Revue 2009-03

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March 2009 Year 18, No. 1

17th Year Anniversary Issue

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c o n t e n t s 10 Culture Unshocked It’s not wrong, just different by Ana Flinder 12 Pat Crocker Artist & Architect... and generally colorful character by jlong 12

16 Lake Views by Dwight Wayne Coop The Heartbreak of HDD 17 People and Projects: The Riecken Foundation

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DEPARTMENTS

8 From the Publishers 18 A Journey through Sweet Waters guatemala city Exploring Río Dulce Past and Present 33 Services/Shopping

by Gregory Kipling 37 Dining 43 Lodging 19 Vegas in Antigua: RECAP la antigua 52 Services/Shopping DATEBOOK HIGHLIGHTS 58 Spanish Schools 22 Theater: Panajachel Players 62 Dining 48 The Festival of Consciousness 82 Lodging sections 24 DATEBOOK » March 4 10 Top Picks in DVDs Guide to culture and upcoming events 46 Cruci-Word Puzzle 47 Health 38 Out of the Blue 66 Funny Page

by Terry Kovick Biskovich 94 Travel 114 Classifieds 60 Top-Ranked City 117 Vet Q&A La Antigua is No.1 among UK travelers 118 Real Estate 123 El Salvador 68 Guatemalan Style by Tony Pasinski 126 Advertiser Index The Nahualá Table 76 The True Adventures of Taymor Episode 2: That sinking feeling

by John Biskovich

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REGIONS 33 Guatemala City 52 La Antigua 99 Lake Atitlán 104 Quetzaltenango 106 Monterrico/Pacific Coast 111 Cobán / Tecpán 112 Río Dulce 113 El Petén 113 Retalhuleu

ON THE COVER

84 The Winds of Change

by Dr. Karmen Guevara 122 Life in the Jungle by Dennis Wheeler The Stela and the Wasps 128 Sensuous Guatemala: White by Ken Veronda

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Antigua misteriosa

by Freddy Murphy/freddymurphy.com

FROM THE PUBLISHERS

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elcome to our anniversary issue.

We are so thankful for the incredible support the REVUE has received for the past seventeen years— from readers, advertisers and the community in general. Six of our current sponsors have been with us from Day One, when the magazine consisted of 10 black and white pages, and we would like to especially thank them: Doña Luisa Xicotencatl, La Fonda de la Calle Real, Christian Spanish Academy, Café Panchoy, Las Antorchas and Tienda Delicio,S.A. To the too-many-to-mention sponsors that may not have been with us from the beginning, but have been with us for many, many years (and you know who you are), we appreciate your trust and confidence.

Speaking of the past, we have dusted off a number of previous articles that deserve to see the light of day again. From the life and times of artist/architect Pat Crocker to a voyage along the beautiful Río Dulce. From the intricately carved Nahualá table to angry jungle wasps. We’ve even included a couple penned by our own hand, from Out of the Blue to The True Adventures of Taymor.

Also inside this month, our current fare of fun stuff: People and Projects, DateBook Highlights, an amusing Lake View of HDD, La Antigua ranked #1 on a list of top cities, making changes in our lives, some excellent photographs, the color white is discussed and, as always, a ton of cultural events to be seen and heard.

If you missed our annual January Photo Issue, you can still see all the striking images at www.revuemag.com, just click on Archives. There were over 17,000 downloads of the January REVUE in PDF format, adding the 20,000 in print monthly our circulation has certainly increased substantially since 1992.

We hope you enjoy this issue and the issues to come, and thanks again for reading our pages for lo these many years.

—John & Terry Kovick Biskovich

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by Ana Flinder photo: Victoria Stone

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ulture shock is a strange phenomenon which most of us have experienced in one way or another.

For those of us who travel outside of our own countries infrequently, arrival in a new and foreign culture can be absolutely overwhelming; every moment is filled with so many new sights and sounds, and new customs that we must adjust to, that we only begin to notice specific differences and become able to differentiate and articulate them gradually.

On the other hand, those of us who have lived as residents in foreign countries for long periods of time get so accustomed to the cul-

tural differences of our adopted countries that we hardly even notice them, and when we return to visit our “country of origin” we experience more culture shock than we did when we arrived in a foreign country.

It is tempting, and often subconscious at first, to make value judgments about the cultural differences we experience, and to judge things rather harshly as right or wrong, or simply in terms of what we like and don’t like—but with a strong emotional edge. Many people actually travel frequently and are still constantly buffeted about by their own emotional judgments of what they see.

Personally, I strive to remind myself to ask myself whether something which I simply don’t like is or is not morally wrong, according to my values. Usually the answer is no. More importantly, I remind myself to observe impartially, to continue to observe, and to try to find the humor in the situation. Fortunately, this turns out to be extremely easy in the majority of instances.

Not long ago I was taking an evening stroll down Calle Santander, the main tourist street of Panajachel. As I passed by a string of locally run restaurants and tiendas, I saw a little Guatemalan girl, about 2 years old, alone in front of her family’s shop, off the sidewalk, in the street, playing with a little pile of broken glass.

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PAT CROCKER Artist & Architect by jlong

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f you lived in La Antigua Guatemala after World War II and before 1972 you would have known Pat Crocker for his work in the restoration of colonial houses and for his exquisite watercolor paintings of Indian costume.

Frederick Siddartha Crocker Junior, or as he would sometimes introduce himself “Frederick, ‘The Enlightened One,’ Crocker,” was born in Folsom, West Virginia, in 1914.

His mother, Hazel McBride Crocker got a nickname of “Penny;” Pat got his as an infant from his Irish nurse. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, in fine arts in the early 1930s. Then he and a friend went to the Philippines, where he worked for an architectural firm in Manila.

After three years he returned to the U.S. and set off with his mother for a round-the-world cruise. The ship broke down in the Pacific and they ended up in Mexico, where they lived in Cuernavaca and Taxco.

In Taxco Pat became friendly with Bill Spratling of Spratling Artesanias S.A., who introduced the designing of silver and copper jewelery. Another friend was Bud Schlumberg, a screenwriter for Paramount and author of the screenplay Little Orphan Annie in 1938.

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lady with the surprising name of Tocsika Townley Roach. She and her husband, Jim, had resided in Guatemala since 1917. Her avocation was the collection of Indian textiles, and she opened the first textile shop in the city. She was concerned even in those days that Indian costume was slowly disappearing, and she collected some of the finest examples during her purchasing trips— many on foot to remote villages. Her collection was purchased eventually by the United Fruit Company and given to the Archeology Museum in Guatemala City.

His work of several years was exhibited in the entrance lobby of the first television station, Canal 3, in Guatemala. Some months after the opening of the station, fire destroyed the entire collection. One can imagine Pat’s feelings and admire his determination when he started all over again.

After three years of labor the Frederick Crocker Junior Collection was exhibited in the Brooklyn Museum from 1943 to 1948, then taken to the Cotton Carnival Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948.

These very successful exhibitions (at which none of the paintings were for sale) led to the lithograph reproduction in two folios of six designs each with explanatory notes printed by Byron Zadik S.A. of Guatemala City. These sets have now become rarities to be sought after.

When the war came, Pat joined the U.S. Navy and served for three years in the

“On examining his watercolors of indigenous costume it is impossible not to be amazed at the intricate detail that he depicted.�

Pacific, at sea off the coast of Japan when the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki took place. After the war he returned to Guatemala and continued to record textiles and to produce paintings for sale to tourists to bring in some money when he needed it. But he told Dale Nichols, a fellow artist, that his love of detail made it impossible to put a saleable price that had any relation to the time it took to do them. He produced four large paintings of Indian dancers which were exhibited in the dining room of the

Hotel Tzanjuyú, Panajachel, and later in the Hotel Antigua in Antigua.

He utilized not only the Tocsika Townley Roach Collection but also made journeys to villages where he posed and sketched Maya men and women to get the exact reproduction he desired. His work has been criticized because the faces of his figures were often entirely non-Maya. His intent, we must remember, was to record the costumes.

Several of his faces were those of friends or enemies. His female standing figure in the Cobán lithograph is of his mother. Another is a topless figure of a woman at San Sebastian Retalhuleu with a profile of a Guatemala banker he disliked. This sort of thing was a source of great, if quiet, humor to him.

Because of the detail and the large amount of textile in a costume, Pat used to say that he painted “by the yard.”

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uring these years Pat spent most of his time in Panajachel, where he constructed a small but elegant home in which he led an active social life. He became famous locally for his “Hat Parties.” Ed Crocker, Pat’s nephew, describes how he stumbled into one unannounced. It was an all-male party in which each guest wore headgear that was intended to identify someone well-known.

He recognized a Napoleon, a Marie Antoinette with curls of blue ribbon, and a Lindbergh with flight helmet and goggles.

At this stage Ed became embarrassed and left, no doubt to Pat’s relief.

Pat was a frequent customer of the Hotel Tzanjuyú. One night after a prolonged visit in the bar he came out of the hotel and fell into a very deep ditch that had been recently constructed

and whose existence he had temporarily forgotten. He lay in the ditch and shouted for help without avail. Eventually the night watchman came up, stared at him for a moment and said, “Silencio, por favor, señor Crocker, la gente quiere dormir,” and walked away. Pat spent the rest of the night in the ditch and was rescued the following morning when he was found to have a broken arm.

In 1945, allegedly in the bar of the Hotel Palace in Guatemala City, Pat met the novelist Gore Vidal. They became friends and a year or so later Pat talked Gore into the purchase of the Casa el Carmen in Antigua. The price was $2,000. The church of El Carmen and the house had suffered severe damage during the great earthquake of 1773. The earthquake precipitated the evacuation of Antigua, the then-capital of Guatemala, and its ultimate transfer to Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, now Guatemala City. Pat began the slow process of restoration to convert a colonial ruin into an attractive, livable home with modern conveniences.

During the years that followed, Gore and Pat did some interesting entertaining. Dorothy Parker, writer and poet, was a frequent visitor to the Antigua circle. Anais Nin was another visitor. At that time she was unburdening herself into her novel A Spy in the House of Love, finally published in 1954.

Gore Vidal himself was completing his homo-erotic novel, The City and the Pillar.

On the final page of the typescript of the novel Pat had entered a number of editorial notes that changed the ending considerably —which appeared in the first edition. Later editions reverted to Gore’s original ending.

Pat received a copy of the first edition inscribed by Gore “To Pat, the first person ever to read this—Gore.”

Restoration proved to be a slow, almost

endless process that was continuing during 1956 when Gore sold the house to Paul Glynn. Pat lived in the house during Paul’s absence in Persia on a diplomatic mission and continued the restoration process.

This was to be the first of many houses he restored in the years that followed.

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owever, at this time another influence entered Pat’s life. In 1956 the first season of the Tikal Project began. This project, under the direction of Edwin Shook, the archeologist, included the creation of

[At Tikal] Pat was contracted to lay out the paths and roadways with least destruction possible and also to design and build the Tikal Museum. the 576-square-kilometer Tikal National Park and studies of the flora and fauna of the area before the clearing of land for excavation began. Pat was contracted to lay out the paths and roadways with least destruction possible and also to design and build the Tikal Museum, dedicated in 1964 by Edwin Shook and J. Eric S. Thompson.

Pat must have had a busy life commuting between Petén and Antigua. While still working on Paul Glynn’s house, he was contracted to restore a house merged into two for Louise Willauer Jackson and Helen Trick, wife of archeologist Aubrey Trick, which came to be know as the Jackson-Trick House or the Casa Double. He was also restoring the Casa del Pirámide, recently purchased by Herman Van Zonneveld, a Dutch shipping magnate, and his American wife Marion.

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Lake Views

by Dwight Wayne Coop

The Heartbreak of HDD Some simple steps to avoid the dangers that Hemispherical Discognizant Disorder can cause.

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f you are a foreigner in Central America, some people in the home country think that you spend Christmas in sweltering heat and humidity.

“Oh, yeah,” they say. “Down there, the seasons are reversed and all that.”

The charitable response, the one I usually give, is to commend them for what they recall of fifth-grade geography. The sarcastic response might be to ask if the Equator has moved.

True, that the seasons are reversed—as my Australian and South African readers know. Reversed in the sense that when Santa flies to the Southern Hemisphere, he has to don Bermuda shorts and a T-shirt.

When it is snowy in Buffalo, it is steamy in Buenos Aires.

But Central America is in fact north of the Equator. Not only that, but five countries of South America—Panama, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad—are entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. Colombia is now the second most populous country in South America, yet 99% of Colombians live north of the Equator. And Ecuador, the quintessentially South American country, is split by

the Equator and even named after it.

When I tactfully point out such things to the people confused over the equatorial division, I often get blank stares. But it is not my fault that, as the waters receded, South America failed to move far enough south to prevent the misunderstanding. I call this condition “Hemispherical Discognizant Disorder,” or HDD (not to be confused with ADD, which doesn’t preclude hemispherical knowledge, but it does preclude finding a map when you need one to shed light on the subject).

