Wednesday 22 May 2013
I’ve been inspired to write to you from the Cerro de la Cruz. Up here, the small size of our fair city is accentuated by the massive backdrop of Volcán de Agua. You can count the avenidas running north to south and the calles crossing the city east to west. You can point to...
This year, April ushers in a respite from the bustle of Semana Santa. Our little town will be getting back to normal and the dust will really start to settle as the first showers, heralding the rainy season, fall and the clouds that bring them drift across the Panchoy Valley in the afternoon sky....
It’s that time of year when the purple-clad people appear in the streets again. Yes, that’s right; while Semana Santa isn’t until the end of March, the processions are starting this month. So, it’s time to take out your camera and snap some great shots of alfombras, cucuruchos, andas, and velaciones. We’ve got the...
Another year gone and passed, and we’re still here! I had my doubts with the whole “2012 End of the World” thing. But if you’re reading this, then I guess it was just the end of another calendar and we can all go out and hire some stonemasons to carve a new one for...
I have to admit, while I was sitting in my garden and watching my house shake and feeling the earth undulate beneath me during last month’s earthquake, the thought, “Maybe the Maya were right,” did pass my mind. But of course, that would be the “Hollywood” interpretation of the “end date” of the Mayan calendar....
As the crisp winds blow down through Guatemala and lift the kites of All Saints’ Day high into the sky, they also herald the end of rainy season (although this year it was not a bad one at all), meaning there is no...
Dear Reader, On October 20th, Guatemala commemorates the October Revolution. Now a national holiday, this day marks a significant time in history in the 1940s when an uprising ousted the entrenched government of the time and offered many the hope of change. To learn more about this historical moment in Guatemala’s past, turn to...
Dear Reader, Last month was an exciting time for Guatemala: it won its first Olympic medal since it began participating in the games in 1952 in Helsinki. Erick Barrondo brought home the silver medal in the Men’s 20km Race Walk! Qué Pasa is proud to feature Erick’s image on our cover in celebration of...
Dear Reader, July is a special month for La Antigua. The 25th is el Día de Santiago (St. James’ Day) and in celebration of La Antigua’s patron saint, there will be a whole lot of celebrating going on. The Municipality of Antigua hosts many of the events throughout the month including concerts, art shows,...
