The 3rd annual Festival de la Tortuga will be held this month on the Pacific beaches in Monterrico and neighboring Hawaii. The festival’s purpose is to raise awareness of the endangered olive ridley sea turtle; Alice Lee provides details, including a rundown on the events and activities. This month Thor Janson brings us Getting High in Ixchiguán, and he means exactly that—Ixchiguán is situated some 3,200 meters above sea level, making it the highest town in all of Central America! Kathy Rousso introduces a Morral Builder, explaining how a San Marcos la Laguna craftsman learned to crochet beautiful, colorful morrales. Congratulations to Elizabeth Bell, she has been chosen to receive the prestigious Orden Diego de Porres Gold award which will be presented to her this month in a ceremony celebrating the Consejo of La Antigua Guatemala’s 42nd anniversary. Ask Elizabeth appropriately answers the question, What is the National Council for the Protection of La Antigua Guatemala?”