My own grandmother was stricken with HDD after I moved to Guatemala in 1988.

She sighed with relief to discover that Guatemala was not only in her hemisphere, but closer to Las Vegas (where she lived) than, say, Leisure World in Fort Lauderdale. Fortunately, the condition can be “managed” (to use the parlance of psychiatry) without drugs. Maps are often enough.

People from my own country do not have the monopoly on HDD that you might suspect. I have friends from other countries who, speaking on condition of their country’s anonymity, ...continued on page 102

Learn the names of any rivers and lakes on the map.

You might save yourself the heartbreak of confusing Lake Atitlán with Lake Amatitlán and boarding the wrong bus.

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PEOPLE and PROJECTS

A new book club in Chiché, El Quiché

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he Riecken Foundation establishes and supports community libraries in Guatemala and Honduras. The network of 11 community libraries in Guatemala provides dynamic programming for people of all ages and free access to information resources, including Internet, reading programs, youth clubs, technical workshops and cultural events.

Mission: To promote democracy and prosperity in Central America through community libraries that spark a spirit of discovery and social participation.

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2008 Achievements: Nine community-managed libraries received over 180,000 visits Delivered over 900 dynamic story hours, 521 book club sessions and 135 early childhood development activities, plus 1,125 other educational and social activities Local volunteers totaled 1,255, offering 18,327 volunteer hours Locally-based fundraising provides free Internet access to all users

Current Projects: Completing installation of the 10th and 11th community libraries in Guatemala made possible through generous donations

The Riecken Foundation

from Miracles in Action, based in Naples, FL; in partnership with the Finnish Embassy, delivering more activities in Mayan languages and integrating local traditions and organization into their administration; the Soros Foundation and Open Society Institute working with the foundation to strengthen the network of Guatemalan youth groups engaging in formal debate competitions. UNESCO will be publishing a case study on the Riecken Foundation’s successful formula and experiences in engaging local communities to generate their own opportunities.

Wish List: • Partner with donors who wish to support our mission, whether a particular community or program (any amount welcome) • New or gently used computers • New children’s books in Spanish • Expand the network to eventually blanket Guatemala with modern community libraries that leverage regional impacts across diverse populations For more information, visit us at: http:// www.riecken.org or call (502) 7832-9267 Please visit us for a free tour of our Model Library at 2a calle poniente #2, one block east of the arch on Calle del Arco/5a avenida norte, La Antigua.

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A Journey through Sweet Waters Exploring Río Dulce Past and Present

by Gregory Kipling photos: Scott Drennan

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easuring a mere 42 kilometers from source to mouth, Río Dulce is hardly one of Central America’s great waterways. However, despite its small size the river has attracted a great deal of attention over the past 500 years. Conquistadors, scientists, pirates and adventurers have all passed through in search of riches and glory, followed in more recent times by banana tycoons

route did not provide a shortcut to the Pacific Ocean as he had hoped, González nonetheless established a small colony near the river mouth called San Gil de Buena Vista. Poorly planned and conceived, the settlement was a disappointment from the start, with tropical disease and attacks by indigenous raiding parties quickly decimating its population. Faced with the prospect of an early death, colonists abandoned San Gil at the first opportunity, ending.

Spain’s only attempt to

and other entrepreneurs eager to exploit Guatemala’s lush tropical lowlands.

Although the Q’eqchi’ Maya have a long history of settlement in the Río Dulce region, the river only makes its debut in history books in 1524 when Gil González Dávila became the first European to venture upstream as far as Lake Izabal.

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settle the lower reaches of Río Dulce during the colonial period.

However, Spanish authorities in Guatemala were not prepared to let the river slip into obscurity. Unhappy with existing trade routes which forced merchants to ship Europe-bound goods through ports in Honduras, they decided to establish a new terminus on the

southern shore of Lake Izabal. Given its location relatively close to the resourcerich highlands, the port soon attracted a growing number of ocean-going vessels.

Unfortunately, these in turn aroused the interest of English, French and Dutch pirates, who would regularly lie in wait at the mouth of Río Dulce to ambush passing ships.

So began two centuries of mayhem and violence in which Spain suffered a string of losses, including the capture

of its fortress at San Felipe and torching of its Lake Izabal port facilities. However, the Spaniards re-built and strengthened their defenses after each attack, and by the late 18th century piracy on Río Dulce had largely ceased. Still, bandits continued to lurk on the river’s tributaries well into the 1800s, occasionally venturing forth to make mischief or leave graffiti on Río Dulce’s

famous piedra pintada rock escarpment.

Notwithstanding the presence of such troublemakers, Guatemala’s post-independence government was determined to exploit the Caribbean lowlands’ economic potential. Settlement of the region was encouraged, as was the cultivation of bananas, sugar cane and other crops.

This in turn was good news for the mostly Garífuna residents of Lívingston, a small town that had sprung up on a promontory overlooking the mouth of Río Dulce.

With sand bars and other obstacles making river navigation hazardous for large steamships, the town became the main Caribbean trans-shipment point for agricultural products bound for overseas markets.

In its heyday in the early 20th century, Lívingston enjoyed a booming economy, ample job opportunities and a growing population. However, the good times did not last long. Competition from nearby Puerto Barrios was fierce, and there was little the town could do once major banana producers decided to relocate their shipping operations farther down the coast. In the end, local ...cont. on page 110 revuemag.com « 19

10 NGO’s Dealt a Winning

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he inaugural Vegas in Antigua fund-raiser was a sure bet for 10 non-governmental organizations that provide an array of services throughout Guatemala.

Held last month at the Casa Convento Conception in La Antigua Guatemala, the event combined

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Text by Jennifer Holden Photos by Gene Budinger & Elizabeth Hart

games of chance and intrigue for an exciting afternoon of fun and fancy. From one-of-a-kind original artwork, hotel stays, to private salsa lessons and much more, the elegant silent auction held something for every taste and budget.

Hand at Vegas in Antigua The bidding was generous as the not-so-silent Judy Sadlier announced the grand prizes that were awarded to the lucky players with the most chips at day’s end.

Proceeds will directly benefit the good works of WINGS, Open Windows, Animal AWARE, Duane

Carter Foundation/Library, Faith in Practice, Common Hope, Safe Passage, Fotokids, Casa Sito and The Riecken Foundation. All were all on “deck” to share information about their organizations, and how they are making a difference in the lives of the children, families and animals they serve.

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DATEBOOK HIGHLIGHT

Nurse Pain is At Large in Panajachel

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The Panajachel Players bring mirth, music, farce and Vaudeville to Lake Atitlán.

f you are Dr. Willard Dillard, the sobriety-challenged President of the Herbaceous Succulent Society, it may be hard to cast someone to play you in a skit. After Dillard emerged from the recesses of Barbara Ramey’s gauche imagination, the man tapped to play him decided he was no actor on the eve of the play.

“By some miracle,” says Barbara, “we got word that Bill Mumford was flying back to Guatemala that very night. I exclaimed.

‘There IS a God!’” Barbara dispatched someone to the airport to snag Mumford as he deplaned. He was lassoed into the part and told that he could not give no for an answer. His fortuitous return to Guatemala saved the show.

Mumford was not only a godsend that night, but one of the original seven Panajachel Players, a troupe wrought into existence through the labors of David and Barbara Ramey.

The Rameys’ passion for the stage is an avocation that consumes their retirement, despite its singular lack of lucre. They do not expect to make any money for themselves, but they hope not to lose any during the 2009 theater season. The Panajachel troupe is, in fact, the fourth, and the most ambitious, theater group that Barbara has formed.

Without an imperative to profit, her artistic freedom is unencumbered and selfactualized. It means that she is free even to write bad plays.

“Last year,” Barbara recounts, “I wrote a

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bunch of skits that, well, didn’t work so well. And the Players didn’t want to do them. So I came up with some other scripts.

And this year, we’re doing a mix of skits and Vaudeville, using local talent.”

If there is any money in the till after the bills are paid, she says, it will go to charity.

Barbara and David are perfect complements. She is a prolific creator whose thread of ideation runs continually, day and night.

He is a versatile manager, handyman, set director, stand-by thespian, and anything else that is needed. Barbara is largely a director, and David, a producer.

The couple has become a veritable public utility in Panajachel, the capital of what until recently was a flyover zone for theater arts.

Like the three volcanos that dominate Panajachel’s vista across Lake Atitlán, there were Guatemala City and La Antigua to the east and Quetzaltenango to the west—all theatrical pillars—and a great gulf in between.

But the Rameys and the Panajachel Players are set to change the artistic landscape.

It was, in fact, this very vista—the lake —that lured the Rameys to Panajachel in the first place. After years of dividing their time between operating an inn in a remote part of Belize and stalking lobsters in Maine, they came, as do so many expats in Central America, to see what the Atitlán Basin was all about.

“We were stricken by the lake,” David recalls. “So much so,” Barbara adds, “that

we rushed back to Belize to grab our toothbrushes and a change of underwear and cross back into Guatemala to move here as fast as we could.”

Life in Belize had been interesting enough. They had met and married there and took their guests on exotic excursions.

David will never forget his first encounter with a manatee.

“It was huge, like a whale or something,” he says. “I was scared to death.”

The manatees, of course, were not only harmless but docile enough to be hand-fed.

The Rameys regret that there are no manatees to be found in the waters near Panajachel. But a huge well of talent, they say, is to be found in the town.

“Pana and the lake area have long been ripe for a proper troupe,” Barbara explains.

“There’s huge enthusiasm here for plays, and there are gobs of local talent, just waiting to be tapped.”

A Panajachel rendition of Mel Brooks’ The Producers provoked a soccer-fan stampede of interest in 2008. It was sold out even before the publicity aired, with expats, Guatemalans, and even tourists all adding their names to audience waiting lists. Among the local talent is Barbara’s star understudy, gringa masseuse Jennifer Martin, whom she calls “brilliantly comic” in roles such as wacky dental assistant “Nurse Pain.”

Nurse Pain will be one of many draws at the troupe’s March 20-22 production, which has become an annual extravaganza. There will be Friday and Saturday night showings, plus a Sunday matinee for, says Barbara, “kids and older people, and anyone else who doesn’t like to be up late.” The skits and the musical portions will be punctuated by kooky banter between a “master of ceremonies” and “Hilda,” a cleaning woman.

Scene from last year’s production, “Hippies, Housewives and Cactus” with actors Kathy Martin, Anna Omps and David Raney (bryan king)

David calls the production a great entertainment value. “Except for German musician Chris Jarnoch, everyone, including us, is working for free. So the admissions will be affordable to anyone. At the same time, we want this to be a classy event, perhaps the one thing that happens in Panajachel that you put on a tie for. And something people will look forward to.”

The Rameys, now settled in Panajachel, will be visiting the United States on the following weekend. But they are encouraging the troupe to hold a weekend of encores if the demand is at expected levels.

They hope that the Panajachel Players will operate not only when the couple is physically present to direct and produce, but also during those months that the Rameys are absent from the community.

“The show can go on without us,” Barbara says. “That it happens at all is what really matters.”

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DateBook MARCH Guide to culture & upcoming events

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hrough Fri., 6 — ART: Collective pictorial exposition. Vanguardia Galería de Arte (tel: 7761-4364) 3a calle 6-23, z. 2, Quetzaltenango.

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Tues., 7pm — ART: Rotos y remiendos, photographs and paintings by Elvira Méndez, Mónica Salas and Lorena Espinoza. Espacio Cultural Fridas (tel: 2367-1611 through 13) 3a av. 14-60, z. 10, Guatemala City.

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hrough Sun., 8 — ART: Memoria percibida, a collection of photos, paintings and engravings by 16 female artists. Organized by the Centro Cultural de España, presented at Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno (tel: 2385-9066) local 6, Finca la Aurora, z. 13, Guatemala City.

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Mon., 6pm — FILM: Ray, the life of Ray Charles, a blind black man, famed creative genius, singer and composer from Georgia.

Free. Offered by the U.S. Embassy as part of the IGA Jazz Festival “Lunes Cines” series. Instituto Italiano de Cultura (tel: 2326-4263) 16 calle 2-55, z. 10, Guatemala City.

Tues., 5:30pm — (English) TALK: Los Patojos, forming leaders for Guatemala with project Director Juan Pablo Romero speaking about the problems that affect young people in Sacatepéquez. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av sur #8, La Antigua.

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, 11th and 18th, Wed., 9:30-11:30am — WORKSHOP: El Hermano Pedro, includes 2 theoretical classes, the 3rd class is a guided visit to La Antigua Guatemala. Q375/Q250 students w/carnet. Museo Popol Vuh (tel: 2338-7896) 6a calle final, z. 10, Guatemala City.

