Tuesday 21 May 2013
When you ring the bell and cross the threshold of the luxury design hotel Milflores, you will not only be walking into a 16th-century home, you will be stepping into a unique experience. Milflores offers its guests exclusivity, exceptional service, and contemporary design all in a historic setting. Newly reopened, Milflores occupies a wing...
“I was an active Rotarian for almost 20 years and I’m still a Rotarian at heart. Rotary made me aware of the great need for clean safe drinking water. If you really want to help the less fortunate have a better quality of life, you have to start with clean water because of the...
The sun brings us warmth, light, and life. Its powerful rays, when captured, are a remarkable source of renewable energy. Solar power is also one of the most accessible and cost-efficient forms of electricity that is now available to everyone everywhere, including here in Guatemala. When sunlight strikes a photovoltaic (PV) panel, solar electricity...
We celebrate the Mayan culture, their calendar, and the new B’ak’tun with two articles and a stunning collection of photography. The first article deciphers the beautifully intricate and accurate Mayan calendar, decoding its enigma into easily understandable cycles. The second article examines the significance of the “end date” of the Long Count calendar –...
If someone were to ask where they could learn about coffee, go bird watching, ride a mule, go zip lining, play paintball, dine at a great restaurant, and stay in a luxury hotel or in a tent, the answer would be Filadelfia Coffee Resort and Tours. Just outside of La Antigua, Finca Filadelfia has...
Lake Atitlán has been recognized for centuries for its beauty, its energy, its uniqueness, and that was what captured the attention of Sri Ram Kaa and Kira Raa. Best-selling authors and spiritual teachers, Sri and Kira were so inspired by the blue waters, volcano views, and overall transforming experience one can have at the...
Balloons, piñatas, music and dance groups, flags, floats, and an explosion of Rainbow colors! These are the things that you’ll see at the Gay Pride marches in Guatemala City (12th Anniversary) and Quetzaltenango (2nd Anniversary). With the participation of various associations and organizations fighting for the rights of the LGBT community in Guatemala, the...
Chocolate. It has got to be one of the finest and most enjoyed delicacies on earth. It was the Maya who first cultivated the strange looking cacao plant, harvested its beans, and brewed them into a hot drink. So, it’s fitting that while you’re here in “El Corazón del Mundo Maya” (“The Heart of...
Here in Guatemala, each year during March and April, we begin to make preparations for Easter. Some buy their turns to carry in the procesión of their choice. Others are preparing to make pilgrimages through the streets and once again feel the fervor that stirs their souls. And, of course, there are those who...
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,...
