle touch, an iridescent flash on a hummingbird hovering to sip nectar, a cardinal’s feathers as the birds cluster up and down the Americas, a streak of red on a trout jumping in the sunlight. Sometimes red isn’t quite as subtle, such as the reds of guacamayas, the scarlet macaws of the jungle, endangered due to relentless capture and display in courtyard cages. More usually, Guatemalan red is restricted to points of color, to coffee berries during their short weeks of being ready for picking, to bright-red shorts on kids kicking a ball on a dirt field, to liturgical red in churches at some seasons. And of course red is the color of love, red hearts pasted on preschoolers’ Valentines, red boxes of sweets, red lips waiting to brush cheeks of lovers. Thousands of boxes of long-stemmed red roses are shipped from Guatemala each February to the markets of Europe and North America, symbolic tokens for homes and offices. Each rose is a reminder of love, and of the lovely touches of red to be found around Guatemala.

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