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Wed., 7pm — PARTY TIME: Everyone is invited, enjoy food, drinks and fun, magic by Josh Lozoff and more. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Safe Passage (www.safepassage.org).

Monoloco, 5a av. sur #6, La Antigua.

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Sat., 10am — (English) LECTURE: Open Your Eyes! Instead of Unhappiness, Awaken to Peace & Joy with Dr. Karmen Guevara, holistic Buddhist-centered psychotherapist.

Free. Centro de Ideas Antigua (tels: 5132-1839, 7832-3655) Carretera a San Bartolomé Becerra, Pasaje Rubio #12, La Antigua.

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Sat., 4pm — ART: All the Pretty Horses, paintings by Ursula Baumann. La Galería, (tel.:7762-2432) Calle Rancho Grande, Panajachel, Lake Atitlán.

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Sat., 4pm — DANZA CUENTOS: El pájaro del alma y La noche que se cayó la luna, a family event directed and staged by Gigilia Canessa and Alejandra Bolaños, performed by the dancers of Compañía Momentum. Adults, Q40; children Q30. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037) 5a calle poniente #15, La Antigua.

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Sun., 9am-5pm — EXCURSION: Annual excursion to Finca El Zapote, bring your bathing suit, hat and camera, food and beverages on sale. Adults, Q100; children, 3-12, Q50.

Organized by, and for more info., call the Museo Ixchel (tels: 2331-3739, 2331-3638) Centro Cultural UFM, 6a calle final, z. 10, Guatemala City. Finca El Zapote, Escuintla.

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The Healing Power of Laughter Patch Adams Spreading the Word

Sun., 5pm — (English w/certified English/ Spanish translator) CONFERENCE: Living A Life of Joy with Dr. Patch Adams, the man who inspired the movie “Patch Adams,” that starred Robin Williams. “All over the world, Patch shares his powerful message on the importance of caring — it’s magic. A change agent for peace, love and justice, Patch Adams likes to stir things up and make people think. He infuses compassion, generosity and humor into every audience. Patch Adams is an in-demand and world renowned speaker who draws crowds wherever he goes.”— www. patchadams.org Tickets Q50, Q75 and Q100.

Gran Sala Efraín Recinos, Teatro Nacional Miguel Ángel Asturias (tel: 4051-3561) 24 calle 3-81, z. 1, Guatemala City.

Sun., all day — INTERNATIONAL WOMAN’S DAY / Día Internacional de la Mujer: Private and public activities commemorating historical challenges and accomplishments of woman in every walk of life around the world. See local newspaper listings for further info. Worldwide.

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Sun., 9:45am — MISSION’S FAIR: A wonderful opportunity for mission or care ministries to inform the Union Church congregation about their activities and needs. Union Church of Guatemala (tel: 2361-2037) 12 calle 7-37, z. 9, Guatemala City.

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Tues., 5:30pm — (English) TALK: Survival in the City Slums with Chris Rice, life on the fringes in Guatemala City and the work being done to reduce the number of children living and working on the streets. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av sur #8, La Antigua.

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Wed., 5pm — ART: Opening of De la Serie Metamorfosis by Domingo Peneleu. Galería Panza Verde (tel: 7832-2925) 5a av. sur #19, La Antigua.

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Thurs., 4:30-6:30pm — NETWORKING: The Antigua Network invites NGOs, established and new, to exchange information and current needs. All who are interested in the work of improving the lives of others are welcome to attend. Q50 includes beverage and boquitas.

For more info: contact Judy, tel: 7832-9871. La Peña de Sol Latino (tel: 7882-4468) 5a calle poniente #15-C, La Antigua.

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Thurs., 10am — PUPPET/THEATER: En sus narices, presented by Compañía Armadillo from Xela. More info. email: teatroestableantigua@gmail.com or tel: 7832-1884.

Asociación Nuestros Ahijados, road to San Felipe de Jesús #106, La Antigua.

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Fri., 7pm — FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE JAZZ: México, organized by the Centro Cultural Luis Cardoza Aragón, Mexican Embassy in Guatemala. Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (tel: 7832-1276) 6a av. norte, between 3a y 4a calle, La Antigua.

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Sat., 10am — (English) LECTURE: Open Your Eyes! Instead of Unhappiness, Awaken to Peace & Joy with Dr. Karmen Guevara, holistic Buddhist-centered psychotherapist. Free. Centro de Ideas Antigua (tels: 5132-1839 & 7832-3655), Carretera a San Bartolomé Becerra, Pasaje Rubio #12, La Antigua.

Sat., 11am-10pm — FESTIVAL ATITLÁN: Fabulous live music, art and lots of fun. Profits benefit Hospitalito Atitlán. See www.festivalatitlan.com. Santiago Atitlán, Lake Atitlán.

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Sat., 5pm — SALSA FESTIVAL: Salsa Festival Juvenil Guate 2009, directed by Victor Mendía and Geovanny Santos. Q50. Teatro al Aire Libre, Teatro Nacional Miguel Ángel Asturias (tel: 5090-6542) 24 calle 3-81, z. 1, Guatemala City.

Sat., 7pm — DANCE / THEATER: La Odalisca, presented

by Oriental Soul, a romantic work performed through Arabic dance. Q75/Q50 students w/carnet. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037) 5a calle poniente #15, La Antigua.

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Sat., 11am — DEMOCRATS ABROAD GUATEMALA ANNUAL MEETING: Election of Officers and Standing Committees, plans for 2009 and beyond. All members are encouraged to attend and vote. Persons with financial, political and executive experience are encouraged to join and volunteer for activities.

Donation of Q25 or more appreciated. La Peña de Sol Latino, (tel: 7882-4468) 5a calle poniente #15-C, La Antigua.

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Sat., 7pm — FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE JAZZ: España, organized by the Centro Cultural de España and the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala. Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (tel: 7832-1276) 6a av. norte, between 3a y 4a calle, La Antigua.

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Sat., 8pm — FESTIVAL: II Festival de Danza Legión de Santiago de los Caballeros with the participation of more than 10 dance academies who will present tango, jazz, ballet, Arabic dance, flamenco, salsa and more. Q35.

Info., tel: 5403-2998. Ruinas de la Ermita de La Santa Cruz, La Antigua.

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galería de arte y centro de documentación 4a avenida 15-45, zona 14, Guatemala Tel/Fax: 2368-0853 <elatticogal@msn.com>

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

—Arthur Schopenhauer

The oldest Guatemalan Art Gallery.

Featuring more than 100 artists. *NEW ADDRESS: Plaza Obelisco 16 calle 1-01, zona 10 Tels: 2367-3266, 5779-0000 galeriaeltunel@yahoo.com

Primitive - Contemporary Guatemalan Art Gallery & Museum 4a calle oriente #10 Interior Casa Antigua, El Jaulón La Antigua Tel: 7832-6634 /35 centrodeartepopular@gmail.com Open daily Original works by Francisco Guzmán

Contemporary Art Ishkik, Sololá

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Mon., 5pm — CEREMONIA MAYA: View an authentic Mayan ceremony, experience and learn more about the Mayan culture. Free.

La Peña de Sol Latino (tel: 7882-4468) 5a calle poniente #15-C, La Antigua.

Tels: 7762-3521, 7762-4237 fgishkik@yahoo.es http://jfguzman.com I love being a writer. What I can’t stand is the paperwork. —Peter De Vries

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Tues., 5:30pm — (English) TALK: Rescuing Guatemalan Wildlife: The Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association (ARCAS) is the leading advocate for the rights of wild animals in Guatemala. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av sur #8, La Antigua.

DATEBOOK HIGHLIGHT Thurs., 7pm — JAZZ: Opening act, the Colegio Miguel Ángel Asturias students; 8pm, Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots, world-famous blues, R&B and zydeco group from New Orleans. Organized by the U.S. Embassy in collaboration with the IGA Jazz Festival. Teatro Municipal 1a calle between 14 av. y 14 av. A, z. 1, Quetzaltenango.

Also: 20th, Panajachel & 21st Guatemala City.

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Fri., 7:30pm — DANCE & JAZZ: Opening act: The Sotz’il Kaqchiquel Dance Troupe; 8:30pm—Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots, Free. This program is offered in cooperation with the Universidad del Valle Altiplano, Sololá, and the Iglesia Católica de San Francisco de Asís, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy, Guatemala. In front of the San Francisco de Asís Church, Panajachel, Lake Atitlán.

Fri., 7pm-21st Sat., 7pm-22nd Sun.,2pm (English) THEATER: Nurse Pain along with skits and music. Jardines del Lago, calle Monterrey, Panajachel, Lake Atitlán.

See highlight on page 22.

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Sat., 9am–5pm (English) WORKSHOP: You Have The Choice to Create Prisons or Palaces. Learn how to free yourself from the core beliefs and sad life stories that stop you from being free and living a life full of love, peace and joy. Facilitated by Dr. Karmen Guevara, holistic Buddhist-centered psychotherapist. Q650 includes lunch, tea/coffee break and handouts. Centro de Ideas Antigua (tels: 5132-1839, 7832-3655), Carretera a San Bartolomé Becerra, Pasaje Rubio #12, La Antigua.

Sat., 5pm — DANCE: Los Niños de Bendición from San Antonio Aguas Calientes present traditional folk dances. Your donations will help to pay for their school expenses. La Peña de Sol Latino (tel: 7882-4468) 5a calle poniente #15-C, La Antigua.

Sat., 7pm — FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE JAZZ: Italia, organized by the Instituto Italiano de Cultura, Italian Embassy in Guatemala. Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (tel: 7832-1276) 6a av. norte, between 3a y 4a calle, La Antigua.

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Thurs., 6pm — (English) U.S. EMBASSY SPEAKER SERIES: The U.S. Space Program. Free. Walt Whitman Library, IGA (tel: 2326-4263) Teatro Dick Smith/IGA, Ruta 1, 4-05, z. 4, Guatemala City.

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Thurs., 6:30pm — (Spanish) CONFERENCE: El nacimiento del sol en Tikal by Oswaldo Gómez y Oswaldo Chinchilla. Q20/ Q10 students w/carnet. Museo Popol Vuh (tel: 2338-7896) 6a calle final, z. 10, Guatemala City.

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Sat., 7pm — ART: Les Couleurs de Quebec by artist Line Desrochers, Rodrigue Daigle and Richard Godbout. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037) 5a calle poniente #15, La Antigua.

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La Cueva de Panza Verde (tel: 7832-2925)

Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919)

Mondays, 8 to 10pm: Blues Night. Q35.

Mondays, 7:30pm — Don Ramiro will serenade you with some beautiful Latin folk music. Free.

Tuesdays, 7:30pm — Cesar, a home-grown talent plays a mixture of Western and Latino tunes. Free.

Wednesdays, 7:30pm — Open Mike Night hosted

by Juan-Jo and friends. A complimentary drink for all performers. Free.

Thursdays, 7:30pm — Güicho will astound you with his guitar skills and improvisation of Latino and pop classics.

Fridays, 7:30pm — Get in the groove with Sergio playing great Reggae tracks.

Saturdays, 7:30pm — La Casa de Kello gets the party going with a mixture of original music, Latino beats, blues and popular Western music.

5a av. sur #19, La Antigua

Tuesdays and Saturdays, 8 to 10pm—Estasis, Trio, Salón Latino & Tango. Q35.

Wednesdays, 8-10pm — Latino Jazz Trio. entrance: Q25.

Thursdays and Fridays, 8 to 10pm — Cuban jazz performed by Buena Vista de Corazón. entrance Q35.

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.

7a av. sur #8, La Antigua

Sundays, 7:30pm — La Raiz-Luis, Juan-Jo & Choko, great improvised classics. Free.

El Pelícano Dorado (tel: 7832-7242) Calz. Sta. Lucía sur final #7, La Antigua Thursday through Sunday — Live Garífuna music.

Sundays, 1pm — Ramiro plays Trova Cubana during the Sunday Buffet. No cover.

If your bar or restaurant has live music on a regular schedule, send info to: publicidad@revuemag.com

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CHECK DATEBOOK CALENDAR LISTINGS FOR MORE CONCERTS AND SPECIAL MUSICAL EVENTS

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International Jazz Festival

www.igajazzfestival.com Teatro Dick Smith/IGA Ruta 1, 4-05, z. 4, Guatemala City. Adm. Q50.

Tues., 3rd-8pm — Quartet de Eric Löhrer Tues., 10th-8pm — Caffeine Jazz Quartet.

Wed., 4th-8pm —Carsten Daerr Trio Fri., 20th-8pm — Sara Leib, jazz vocalist Thurs., 5th-8pm — Banda Primmo

*Note additional Jazz Festival listings and other venues by date throughout DateBook.

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Galería de Arte ¬¬¬¬¬

“The finest in Latin American and Caribbean works of art.”

— Review from New York Times

We represent over 100 artists from all of Latin America, as well as featured artists from around the world.

We also handle estate sales, auctions and give qualified appraisals.

