Sunday 19 May 2013
The Antigua International School: Raising the Bar in Education Jim Pastore is not new to Guatemala. He worked here as an English teacher and sports coach at Colegio Maya from 1995 to 1998. He also met and married his Italian wife here. Since then he has developed his skills and expanded his experience in...
Helping Communities Save Sea Turtles For generations, people on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala have grown up with and lived off of sea turtles. Known colloquially here as parlama, the olive ridley sea turtle comes to the beaches of Central America to lay eggs and return to the ocean that sustains them. At night,...
Constru Casa Builds House No. 500 and a New Training Center! Founded in 2004 by Carolina Van Heerde, Constru Casa is a Guatemala-based NPO providing basic housing for families living in extreme poverty. Constru Casa cooperates with 26 local grassroots organizations to select its beneficiary families. While these organizations implement various programs (in education,...
Las Ruinas de la Iglesia y Convento de Santa Clara Arches, choir balconies, corridors, courtyards and stairwells! Considered one of the most beautiful historical sites in La Antigua, the Santa Clara Ruins are well worth exploring. Across the street from the Tanque La Union, Map I2 Santa Clara Church and Convent Ruins ¡Arcos, balcones...
Rainbow Café’s 19th Anniversary Party! Help Rainbow Café celebrate 19 years! There will be great live music with Kenny and Friends, fun times, free drinks and much more. Everyone will be there and so should you! Congratulations, Rainbow Café! November 19th, 8 PM. Map H5 ¡La Fiesta de Aniversario de Rainbow Café! ¡Ayuda...
Dear Readers, As I’m writing this, it is the first brilliantly blue-skied day we’ve had in a while, and more significantly, there is a crisp, dry wind blowing that signals the end of rainy season and will lift the kites high into the sky on All Saints’ Day on the 1st. We’re entering a...
Homegrown Music Makers Music for dancing and thinking In the beginning, the group was formed as a cover band called La Parrokia, which played covers of ska and reggae bands like Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Panteon Rococo, and Rabanes, among others. The Horchata Regular Band was formed in June 2003 after the breakup of La...
