Saturday 18 May 2013
A walk through cobblestone streets with few cars, surrounded by white buildings with wood-accented balconies and doors, all at a human scale, with restaurants, offices and business just a few steps away… No, it’s not La Antigua Guatemala. It’s Paseo Cayalá in the middle of Guatemala City! This Neo-Urbanism project is one of the...
“Astral views of the cosmos, coral formations, planetary cities, a forest landscape:” the associations and superlatives flow from the viewers as effortlessly as the art of Kenneth Wood seems to come together. The collection in his studio and at his home in Santiago Atitlán, not only pleases the eye, it also gives recycled newspaper...
Masks, Fantasy Costumes, Dancing and Music! The greatest and most cheerful multicolor party in Guatemala is celebrated in the city of Mazatenango to commemorate Mardi Gras. The Feria del Carnaval Mazateco is a tradition celebrating its 128th anniversary (it was cancelled in only two years: 1909 and 1976), which includes parades, concerts, rodeos, floats,...
In La Antigua there blooms a rare, native tree, the esquisúchil (Bourreria huanita), which holds a special place in La Antigua history: one of these trees was planted by Santo Hermano Pedro de San José Betancur in the garden of the Iglesia El Calvario. It is believed that he planted the tree on his...
On December 12th, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated. On this day in La Antigua, parents dress their young children in typical trajes to honor the peasant Juan Diego who saw a vision of a young woman, believed to be the Virgin Mary, surrounded by light on the Hill of Tepeyac...
Some foreigners have called fiambre a “type of chef’s salad”; this is like saying that the Hope Diamond is just some kind of rock. Fiambre is so much more. Although each family has its own recipe for fiambre and each version tastes a little bit different, all versions have as many as 25 different...
Clemens Luhmann was born in Germany in 1965, the son of internationally known sociologist and systems theorist, Niklas Luhmann, and his wife, the artist and goldsmith Ursula Luhmann. He grew up in Bielefeld, a college town in northwestern Germany. Dr. Luhmann first traveled to Latin America in 1987, beginning an ongoing interest and fascination...
TOSA La Laguna Este retiro y day spa a las orillas del Lago de Atitlán, situado en una reserva natural privada y con su propia bahía límpida, es un refugio de lujo a precios cómodos. Tómate un momento para descubrir por ti mismo la tranquilidad y la belleza de TOSA La Laguna. This Lake...
Where in the world do you get to play golf with a “gently” erupting volcano to your side? You might want to answer, “At a miniature golf course.” But, we’re talking the real deal and the answer is at the beautifully located and expertly designed Fuego Maya Golf Course located just 30 minutes from...
Living in a city where time seems to stand still and life is filled with nostalgia, Guillermo García-Durán found himself imagining the history that the streets of Antigua have lived and all the secrets that the old walls hold. This and his desire to do things a bit differently and to question the instinct...