“El secreto” by William Kalwick Jr.

Make La Antigua a preferred stop on your Guatemala itinerary, and stay up to date with us by logging on.

Artintheamericas.com 4a calle oriente #15, La Antigua Guatemala Tel: (502) 7832-2124 Fax: (502) 7832-2866 LaAntigua@artintheamericas.com

La Peña de Sol Latino Restaurant

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

Andean Music (pan flutes) by Grupo Sol Latino 7:30pm Wednesday through Sunday

Tel: 7882-4468 5a calle poniente #15-C, La Antigua (see our ad on page 61) - FREE WIFI ACCESS -

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Sat., 8pm — MUSIC within the IGA JAZZ FESTIVAL: Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots, world-famous blues, R&B and Zydeco group from New Orleans, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy, Guatemala. Free admission but RSVP for tickets is highly recommended: 2422-5566. Teatro Dick Smith/ IGA, Ruta 1, 4-05, z. 4, Guatemala City.

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Fri., & Sat. 28th, 8pm — OPERA: Madama Butterfly, directed by Joseph Karl Doetsch. Tickets start at Q200. Gran Sala Efraín Recinos, Teatro Nacional Miguel Ángel Asturias (tel: 4227-8200) 24 calle 3-81, z. 1, Guatemala City.

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Sat., & Sun., 22 — FESTIVAL: Festival of Consciousness, this two-day event will highlight a variety of activities & workshops designed to encourage new, more conscious ways of acting, thinking and being. San Marcos La Laguna, Lake Atitlán. See highlight on page 48.

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Sun., 3pm — MUSIC: With 2MuchBlues, a Guatemalan blues duo; 4pm — Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots, world-famous blues, R&B and zydeco group from New Orleans. Q15 lawn, Q25 chairs. Event offered in partnership with the Fundación Teoxche (tel: 2326-4263). Cerrito del Carmen, Final 12 avenida z. 1, Guatemala City.

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Mon., - Fri., 27 — (English) WORKSHOP: V!VA Travel Guide’s Guidebook Writing Boot Camp offering a 5-day travel writing crash course. USD$350, $250 for Guatemala residents, reimbursable. Register at www.VivaTravelGuides.com/bootcamp or write: bootcamp@ vivatravelguides.com More info on page 108.

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Tues., 5:30pm — (English) TALK: Combating Poverty through Education.

The mission of Safe Passage/Camino Seguro is to empower the poorest at-risk children of families working in the community of the Guatemala City garbage dump by creating opportunities and fostering dignity through the power of education. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av sur #8, La Antigua.

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Wed., 6pm — (English) SLIDE SHOW: Lent and Holy Week in Antigua. Q30, benefits educational programs. El Sitio, 5a calle poniente #15, La Antigua.

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Thurs., 10am — MUSIC: Encuentro with musicians Pablo Collado and Arturo Rosales. Info: teatroestableantigua@gmail.com or 7832-1884. Asociación Nuestros Ahijados, road to San Felipe de Jesús #106, La Antigua.

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Fri., 6pm — FUNDRAISER: The non-profit Robert Muller LIFE School is holding its annual fundraiser for scholarship students. Q100 incls. dinner, dancing, raffle & silent auction. Info: www.lifeschoolweb.com or 7762-2615. Socrates Place, Calle Principal, Panajachel, Lake Atitlán.

Sat., 7pm — MUSIC: Bolero Jazz. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037) 5a calle p. #15, La Antigua.

Tues., 5:30pm — (English) TALK: Partnering the Poor: Inequality, Education and Opportunity in Guatemala with Jeff Barns who will also speak on behalf of Familias de Esperanza. Donation Q25. Rainbow Café (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av sur #8, La Antigua.

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datebook cont. from page 32 T H R O U G H O U T ART: Los Caballos del Rey and Colibrís de Día y de Noche

by Alejandro Wer along

with Pinceladus de Guatemala, a collection featuring 100 artists including ceramicist Orestes Sánchez and Rolando Gutiérrez, sculptress Rae Leeth. Galería de Arte Wer (tel: 7832-7161), 4a calle oriente #27, La Antigua.

ART: Latest works by Román Ávila.

Galería El Túnel, 16 calle 1-01, z. 10, Plaza Obelisco, Guatemala City.

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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Nightly, 8pm — CINEMA: Classics plus a massive selection of documentaries, including Attenborough’s work on nature, ecology, history, technology from 1962 to 2008. Thursdays — Scheduled documentaries including this month feature: Strange Days on Planet Earth, the latest National Geographic series on the affect of human activity on planet Earth, presented

by Edward Norton. Free. Hotel Isla Verde (tel: 5760-2648) Santa Cruz, Lake Atitlán.

WORKSHOPS: Painting in silk w/natural dyes, the magic of color, conserving your textile collection and an overview of weaving and patterning. Call or visit for more information. Indigo Artes Textiles (tel: 7888-7487) inside Centro Cultural La Azotea, Jocotenango.

Mon., through Fri., 9-10am — (Spanish) RADIO PROGRAM: Voces de Madreselva, ecocultural radio program, tune in to 106.9 FM. Tuesdays, 6pm — (English) SLIDE SHOW Antigua: Behind the Walls by Elizabeth Bell.

Q30 benefits educational programs. El Sitio, 5a calle poniente #15, La Antigua.

Wednesdays, 6:30pm — (Spanish) FILMS: Free. Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (tel: 7832-1276) 6a av. norte, between 3a y 4a calle, La Antigua.

PLAN AHEAD: APRIL HIGHLIGHT April 8-12 (Semana Santa) — YOGA RETREAT: Develop your practice with La Antigua yoga teacher Rae Ishee. Four days and nights on Lake Atitlán at the Villa Sumaya Guest House and Retreat Center. All levels welcome, vinyasa flow, yin style, restorative poses, breathwork followed by relaxation. The trip includes two yoga classes daily, luxurious accommodations and three delicious meals a day; also lots of time to swim, hike, relax ... optional Semana Santa excursion. $425 double/$580 single. More info: raeishee@yahoo.com or tel: (502) 7832-8202.

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Out of the Blue

by Terry Kovick Biskovich

(harris & goller/viaventure.com)

Dateline: 1987 Northern California Grandpa Jones, 93-year-old tribal medicine man.

From the Files of G.W. Sweetwater and B. Yates-Penny

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t’s a matter of belief, there’s nothing else. You get what you give out or what you’re afraid of. Did you know that everything out there is a reflection?

Let me tell you something … if you see someone you don’t like, look inside of yourself; the thing that you didn’t like about them, look and hunt it down inside of you. It might be small. Take it and throw it out, and look back at that person. Now you might still have things there you don’t like because your energies are doing different dances, but that other part, you won’t see it again.

Anything you can believe you’ve already got and you hold to it, now it might literally kill you, but you can be darn sure it will come to pass. But the main thing is to believe you already have it. That’s the secret. If you see it’s going to happen and really believe it, there ain’t no way for it not to happen.

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It’s just like that instant camera there. If I got everything set, there’s no way for it not to take that picture if I press that button.

Your life is the same way. If you can believe it and organize your thinking and your life, it will happen.

Our whole life, our whole existence is a pattern before us, right out to the end of the woods. We have everything we want at all times. Everything we need to learn is right outside that door. But humans want everything a mystery. You can step out there on that porch of mine and you can see all those trees hugging each other and reaching for the sun, and they’re all doing beautiful.”

All healers do is to give you the power to believe it works. They do this by loving your spirit and when you feel this, then you are healing yourself.

(Edition May 21-28, 1993)

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Pat Crocker

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charm and inventiveness, sensitive to the Guatemala colonial style, brought him more and more clients. But the work was slow and painstaking. Renovation of the Casa Double, for example, begun in 1956, was not complete until 1962. Indeed, of the many houses in Antigua that Pat worked on, the owners, past and present, came to realize that improvement and preservation never comes to an end—there will always be new furniture to design, old furniture to restore, candelabras and fixtures to install, cupboards to change, doors and windows to replace, pictures to relocate and the continuous repair of plumbing and electricity and the maintenance of walls, exterior and interior—the war with “salitre”—that colonial Spanish architecture demands.

Pat and Louise Jackson exchanged a lengthy correspondence during the reconstruction period. Pat mentions his continual shortage of money—for with few exceptions his clients sent little or nothing to get the work started and then only sufficient to cover expenses that had been incurred and for which Pat had sent a bill. There were times when he had to borrow from friends in Antigua who were not his clients, simply to meet his payroll. In 1959 he writes: “These last two weeks have found me either feeling homicidal or suicidal. Begging money is not my forte and I have been so embarrassed I want to crawl into a hole”—particularly when he was refused!

The responsibilities in conducting the renovations in accordance with the wishes and budgets of his clients imposed an almost intolerable strain. In 1954 he was occupied with the restoration of six houses at the same time. In the early 1960s he wrote to Louise: “I am also having labor troubles. I am trying to get rid of some of the men who are being a nuisance—and a great many more who are 40 » revuemag.com

being alright, but they have not been around long. The object is to reduce myself to a crew of about twenty trustworthy souls and keep them moving. I shall never again have ten houses going at once.” One can imagine the size of his work force and the challenges of management it posed.

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espite all these problems and demands, Pat found time for some social life. He loved to relate an episode that occurred at one of his dinner parties in Panajachel during the cocktail hour. One of the guests, Matilda Gray, an oil millionairess and owner and resident of a large property in Antigua, was chatting. Looking down her aristocratic nose, she referred to one of the guests, Elaine Hatch, wife of Orrin Hatch, later U.S. senator from Utah who was also present: “She’s in Tanguy Lipstick. That’s refined. I’m in crude.”

From the Casa el Carmen in 1954 to his death in 1972 Pat renovated over 20 houses in Antigua and several in Panajachel, at the same time continuing to produce his exquisite watercolors of costume and scenery. He was a familiar figure in Antigua as he walked from house to house supervising his work crews. He was a casual dresser, wearing an Indian shirt or coat and slacks with Mayan sandals and without a hat, and carried a bolsa típica slung over his shoulder in which he carried his materials for sketching and other essentials.

On examining his watercolors of indigenous costume it is impossible not to be amazed at the intricate detail that he depicted.

His style of painting was unusual. Sitting on a low seat he placed the water-color paper on the floor or ground before him and, holding his brush about halfway along its length, rested his forearm against his knee. In this way he achieved the amazing degree of steadiness and control essential for the intricate patters he depicted. ...continued on page 42

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Her boyfriend asked, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?” The blonde said, “According to the picture on the box, it’s a tiger.”

Her boyfriend decided to go over and help with the puzzle. She let him in and showed him where she had the puzzle spread all over the table.

He studied the pieces for a moment, looked at the box, then turned to her and said, “First of all, no matter what we do, we’re not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a tiger.”

He took her hand and said, “Second, I want you to relax. Let’s have a nice cup of hot chocolate and then...,” he sighed, ..... “Let’s put all of these frosted flakes back into the box.”

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Pat Crocker

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In 1972 Pat became seriously ill and retired to one of his favorite restorations, the Casa Double. His friend Louise allowed him use of the front bedroom and the opportunity to enjoy the patio on sunny days. Pat died there on December 8 and was buried on December 11 in the Municipal Cemetery, Antigua.

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n the origins of costume, his lifelong avocation, Pat wrote: Guatemalan costumes, like all really fine and distinctive works in the realm of the arts can be appreciated by the initiate. But where should one begin in the

background of anything as fundamental as clothing? If the predecessor of modern architecture was a cave or the lee of a great tree; (if the predecessor) of music, the song of the birds and the beating of clubs on hollow logs; if (that) of all mechanical devices, the rolling of blocks too large for purely human endeavor; if (that) of painting, the handprints on the walls of caves, then the beginning of clothing must have been the fig leaf.

No. People have always covered their coldness before their modesty. Then of all environmental things that contribute to the growth of clothing, climate is the most important.”

Thus stated Frederick Siddartha Crocker, whose lifelong artistic achievements preserved for all time aspects of life now disappearing rapidly—Tocsiksa’s concerns were well founded—and whose architectural achievements made possible a lifestyle that married successfully the dignity of Spanish colonial ruins with the contemporary insistence on comfort and convenience, a dexterous conjunction of art and architecture.

Author’s note: It is my pleasure to acknowledge gratefully the information and assistance provided by the following (listed alphabetically): Edward Crocker, Henry DuFlon, Paul Glynn, David & Cynthia Jickling, Kenneth Veronda, Don Willever.

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When we started the REVUE in 1992, we wanted to include a crossword puzzle in each issue. Because so many of our readers are bilingual or learning Spanish/English, we came up with the concept of a bilingual puzzle (the word for crossword in Spanish is crucigrama, thus the Spanglish would be “Cruci-Word”). We hope you enjoy this one from 1993.

