Rosa grew up in the small rural Guatemalan village of Patanatik in the department of Sololá. Shirley is from the US state of Wisconsin. In many ways, their lives couldn’t be more different. But as they sit side-by-side crafting a rug, they are weaving a common thread between them. At one end of that...
Parque Ecológico SENDEROS DE ALUX If your hobbies include mountain biking or bird watching, then the Protected Area of Parque Ecológico Senderos de Alux is just right for you; you can enjoy many nature-based activities. The park is situated in the municipality of San Lucas Sacatepéquez; at more than 7,000 feet above sea level,...
Artist Nora Demattio noticed during her academic career that, today, when one speaks of gender equality, the emphasis is usually focused on women. But man should not be set-aside in reconciliation for past errors. He too deserves his place. And in his place one will find that there is great diversity to the male...
Where were you born? I was born in La Antigua Guatemala, on the 28th of December in 1962 in a house on 3ª Calle Oriente. A tradition is celebrated here in Guatemala on December 28th (which is being lost little by little), which is to play practical jokes on people. It’s El Día de...