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To answer these questions and more, the inaugural Festival of Consciousness will be held in San Marcos La Laguna on March 21 and 22. This two-day event will highlight a variety of activities and workshops designed to encourage new, more conscious ways of acting, thinking and being. From yoga to holistic nutrition, meditation to water filtration systems, alternative construction methods to natural medicine, the Festival of Consciousness offers something for everyone.

The special two-day price of Q200 (Q100 for children) allows unlimited access to all the workshops. Otherwise, each workshop costs Q50 (Q30 for children). There will also be many free events and cultural performances throughout the weekend.

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Hound Heights, AWARE’S no-kill animal refuge, is currently sheltering 250 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.

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Q150 per month will provide general medical care, flea control and food.

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With connections to Humane Societies in California and Florida, AWARE has been able to send puppies to the U.S. for almost immediate adoption. Travelers to California and Florida willing to accompany puppies (AWARE does all paperwork) airport-to-airport, please call us seven days prior to your flight. Your help will be so very much appreciated.

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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.

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We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires. —Dave Barry

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La Antigua is No. 1 Destination Among UK Travelers

L

a Antigua Guatemala has been named the top city overall in the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2009, based on the votes of some 3,000 travelers.

Wanderlust is a leading magazine for adventure travelers in the United Kingdom.

Placing second was Kyoto, Japan, followed

by Boston, USA. The previous first-place destination, Luang Prabang, Laos, was knocked down into seventh position, ending its two-year reign as the No. 1 city.

Wanderlust readers raved about Antigua’s vibrant market, friendly people and unique shops and cafes. The awards were based on readers’ travels from September 2007 to November 2008.

“A town of bougainvillea-lined streets and top-class language schools huddled by three volcanoes, Antigua had some passionate advocates,” the magazine said.

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The anouncement came last month in London at the Destinations Travel Show. Accepting the prize was Guatemala’s Ambassador to England, Alfonso Matta Fahsen.

For more, see www.wanderlust.co.uk

Wanderlust’s Top 10 Rankings 2009 1. La Antigua Guatemala 97.78% 2. Kyoto, Japan 95.56% 3. Boston, USA 95% 4. Kraków, Poland 94.67% 5. Havana, Cuba 94.29% 6. Damascus, Syria 93.33% 7. Luang Prabang, Laos 93% 8. Cuzco, Peru 92.73% 9. Sydney, Australia 92.06% 10. Tallinn, Estonia 91.43%

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taken place in my country, her mother would soon come out of the shop to find her girl playing with broken glass, and with great drama, whisk the girl away in a freakout, and tell her adamantly and theatrically how dangerous it was—“Don’t play with that!! You’ll hurt yourself !!” And of course, the girl would be startled to tears.

But I have seen both the freedom and the good sense of even the smallest of children here—the coconut seller’s 4-year-old son practicing dehusking coconuts with a machete, the gangs of little boys setting off firecrackers under their own noses with no adult supervision, the children high up in flimsy limbed trees whose branches somehow magically support their weight. So I simply sat on the opposite sidewalk to see what would happen next.

There was no drama, no scolding, no violent dragging the girl away from the danger—no parental “Oh my God, get away from that!!” Instead, the girl’s father came out of the store, saw her playing with broken glass, calmly took he hand and led her inside. Moments later they both returned, he with a dustpan, she toddling along with a broom bigger than she was. Her father showed her how to use a broom as he held the dustpan, then he finished the job himself and they both went inside, holding hands, to put the broken glass in the garbage. No drama, no fuss. No big deal. Job well done, simple as that.

OK, I must admit, I make a value judgment: I like this way of responding better than the drama and complexity that would have ensued in such a simple situation in my country. Not only that, but I do believe that the response I witnessed was much more healthy for all involved, especially the little girl. But, yes, it also made me shake my head with a chuckle.

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FUNNY PAGE Transition tips A new manager spends a week at his new office with the manager he is replacing. On the last day the departing manager tells him, “I have left three numbered envelopes in the desk drawer. Open an envelope if you encounter a crisis you can’t solve.”

Three months down the track there is major drama, everything goes wrong - the usual stuff - and the manager feels very threatened by it all.

He remembers the parting words of his predecessor and opens the first envelope. The message inside says “Blame your predecessor!” He does this and gets off the hook.

About half a year later, the company is experiencing a dip in sales, combined with Training for success serious product problems. The manager A young man hired by a supermarket reported quickly opens the second envelope. The for his first day of work. The manager greeted message read, “Reorganize!” This he does, him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave and the company quickly rebounds. him a broom and said, “Your first job will be Three months later, at his next crisis, he opens to sweep out the store.” the third envelope. The message inside says “But I’m a college graduate,” the young man “Prepare three envelopes” replied indignantly.

I filled out an application that said, “In Case Of Emergency Notify”. I wrote “Doctor”...

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One day at the office Resolving to surprise her husband, an executive’s wife stopped by his office. She found him with his secretary sitting in his lap.

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“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know that,” said the manager. “Here, give me the broom - I’ll show you how.”

Grave situation A man visiting a cemetery heard a second man who was kneeling at a nearby grave crying out loudly, “Why did you have to die?!!? Why did you have to die?!!?” The first man was so moved by the other man’s obvious pain that he walked over and lightly placed a comforting hand on the distraught man’s shoulder and asked him, “Is this your wife?” “No”, replied the weeping man. “Her first husband!”

Service please A guest in a seaside hotel breakfast room called over the head waiter one morning.

“I want two boiled eggs, one of them so undercooked it’s runny, and the other so over cooked, it’s tough and hard to eat. Also, grilled bacon that has been left on the plate to get cold; burnt toast that crumbles away as soon as you touch it with a knife; butter straight from the deep freeze, so that it’s impossible to spread; and a pot of very weak coffee, lukewarm.”

“That’s a complicated order, sir,” said the bewildered waiter. “It might be quite difficult.”

The guest replied, “Oh, but that’s what you gave me yesterday!”

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Guatemalan Style

by Tony Pasinski photo: César Tián

While textiles form one part of Guatemalan Style, another major element is furniture. And there the Nahualá table is probably king.

No home in Guatemala is complete without one.

The Nahualá Table

H

ow it got its name is a mystery since in the town of Nahualá, it’s known as a mesa de cocina.

The distinctive features are carved front legs, carved skirt or faldón and a sometimes seemingly endless number of carved-front drawers, some of which are stacked on top of one another. The legs are a combination of a Chippendale ball-and-claw foot and someone’s idea of the legs of the Hapsburg eagle or the legs of a lion. Whatever they are, they are referred to as patas de león.

The carved skirt that supports the drawer guides has two standard elements: the sun and four-petal flowers. The rest of the space is filled with whatever elements from the animal kingdom the artist feels like adding.

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Drawer patterns are usually just flowers.

In its oldest form the table top has square holes through which pass four square pegs carved into the top of the legs; drawers have dove-tail joints and hand-made wooden nails.

In its more recent form, everything is joined with steel nails from the hardware store.

There was a time when either table makers or table owners tried to “out do” one another in decorating the unit. Many pieces are almost covered with shiny brass tacks.

Good Nahualá tables can command a pretty steep price these days. But just remember, if it’s an old one, you can’t export it. Under the law it forms part of the nation’s patrimonio cultural.

This Revue article was first printed in February 1999

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—Quentin Crisp

If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat—in other words, turn you into an adult.

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The power of reading. Zacualpa, El Quiché.

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The Adventures of Taymor UE TR

by J.B.

“So this is what quicksand feels like,” thought Taymor. He was waist-deep in mud and sinking slowly. With two miles of jungle between him and the resort, yelling for help would waste needed energy. His legs were completely pinned beneath the weight of the slick gray mud, and even with his machete he couldn’t reach any of the vines or underbrush he had been hiking through all morning.

Judging his rate of descent, he figured he had another half hour before his arms would be under. He needed a plan. His three companions were no help so far, they just stood out of reach, wagging their tails and barking.

T

aymor had been on the island for a couple of months now. He had been asked down to do some consulting work at a friend’s vacation resort off the north coast of Honduras.

So far he had re-organized the bar and restaurant operations, setting up systems for inventory and for ordering supplies from the mainland. He was enjoying the work, and he liked most of the 30 permanent staff members.

The resort was truly lovely, situated on a hillside, overlooking the Caribbean, and totally surrounded by tropical jungle.

Taymor had plenty of time to hike, swim and walk along the beach. The small island had no roads, and only two little towns, so in the evenings the main source of entertainment was to chat with the guests, drink rum and watch the sunset.

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meet Gertrude, the future Mrs. SweetwaterFarhang, the love of his life. But that’s another adventure.

One of the island’s drawbacks was its lack of fresh water. There were underground springs, but they were hard to locate and dried up during part of the year. The resort had a large cement cistern for water storage that was fed by a pipeline from the nearest spring, a mile away. It was hard to see the water level inside.

Taymor decided to tackle the water problem. First he had to determine the current water usage. When the water was very low in the cistern, he asked a maintenance man to drain it and paint a white line every foot so they could monitor the water level.

The next day he walked up the hill only to find the white lines painted on the outside of the cement block cistern. ...continued next page

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Adventures of Taymor

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Making a mental note to be more specific with his instructions in the future, Taymor planned his day.

He would hike over the north ridge and search for a new source of fresh water. He knew of a small creek that he could follow uphill. Manybe they’d name his discovery “Taymor Springs.” He took his machete, a canteen, two mangos, a Snickers bar and the resort dogs.

Hours later, the creek got smaller and smaller until it was just some muddy water bubbling up from the ground. As he bent down to inspect it, the top soil suddenly collapsed, and Taymor was trapped in a miniature swamp.

The mud was up to his chest now and Taymor knew it was time for a desperate move. He called to the dogs to get their attention, then he threw his machete over their heads.

They loved to play fetch, and his plan depended on one of them bringing back the “stick.”

Coco got to the machete first and romped back to the mudhole with it, but, sensing danger, stopped short of Taymor’s hand. As the dog turned to run away, Taymor used the last of his strength to lunge out, grab Coco’s tail and hold on for dear life.

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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.

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• 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

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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 The truth cannot be told without words, but lies can be told in silence.

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The Winds of Change

by Dr. Karmen Guevara

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holistic psychotherapist

he only constant in the world is change, and it’s the nature of all things to be transient and impermanent.

Cycles of change are evident everywhere— in the seasons and climate, the changes in society, in the rise and fall of countries and economies and in the stages of life from birth through death. Change is a force that clears away the old to make way for the new. Leaves fall in autumn because they are pushed out by the emerging buds of spring.

Change is a universal truth—John F. Kennedy called it “the law of life.” Instead of respect and obedience, however, we do our best to dodge it. When change knocks on our door the ego turns coward and runs for cover!

Our true nature is to grow and evolve.

Therefore, our spirit nudges us toward changes that’ll move us to a next stage. If we don’t pay heed, change is often forced upon us. External events coerce us into something new against our will and before we are ready. How true it is that if you don’t create change, change will create you!

Be still and listen. Are you being nudged? Can you detect any changes waiting to happen?

Contemplate changes you could make in your life that would take you closer to who you truly are. Take a step out of your comfort zone and do things differently. Einstein described insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become. Someone once said, if nothing ever changed, there’d be no butterflies.

When the winds of change blow circles around you, instead of building a shelter, build a windmill. Remember our spirit has wings on which to soar, and it glides on the fuel of change!

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

Hotel Cuscatlan Comfortable Rooms with private bath TV/DVD - Internet - Banquet Room - Parking Colonia las Victorias sección M #14, Jocotenango Tels: (502) 7888-7629, 7831-0375 www.hotelcuscatlan.com hotelcuscatlanbrizuela@hotmail.com Hotel Posada

San Vicente hotel_san_vicente@yahoo.com.mx www.posadasanvicente.com Tels: 7832-3311, 7832-6452 6a av. sur #6, La Antigua

Bed & Breakfast

· Dorm Beds · Private Rooms

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

I was so ugly my mother used to feed me with a sling shot. —Rodney Dangerfield

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. —Henny Youngman

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

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

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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 I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Rodney Dangerfield

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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

SP A Las Gravileas, Calle de los Duelos Tel: 7832-9573 TelFax: 7832-4053 info@hotelpalaciodebeatriz.com www.hotelpalaciodebeatriz.com Revue: 20,000 magazines monthly with extensive country-wide distribution publicidad@revuemag.com

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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

Hotel

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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travel OFICINAS CENTRALES y VENTA DE BOLETOS 7a Ave 19-44, zona 1 Tels: 2232-3661, 2220-6018 Fax: (502) 2220-4902 www.transgalgosinter.com

SERVICIOS ESPECIALES: Renta de Buses, último modelo, dentro y fuera del Pais.

Tel: 2220-6904 /05, 2230-5058

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SALE GUATEMALA LLEGA TAPACHULA SALE TAPACHULA LLEGA GUATEMALA 7:30, 13:30 & 15:00 14:30, 19:30 & 20:00 6:00, 9:30 & 14:30 1:00, 15:30 & 19:30 CUBRIENDO CONEXIONES A: n EL NORTE DE MEXICO n E.E.U.U. n CANADA Vía terrestre con: Cristobal Colón, ADO, Estrella Blanca, Greyhound. Vía aerea: Reservación y venta de Boletos a través de Exytur. Tel: 2253-9131

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Worldwide Air-tickets, Professional Staff, Antigua: 5a calle oriente #10-A Tels: (502) 7832-2928, 7832-4691 Fax: 7832-4692 High quality service, Individuals or Groups Guatemala City: Km. 15 Carr. Roosevelt, Super Centro Molino Locales 68-69 Tels: (502) 2433-6080 /81 Fax: 2433-6452 New Branch: Calz. Aguilar Batres 34-77, z.12 local 201 Tels: (502) 2470-1296/ 97, 2442-3034

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24 HOUR ASSISTANCE (502) 5651-2284

Excursiones Spross

Exciting Guatemalan Destinations and Great Trips to the Belize Cayes Tels: 2331-0427, 2361-6178 excspross@turbonett.com

Transportes Turísticos

M onja Blanca Expeditions Travel Agency & Tour Operator 4a calle poniente #26, La Antigua Tel: 7882-4229, 5547-0405 agenciamonjablanca1@yahoo.com

Shuttle Service Organized Tours.

Packages and more...

7832-3371, 7831-0184, 5935-8233 6a av. sur #8, La Antigua

TOUR OPERATOR GET IN TOUCH WITH US IN: info@atitrans.com www.atitrans.com • Antigua • Río Dulce • Copán • Panajachel • Guatemala ventas@atitrans.com Serving with the Best Quality,Safety and Insurance since 1992

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TR AVEL AGENCY Tels: 7832-1621, 7832-2674 3a calle poniente #12 Esquina laxantigua@intelnett.com

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Wholesale Prices ISIC, ITIC Cards Welcome

We specialize in Adventure Tours Shuttle, trekking, kayaking, canopy, paragliding, hiking, mountain biking, bilingual guide service & more Tels: 7762-6060, 7762-1740 Av. Santander, Panajachel www.rogerstours.com www.hunabkutours.com

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PARLAMA SPORT FISHING Deep-sea or Coastal Fishing & Ocean Safaris with “Team Parlama” Charter Services

36 ft. Pacemaker Yacht “Ballena” (cabin with A/C)

Full days, 4 hours, or 6 hours

Tels: 5704-4254 Capt. Dennis Wheeler (English) 5709-8697 Tyson (español)

24 ft. Cuddy Sport Fishing Boats “Tonina” and “Mantarraya” 6 Hours - $375 * Capt. Dennis tel: 5704-4254 dlxbdl@intelnet.net.gt Capt. Tino tel: 5247-4410 *price includes sack lunch, soft drinks & all fishing gear.

23 ft. Pesquero “Parlama” 24 ft. Mako “Mantarraya” 24 ft. Aquasport “Tonina” Tel: 5691-0360 Capt. Gerry Experienced, bilingual captains • Modern equipment Sailfish • Mahi-mahi • Marlin • Wahoo • Tuna...

We encourage catch-and-release for all species.

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lake atitlán

Pool, Sauna & Hot Tub

Stone Cottages, Suites, Hacienda and Group Dormitory • Gourmet Dinners • Internet • Mountain Bikes • Horseback Riding available • Heated Swimming Pool • Sauna • Hot Tub On the Lake, 1 km south of Santiago Atitlán Tels: 7721-7366 Fax: 7721-7365 Cel: 5784-9111 posadasantiago@gmail.com www.posadadesantiago.com

Jenna’s River BED & BREAKFAST

Nightly and Weekly Rates Panajachel

5458-1984, 7762-0314 atitlan.com/jennas.htm jennapana@gmail.com You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.

—Max Beerbohm

Bungalows - Apartments - Rooms Lake Front — Private Dock Hot Water — Beautiful Garden Sauna —Yoga Center www.atitlanlacasarosa.com Santa Cruz La Laguna Tels: 5803-2531, 5416-1251

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In fact, when you get right down to it, almost every explanation Man came up with for anything until about 1926 was stupid.

—Dave Barry

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lake atitlán » Panajachel The only vegetarian restaurant in Panajachel

Cafe Bombay

tofupan • falafel pita sandwiches burritos • lasagna • pad thai • curry gado-gado • vegetarian filet miso soup • homemade ginger ale Calle Santander (100 mts from the lake) Tel: 7762-0611

From: Antigua, Panajachel, San Pedro, San Marcos, Xela To: San Cristobál las Casas Every Day

Eternal Spring

Av. Santander, Panajachel, Guatemala.

(502) 7762-6043, 7762-6094. 24 hrs: 5464-6601 eternalspring_reservations@hotmail.com

MEXICO D.F., OAXACA, CANCÚN, MÉRIDA, LA ANTIGUA, CHICHI, TIKAL & MORE

Bungalows familiares Cable TV Cel: 5204-9333 Telefax: 7762-1482 atitlandonmoises@hotmail.com www.atitlandonmoises.com

SANTANDER TRAVEL AGENCY / TOUR OPERATOR

National & International Tickets Tikal - Chichi - Antigua - San Cristóbal de las Casas Av. Santander 1-61, zona 2, Panajachel Tel: 7762-2023 santander_travel@hotmail.com

Transportes Turísticos - Rooms w/ private bath & hot water - CableTV, Phone in every room - Parking - Laundry - Breakfast Calle Principal salida a Godínez Panajachel - Tels: 7762-2176, 2630/31/33 posadasansimon@itelgua.com

Your Hotel in Panajachel in Calle Santander

- Comfortable rooms - CableTV - Private bath w/ hot water - Parking - Laundry 3a av. 3-45 Z. 2, Calle Santander, Panajachel - Tels: 7762-2915 /17 Fax: 7762-1117 - email: necos@itelgua.com

EL CHAPARRAL Hotel & Travel Agency

Comfortable rooms w/ cable TV, private bath, hot water, private parking, heated pool, WIFI www.panajachel.com/chaparral Reservations: 7762-0540 Final Calle Santander, Panajachel, Sololá “Let me be clear about this. I don’t have a drug problem. I have a police problem.”

—Keith Richards

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S— OUR S— —T UTTLE H re —S & mo

Lake Atitlán Chi Chi

Panajachel: Calle Santander (next to Hotel Regis) Tel: 7762-0146, 7762-0152 www.atitrans.com APART-HOTEL

Los Árboles

Luxury Rooms & Apartments with equipped kitchen. Daily, Weekly, Monthly Rates.

In the heart of the zona viva of Pana 3a av. 0-42, Zona 2 Panajachel Tels: 7762-0544, 7762-0548

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Hotel

Fonda del Sol

h_fondadelsol@yahoo.com 15 Confortables habitaciones • Parqueo Lavandería • Jardín • Tarjeta de Credito Calle Principal 1-74, Z.2 Tel: 7762-1162 Panajachel

hotel

www.primaveraatitlan.com Understated Elegance

In the heart of Panajachel Calle Santander Tel: 7762-2052 ~ Fax: 7762-0171

Lonely Planet says: “Pana’s best place to stay.”

Pool - Bungalows www.ranchograndeinn.com ranchograndeinn@gmail.com Tel: 7762-2255, 7762-1554 Fax: 7762-2247

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The Heartbreak of HDD

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have told me candidly that HDD and other forms of geographic misconception are also present where they hail from.

To a degree, but no further, we can blame schools. Once, while I was a primary teacher in 1985, my principal (whom I will call F.) gave a sample reading lesson to the school’s neophyte teachers during an afterschool “staff-development” (similar to “detention” for kids, but less fun). The lesson was from a basal reader story and was called “The Bremen Traveling Musicians.” It was about a group of talking animals that traveled in Germany, giving concerts (dumb concept, I know).

Anyway, F. kept saying “Berman” instead of Bremen, which drew snickers (but no spitballs) from some of the teachers attending the sample lesson in, uh, reading.

The matter came up during lunch the next day in the teachers’ lounge. I recall the mentor teacher remarking with deadpan seriousness that F. “would not be able to locate Germany on an unlabelled map of Europe, much less correctly pronounce the name of a city within Germany.”

Now if some of our educational stewards have this problem, is it any wonder that some of our relatives back home think that Guatemala is the second biggest city in Mexico, and that Guadalajara is a brand of tequila or a type of hallucinogenic mushroom?

Maybe not. But, again, we can only blame the schools to a degree. Those of us who live and/or travel in Central America owe it to our hosts to know something about their country. Insurance sellers try to find out all they can about a prospect or “lead” before making the sales call. Diplomats are briefed on the authorities they will be dealing with. And so on. More often than we might expect, knowledge of the host country can avail us much.

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If you can name the capital of the province where the person next to you on the bus comes from, or the name of someone important who came from there, you win points and open doors. This is especially true if your potential friend comes from a place that outsiders rarely visit, and if you have not been there yourself.

Guatemala is divided into only 22 departments; Honduras, 18; and El Salvador, 14. Belize is made up of just six districts.

Fully half of these provinces have a capital, or cabecera, with the same name, making memorization easier still. If someone says he or she is from Jalapa, for example, you look knowledgeable if you then ask, “the cabecera or the department?”

After replying, your friend may ask, with a smile both hopeful and curious, “Have you been to Jalapa?”

“No,” you answer. “But I’ve seen it on maps, and wondered what it must be like.”

Don’t be surprised if you then get an invitation to stay with your friend if you’re ever out that way. And if you go, you might get a guided tour and discover some cool thing never mentioned in the guidebooks.

Simple scholastic maps can be bought in any librería for a few centavos. They outline the country’s provinces and pinpoint the cabeceras with dots. Start labeling, and carry the map folded in your wallet or purse until you know them all. As an icebreaker, ask someone to show you the location of the country’s tallest mountain, Volcán Tajumulco, then mark its location.

Also, learn the names of any rivers and lakes on the map, and label them. You might save yourself the heartbreak of confusing Lake Atitlán with Lake Amatitlán and boarding the wrong bus. And finally, you won’t look like a foreigner with HDD.

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HOTEL ISLAVERDE Lakefront Eco-hotel, garden & lounge. Santa Cruz, Lago Atitlán (502) 5760-2648, 4563-3854 hotel@islaverdeatitlan.com

www.islaverdeatitlan.com

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quetzaltenango

2a av 7-17, z.1, Barrio San Bartolomé Quetzaltenengo Tels: 7761-9511, 5574-9049 casasanbartolome@yahoo.com www.casasanbartolome.com

Casa Doña Mercedes

Restaurant

WOON KOOC

Hostal

Comfortable rooms - Clean, safe and good atmosphere and Full Kitchen 6a calle y 14 av 13-42, zona 1 Quetzaltenango Tels: 5687-3305, 7765-4687 www.geocities.com/ guest_House_mercedes

CHINESE FOOD

dining

- take-out - delivery

Tels:767-6029 /31 Fax:763-5394

4 Calle 13-28, Zona 3 Quetzaltenango

Body Treatments • Sauna • Jacuzzi Massage • Facials • Skin Exfoliation Hair Salon • Manicures • Pedicures Ask about our special packages 1a calle 14 “A”-45 zona 1, Quetzaltenango Tel: 7761-3544 galileaspa@yahoo.es

LA DEMOCRACIA SPANISH SCHOOL A private business with a social conscience Special rates for volunteers

“La democracia, algo que todos aspiramos” 9a calle 15-05, zona 3 Quetzaltenango Tels: 7763-6895, 4085-0533

info@lademocracia.net www.lademocracia.net Eco-Saunas y Gastronomía

Posada Rural Gites of France

Restaurant Natural Steam Saunas Convention Room - Jaccuzi Gym - Squash - Pool Table - Cultural Tours Km. 210 Zunil Tels: (502)5304-2102, 5399-0029, 7767-1746 www.lascumbres.com.gt info@lascumbres.com.gt Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

—Abraham Lincoln

info@pop-wuj.org oficina@pop-wuj.org www.pop-wuj.org

One-on-one Spanish instruction in a spectacular setting and the opportunity to help the people of Guatemala while you learn.

Regular Immersion Program, Social Work Program and Medical Spanish Program. Volunteer opportunities available.

1ª Calle 17-72, zona 1, Quetzaltenango Telefax: (502) 7761-8286

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www.dicapresidence.com.gt

Central location minutes away by foot from Xela’s historic sites, restaurants and night life.

Economic, Comfortable, Secure and Central • Single or double occupancy with separate beds, on a monthly basis.

• Dramatic views from Xela, weekly sheet cleaning and extra comforts.

6a calle 9-24, z. 1, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala • Tel. 5287-1921, 7761-1465

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8a calle y 15 av. 13-77, Zona 1 Tel: 7761-0589

• literature • travel guides • maps • postcards • Spanish textbooks • organic coffee

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We’re more than a school, we are your family in Xela!

• Private Teacher • Room & board • Free Wireless • Daily Activities • Volunteer work • Bilingual staff 12 av. 8-21 z.1, Quetzaltenango Telfax: (502) 7766-9836 www.spanishateureka.com

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monterrico » PACIFIC COAST Reservations: L ’ Elegance Guatemala City

Tel: 2368-3684

pezdeoro@intelnett.com

Monterrico: 7920-9785

Monterrico Beach, Taxisco

www.pezdeoro.com

Furnished House For Rent on the Seashore in Monterrico by the Day, Week or Weekend Equipped Kitchen, Parking and Pool in private condo More information at 2368-1086 or www.casamonterrico.com

Hotel & restaurant

Comfortable, Clean Rooms Delicious Food - Art Gallery Biggest Pool in Monterrico Monterrico Tel: 5752-5528 Free Internet for our guests www.hotelateliedelmar.com info@hotelateliedelmar.com

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DOS MUNDOS PACIFIC RES OR T

monterrico

pools ~ gardens ~ lounge bar ~ restaurant ~ beach front ~ tours reservations: (502) 7848-1407, 7848-1771 ~ www.dosmundospacific.com

MONTERRICO HOTEL ASSOCIATION

Honolulu Utz Tzaba Dulce y Salado Pez de Oro Cafe del Sol Villa Kairos Atelie del Mar Casa Bella Johnny’s Place Hawaian Paradise

www.honoluluhotel@gmail.com tel. 4005-0500 o 4503-0386 www.utz-tzaba.com tel. 5318-9452 www.dulceysaladoguatemala.com tel. 5817-9046 www.pezdeoro.com tel. 2368-3684 www.cafe-del-sol.com tel. 5810-0821 www.hotelvillakairos.com tel. 5508-5545 www.hotelateliedelmar.com tel 5752-5528 www.casabellamonterrico.com tel. 7821-3088 www.johnnysplacehotel.com tel. 5812-0409 o 4369-6900 www.hawaianparadise.com tel. 5361-3011

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monterrico » PACIFIC COAST (harris & goller/viaventure.com)

HOW TO HIT THE BEACH South (from Guatemala City and Antigua) to Escuintla —SouthEast to Taxisco— South to La Avellana— boat it to Monterrico.

Also: Shuttle buses available from around Guatemala.

Check with your travel agent.

Eco Hotel Playa Quilombo

Beyond passion...

de Cucurumbé Barra El Jiote - Moyuta www.playaquilombo.net 5206-7984 2232-6879

HOTEL, RESTAURANTE Y TURICENTRO

DON CARLOS BEACH

Venga a disfrutar el ambiente familiar en nuestras tres piscinas, playa privada iluminada y cómodos bungalows Estamos ubicados a 2 km adelante de Monterrico, La Curvina Guazacapán, Santa Rosa Reservaciones tels: 5414-0198, 5690-5588 www.doncarlosbeach.com

BEACHFRONT HOUSE WITH POOL FOR RENT IN MONTERRICO

3 bedroom, living room, dining / equipped kitchen.

Casas Playa Paraiso Monterrico Hawai Reservations: 5517-7328

Press Release V!VA Travel Guides’ Guidebook Writing Boot Camps come to La Antigua Guatemala March 23-27, 2009 Many seasoned travelers and expats have dreamed about becoming a travel writer. V!VA’s Boot Camps are five-day-long travel guidebook writing crash courses. Students hit the ground running with assignments, and their work is critiqued by seasoned professionals.

Upon successful completion of the course, Boot Camp graduates have the opportunity to stay on assignment as field writers and be compensated. Works will be published in the upcoming guidebook V!VA Travel Guides Guatemala due to be published in 2010. The cost of the course is $250 for Guatemala residents and $350 for non-residents.

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On the beach...

HOTEL & RESTAURANT BUNGALOWS - POOLS MONTERICO, km 8, towards HAWAII Beach Reservations: 4005-0500, 4503-0386 honoluluhotel@gmail.com

Exploring Río Dulce

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people adjusted to the loss of freight traffic on the river the best they could. Some left in search of a better life elsewhere, while others went back to fishing and subsistence agriculture.

Almost a century later, life remains remarkably unchanged along the banks of Río Dulce. Despite the intrusion of cell phones and outboard motors, dugout canoes are still very much in evidence, as is the traditional culture of the local indigenous population. At the same time, the government has taken steps to safeguard the region’s unique flora and fauna by creating the Biotopo Chocón Machacas nature reserve. Located on the river’s north shore in an area known as El Golfete, the 7,600-hectare reserve is home to over 50 110 » revuemag.com

types of trees, 180 bird species as well as deer, manatees and jungle cats.

While the ecotourism opportunities afforded by the Chocón Machacas reserve and other nearby parks are a big draw for Guatemalan and foreign visitors alike, perhaps the best introduction to what the region has to offer is a Río Dulce cruise.

Such trips can easily be arranged dockside in Lívingston, where boatmen charge per person for a six- to seven-hour tour.

Even if the weather is not always cooperative, the trip is sure to be memorable, with great views and photo opportunities the moment one enters the Cueva de la Vaca gorge just outside Lívingston. As the boat passes between towering cliffs draped with hanging vines, it is easy to imagine the

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awe that must have filled Spanish explorers when they sailed upriver for the first time.

Soon, however, the topography begins to soften, and the thatched homes of the region’s Q’eqchi’ inhabitants become visible among the trees. This is an area where boatmen like to make several stops, giving passengers an opportunity to bathe in a thermal spring or observe wildlife in mangrove-lined lagoons.

The final leg of the excursion takes one through the wide but shallow Golfete and onward to San Felipe, where Río Dulce ends and the expansive waters of Lake Izabal begin. Guarding the lake entrance is Castillo de San Felipe de Lara, a restored colonial fortress complete with drawbridge, chapel and watchtower. After visitors take a leisurely stroll around ...continued on next page

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the fort’s grounds and walls, the boat is ready to leave once more, this time to make the long trip back to Lívingston.

Stepping onto the pier after a day spent exploring Río Dulce from mouth to headwater, one begins to understand what drove the German adventurer Baron Alexander von Humboldt to proclaim the river to be the most beautiful in the Americas. Even if one does not share the baron’s penchant for bold statements, there is no question that he has chosen a worthy recipient on which to bestow such an honor.

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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.

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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.

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5a Av N. #2 (2nd floor), on the park, La Antigua Community Library -- 5000 visits per month.

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Large selection of T-SHIRTS 5a avenida on the park, La Antigua DISPENSADORES MECANICOS DE SNACKS (VENDING MACHINE) PARA HOTELES, NEGOCIOS, COLEGIOS Q 6,500.00 USADOS, EXCELENTE ESTADO CEL. 5510-5973 dismaticgua@yahoo.com

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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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.

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.

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.

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, martial & healing arts to create purposeful movement. Group classes, Tues, Fri, Sat, 5-6:30pm. Antigua Centre, 7a calle poniente #11. Q50/ session. Call Debbie 4383-3122. Private group sessions also available.

PRESCHOOL/DAY CARE LA CASITA DEL YEYO, San Pedro El Alto. Ages 2-5. Personalized attention. Focused on the transition to a formal educational environment. Lucrecia Gómez, 5538-4411.

PRIVATE SPANISH CLASSES: For any level, in my own home or in the place you live. Any time and the hours you wish. Cell: 5351-7590, ask for Juan Manuel.

V!VA TRAVEL GUIDE’s Guidebook Writing Boot Camp, Antigua, March 23-27, 2009. 5-day travel writing crash course.

USD$350 ($250 for Guatemala residents, reimbursable).

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Enjoying your time in Guatemala?

Want to give something back?

WINGS provides educational talks and information, financial resources and access to reproductive health services for low-income, rural and indigenous Guatemalans. We help Guatemalans have the opportunity to make informed choices about their reproductive health and so improve their quality of life.

Our three main programs are: * Family Planning * Youth Reproductive Health Education * Cervical Cancer Screening Please support our work with a donation

$25 provides all reproductive health education materials to fully train five men in our new WINGS for MEN project. $75 provides cervical cancer detection and treatment for five women $100 provides all educational materials to fully train one teen to become a health peer educator.

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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.

Want something different for lunch? Delicious Cantonese Chow Mein, Tuesdays & Thursdays (“take-out” only).

Orders of 4 or more, please call by 10:30 for 12:30 pick up! Q25: the tastiest deal in town. Tel: 7832-4619, 4a calle oriente #23, La Antigua.

EMPLOYMENT 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 Employment Opportunity: SALESPERSON / VENDEDOR(A) Experience and Spanish required. Unlimited commission potential. Send CV to ventas@revuemag.com or 4a calle oriente #23

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SWORN (LEGAL) TRANSLATOR: Legal and free translations, Spanish/English. Tels 2261-0792, 5417-9079. We also work ads in FREEHAND AND PHOTOSHOP in both languages.

KALIGRAPHIA: Discover the Finest Handwritten Calligraphy for Envelopes. Monica García Echeverría Tel: 5553-1648 WWW.KALIGRAPHIA.COM

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 TRANSLATION & INTERPRETATION Sworn, technical and freelance translations. Consecutive interpretation. English/ Spanish. BEST RATES GUARANTEED! Mobile 5918-4100.

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PANAREP Panajachel, installation of solar hot water systems,electrical and plumbing repairs, service of all whitegoods, electronic repairs and car maintenance.

Call 7762-2817, 4372-3235 panarep@yahoo.com TAX PREPARATION: FEE BASED ON COMPLEXITY OF THE RETURN. Contact: Steven Pittser, email: stevenpittser@ yahoo.com or Tel: (502) 4374-1199.

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Tels: 7832-7600, 7823-6429.

HOUSE IN SAN PEDRO EL PANORAMA, livrm, dinrm, equipped kitchen, 3 bdrm, 2 bath. 2 gardens, hot water at all oulets, laundry rm, internet & cable avail. Parking for 2 cars. $500. Tels: 4255-6531, 7934-6368.

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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.

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, 5083-4285 (weekends only). 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.

Stunningly Beautiful House in Antigua with tremendous views. 4 bdrms, 5 1/2 baths, parking for 4 cars, abundant green area. Good property for a B&B. New building, exquisite kitchen, livrm and drm. $1,500 mo.

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BEAUTIFUL STUDIO APARTMENT: Great ambiance, furnished. 1 block from Hotel Antigua. Info: 5387-7838.

SAN LUCAS AREA Half way between Guatemala & Antigua near San Lucas, aldea Choacorral, km 25.5 COZY FURNISHED COTTAGE; three bedrooms; 2 fp, country kitchen-great room; full bath; nestled in the woods. Security. Rent $425.00. Tel: 2337-0034 or 5216-0426 email: arixsa@gruporivera.net

SANTIAGO SACATEPÉQUEZ JARDINES DE SANTIAGO, Sacatepéquez. Beautiful farm for foreigners, big garden, 3 bdrms, all services included. $400.00. Tel: 2431-8985-89 & Cell phone 5029-6106.

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 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.

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5 ADJOINING 10 X 20 METER LOTS IN ANTIGUA GARDENS, a beautiful high end residential area only 11 km from Antigua, w/2 clubhouses, sporting facilities, gardens & much more. Price per lot $23K. For additional info, please call: 7832-4134 or email at lotesantiguagardens@ gmail.com APARTMENT FOR SINGLE OR COUPLE, garden, safe, colonial style $60,000. Tel: 5751-6825.

PACIFIC COAST PACIFIC OCEAN FRONT LOT, access to the beach and the canal. Located at EL JIOTE, one of the only virgin beaches in Guatemala: excellent to relax and enjoy the beauty of nature. Information (502) 5523-7303 or chatoyita@ hotmail.com.

LAKE ATITLÁN JAIBALITO, EXQUISITE: View of lake & volcanoes. 1,413m².

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Easy 5 min. walk from public dock. Must see! US$35,000 (negotiable). Tel: 5653-7028.

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 Of those who say nothing, few are silent.

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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 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 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 Palopó 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.

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

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Life in the Jungle

by Dennis Wheeler

The Stela and the Wasps There we were, playing charades with a man who we feared wouldn’t live past sunset.

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ne day, late in 1966—while surveying land the government had granted to our cooperative—instead of returning to base camp on our own trail, we decided to angle off and explore some more of the jungle. Much to our surprise, the path we cut led us past a lone standing Mayan stela. A few weeks later Ledyard Smith, the head archaeologist at Ceibal, came over with his team to see it for themselves. Ultimately they would unearth 28 monuments, several palaces and a large hieroglyphic staircase!

In the time that we came across what turned out to be a magnificent ruin and the subsequent visit from Dr. Smith, we had yet another it-could-only-happen-inthe-jungle experience.

A canoe from a neighboring cooperative stopped at the banks of our rancho and out stepped Jean Pierre Mober. He introduced himself as a French free-lance photographer and told us that he was hoping he could spend some time with us in the jungle, and that he was especially interested in photographing the stela we’d found.

During Jean Pierre’s stay with us I took him up a nameless stream that I wanted to explore. We were not able to get very far though because a tree had fallen, blocking the waterway. Jean Pierre, with machete in hand, was at the bow of the 30-foot canoe and I was at the motor end. The first whack of his machete into the offending branches upset a large and very angry hoard of wasps.

They were big wasps, huge in fact— more than an inch long and extremely aggressive. With the wasps smarming around us, stinging, Jean Pierre fell backwards into the canoe and I fell into the water.

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It took us about 10 minutes to get back to camp, and though we’d both been stung, Jean Pierre was now having trouble breathing. We persuaded him to take some antihistamine but his breathing just got worse and worse. He was managing what seemed like maybe a breath a minute, and at that, it was just a gasp! His face swelled to the size of a volley ball, his eyes almost disappeared into the folds of his face.

Suddenly he started waving his arms, clearly wanting to tell us something important. There we were, playing charades with a man who we feared wouldn’t live past sunset. At last we understood what it was he wanted. Ever the consummate photojournalist, he was telling us to take a picture of his face! The story has a good ending, Jean Pierre not only lived to tell his tale, he had the proof in black and white.

Epilogue: Felipe Guillen, a retired chiclero, was always my best source of jungle lore.

When I told him about the wasp encounter he said, “Oh the standard wasp isn’t a problem, all you have to do is jump in the water and the stings won’t affect you.” That’s why Jean Pierre had gotten so very sick—he didn’t end up in the water like I had!

A few months later, Ian Graham came to record the hieroglyphics at the ruins that we now had named Itzán. He found a lens cap belonging to Jean Pierre, left behind from the day he’d been there with us, photographing the site. Ian stuck the cap in his pocket and, sure enough, he later came across Jean Pierre in Paris and returned it!

This Revue article was first printed in February 1999

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The anthropological museum of the UTEC (technological university) has six interesting exhibition rooms displaying an educational version of Salvadoran history, culture and ethnicity. The museum also has one temporal exhibition room, currently showcasing work by the famous painter Carlos Cañas though April.

Located on Calle Arce, between 17 & 19 av. norte #1006, San Salvador, Tel: 2275-8836; admission is free, open Mon.Fri., 9am-11:30am & 3pm to 5:30pm; Sat, 9am to 11:30am Clockwise: Entrance of museum, director of museum Ramón Rivas, traditional tools, displays. photos by Lena Johannessen

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Coffee: The Joy of the Harvest I

n El Salvador, every year starts with fireworks, traditional meals and family gatherings. But also with the hope and joy of coffee harvesting, which is still going on, especially in the highlands. Coffee trees become bright and red, and between shade trees, sunlight gleams over the hopeful faces of producers and pickers. They’ve already begun this phenomenal task: to select the flavors of perfectly ripe coffee cherries, which represents the first and key step to preserve the quality of El Salvador’s most famous and recognized agricultural product.

Each coffee cherry is handpicked with the utmost care, as the plant will need leaves and branches intact, so that it can produce

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enough vigor to blossom again next year.

This practice is an art, and our growers are well-known for their artisan skills and cultural practices.

Every year, the word spreads a little bit more among the specialty coffee experts — Café de El Salvador and its producers are committed to bringing the consumer a mindblowing experience of spectacular flavor.

Some might even say it’s one of the sweetest cups you can ever find.

In the next couple of months, look for El Salvador´s new crop coffees available near you, and taste a cup of pure joy, pride and celebration.

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ADVERTISER INDEX LODGING

LODGING

Guatemala City

ATITLÁN

Apartamentos Las Torres ........................

Armadillo Suites .......................................

Dai Nonni Hostal .......................................

El Otelito ......................................................

Hostal Los Volcanes ..................................

Hostal de Don Pedro ................................

Hostal Miraflores .......................................

Hotel Casa Blanca ....................................

Hotel Casa de los Nazarenos ..................

Hotel Casa Santorini ................................

Hotel Residencia del Sol .........................

Hotel Villa Toscana ....................................

Mariana’s Petite Hotel ..............................

Novahostal .................................................

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 Cuscatlán .........................................

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 San Vicente .....................................

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 ..........................................

Antigua

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

Apart-hotel Los Arboles .........................

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

Finca Ixobel (Poptún) ............................... 113 Hotel Ecológico y Rest. Mon ami ........... 113 La Casa de Don David ............................... 113

RÍo Dulce

Bruno’s ......................................................... 112 Hacienda Tijax ............................................ 112 Hotel Catamaran ....................................... 112

COBÁN

RESTAURANTS / BARS

Hotel Posada Don Antonio ..................... 111 La Posada .................................................... 111 Park Hotel .................................................... 111

100 103 100 99 101 100 101 103 101 99 101 100 103 99 100 100

El PetÉn

monterrico / PACIFIC COAST

Asociación Ola Verde ................................ 107 Atelie del Mar ............................................. 106 Cafe Del Sol ................................................. 106 Casa Bella .................................................... 109 Casa de Playa .............................................. 108 Casa Monterrico ......................................... 108 Don Carlos Beach ...................................... 108 Hawaiian Paradise ..................................... 109 Hotel Dos Mundos ..................................... 107 Hotel Honolulu ........................................... 109 Hotel La Isleta de Gaia ............................. 106 Hotel Pez de Oro ........................................ 106 Johnny’s Place ............................................ 106 Playa Quilombo Eco-Hotel ...................... 108

QUETZALTENANGO

Casa San Bartolomé ..................................

Dicap Residence ........................................

Hotel Modelo .............................................

Hostal Doña Mercedes ............................

Hostal 7 Orejas ..........................................

Las Cumbres ..............................................

104 105 105 104 104 104

TECPÁN

Casa Xara / Molino Helvetia ................... 111

RETALHULEU

Hotel Posada de Don José ....................... 113

RESTAURANTS / BARS Guatemala CITY

Caffé De Fiori .............................................. 39 Cheers ........................................................... 39 Hooters ......................................................... 129 Kloster .......................................................... 41 La Estancia ................................................... 37 Pecorinos Ristorante ................................. 41 Productos y Servicios ............................... 39 Restaurante Altuna ................................... 41 Trovajazz .................................................... 39 Viva Fridas ................................................... 39 William Shakespeare Pub ........................ 39

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 ................................................... 64 Doña Luisa Xicotencatl .............................. 70 El Bolovan ..................................................... 64 El Peroleto ..................................................... 78 El Rincón del Conquistador ...................... 78 El Sabor del Tiempo .................................... 79 El Sereno ........................................................ 62 El Viejo Café .................................................. 77 El Yotivenco ................................................... 78 Filadelfia Restaurant ................................... 71 Gaia ................................................................ 77 Kabuki ............................................................ 64 Korea House ................................................. 72 La Casbah ...................................................... 79 La Cocina ....................................................... 64 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 ................................... 69 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

Chocolatería Doña Pancha ...................... 105 Shai Long ......................................................105 Giuseppe´s Gourmet Pizza .......................105 Woon Kook ...................................................104

TECPÁN

Restaurante Chichoy ................................. 111 Restaurante El Pedregal ........................... 111 Restaurante Katok ..................................... 111 Kape Paulinos ............................................. 111

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ADVERTISER INDEX HEALTH SERVICES

SERVICES

SHOPS

Guatemala City

Guatemala City

ANTIGUA

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

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

Biobanic ....................................................... 55 Bravo ............................................................ 59 Casa de los Gigantes ................................ 59 Casa Del Tejido ........................................... 54 Colibrí ........................................................... 61 El Mástil ........................................................ 5 El Patio Antiques ........................................ 55 El Prisma ...................................................... 54 Hamlin & White Books .............................. 61 Isaias Joyería ............................................... 56 Joyería del Angel ................... back cover La Casa del Conde (books, etc) ................ 54 Ritual ............................................................. 55 Santa Chivita ............................................... 58 Seline ............................................................. 54 Un Poco de Todo ......................................... 115 Vivero La Escalonia ..................................... 81

Antigua

Antigua’s Gym .............................................. 47 Casa Madeleine Spa ................................... 59 Centro de Equinotherapia Kej ................. 51 Centro Visual G & G ..................................... 47 Clínicas Ovalle .............................................. 55 Clínica Veterinaria El Arca ......................... 48 DDS Jorge de la Cruz ................................. 51 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 Optyma Visión y Moda ............................. 49 Tecniscan ...................................................... 51

Guatemala City

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

Antigua

Filadelfia Coffee Adventure ...................... 71 Lax Travel ....................................................... 95 Litegua ........................................................... 95 Monja Blanca Expeditions ......................... 94 Mundo Guatemala ...................................... 95 Rainbow Travel ............................................ 97 Sinfronteras .................................................. 95 Tabarini Rent a Car ...................................... 56 Turansa .......................................................... 94 Voyageur Tours ............................................106

Easy Facil ...................................................... 34

Antigua

Quetzaltenango

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

SHOPS

La Democracia Spanish School .............. 104 Pop Wuj Spanish School .......................... 104

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

Guatemala City

Asian Tropics ................................................. 35 Bernina (Sewing Center) ................................. 34 Big Mountain ................................................. 35 Camas Siesta .................................................. 35 Colección 21 .................................................. 31 Geminis Bookstore ....................................... 35 In Nola (Textiles) ............................................ 34 Jungle Skate Shop......................................... 11 Lin-Canola, S.A. ............................................ 34 Muebles Xian ................................................. 7 Plaza Fontabella ............................................ 1 Super Verduras .............................................. 39 Vivero Botanik, S.A. ...................................... 33

QUETZALTENANGO

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

CULTURAL Guatemala City

MISC.

Casa Vieja Lodge ........................................ 96 Eternal Spring ..............................................100 Fish Guatemala (Parlama) ........................ 97 Hedman Alas ................................................ 98 Parque Ixpanpajul ......................................113 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

SCHOOLS GUATEMALA CITY

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

El Attico .........................................................

Galería de Arte El Tunel .............................

Museo Ixchel ................................................

Museo Popol Vuh .......................................

27 27 27 31

Antigua

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

LAKE ATITLÁN

Ishkik Arte Contemporáneo ................... 27

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—Franz Kafka

I care not much for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.

—Abraham Lincoln

Money frees you from doing things you dislike.

Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy. —Groucho Marx

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TRAVEL / TOURS

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 Rolling Stone Salón ..................................... 65 Skin Deep ....................................................... 59 Valle de Flores ............................................... 54 Wings ...............................................................116

SENSUOUS GUATEMALA: WHITE

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by Ken Veronda photo: Jon Wilbrecht

K, so if you really must bring it up and insist on being scientific, white is officially an absence of color, and our editor wants these “sensuous” comments to be about Guatemala’s rich palette of all the colors in this land of rainbows.

So maybe you’ll allow us to think of white as the framing for all our Central American colors, the whitewashed walls being necessary to set off the brick tones of the tiled roofs, needed to accent the bougainvillea reds spilling over their tops, to frame the lovers nestling at the gates. The bone-white facades of the churches serve as mattes for the gray saints in the niches and the worn brown doorways. The white foam of the breaking waves along our beaches frame the deep-blue Caribbean and Pacific waters beyond. White cottages on hillsides dot the greens and browns of the crops and the rich soil around them. Afternoon whitecaps on Lake Atitlán are warnings of rough sailing but are also touches of interest scattered atop the deepest blues of the great lake.

White frames the blue and the old-gold crest in the national flag, white feathers flash on our sea birds along the coasts, white doves nest in the nooks of the white cathedral ruins. White dresses adorn the brides heading to their afternoon weddings, lacy white shawls drape over the black hair of 128 » revuemag.com

ladies in the markets, where white roses and white lilies stand out among all the floral colors. Out in the green fields, white herons pick at the earth for their meals, then float and swoop and playfully glide in formation to nest at sunset back in their favorite trees, right on time each evening.

Some of the ceremonies of the cofradía brotherhoods burn a special pitch for white smoke, while white robes cover Christian brothers and sisters and drape over the Christ figure in Easter Sunday processions of the Resurrection. White smoke puffs occasionally from the active volcanoes, steam replacing the usual black or red plumes.

And, of course, the full, white moon bathes the land in a special white light, when clouds allow the moonlight to break through and turn patios silvery-white.

And ah, those clouds! Gorgeous, puffy, white clouds, billowing up from the seacoast through the volcano passes some afternoons. Great stretches of feathery white clouds floating overhead. White thunderheads catch the midday sun, before their bottoms turn dark to refresh the earth with brief rains. Ever-changing clouds keep the tourist busy catching them in photos, and painters dabbing gobs of white on their canvases. So who says white’s not a color?

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