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  • Astrophotography in Guatemala

    Astrophotography in Guatemala

    We are happy to share with you some marvelous samples of astrophotography from Guatemala captured by the patient lens of Ivan Castro Peña. Just last week we published a time lapse video entitled Una noche en tu gracia made by mister Castro during six different nights in the locations of Alotenango, Amatitlán, Los Pocitos Pacaya, [...]

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    | January 9, 2012 | 0 Comments
  • 9th Annual Photo Issue of Revue Magazine

    9th Annual Photo Issue of Revue Magazine

    A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. —Eudora Welty

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    | January 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
  • January 2012 in Revue Magazine

    January 2012 in Revue Magazine

    88 photographs grace the pages this month of our 9th Annual Photo Issue. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. There are interesting, beautiful and thought-provoking images sent to us by recreational and professional photographers alike. We sincerely thank all of you who submitted photos this year. We received a few after [...]

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    | January 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
  • Sights and Sounds of Christmastime in Guatemala

    Sights and Sounds of Christmastime in Guatemala

    Christmas colors in Guatemala don’t stop with red and green, and dreams of a white Christmas must also include the entire rainbow. Yes, the brilliant red poinsettias and fragrant green pine needles, the ripe red berries and deep green leaves of the coffee trees, give all Central America the traditional Christmas colors of much of [...]

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    | December 25, 2011 | 0 Comments
  • Traditions: Posadas and Nacimientos

    Traditions: Posadas and Nacimientos

    The nacimiento is still the star of the show in Guatemala. What is now the most important celebration of the year came to the Americas with the Spanish Christian evangelists. The Guatemalans, already an innately spiritual people closely in tune with nature and in whom creativity thrives, had no trouble adapting to the new religious [...]

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    | December 24, 2011 | 0 Comments
  • Quetzaltenango’s Mount Olympus

    Quetzaltenango’s Mount Olympus

    From many viewpoints in Guatemala’s western Highlands, the Volcán Santa María stands like a sentinel overlooking its kingdom. Wrapped in a vortex of clouds, the volcano is a constant reminder to the population of Quetzaltenango and environs of its eruption a century ago that almost completely destroyed Guatemala’s second largest city. Yet today, Santa María [...]

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    | December 13, 2011 | 0 Comments
  • Santa Cruz La Laguna

    Santa Cruz La Laguna

    text/photos by Carla Berryhill I have been to Lake Atitlán several times since moving to Guatemala. For me, there really is no one town or village on the lake that stands out more than the other because I think they are all interesting, beautiful and unique—but, my personal favorite is Santa Cruz La Laguna. There [...]

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    | December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
  • Day of Joy and Fun for the Entire Family

    Day of Joy and Fun for the Entire Family

    written by Maritza Ortiz CasaSito will host its Third Arts Festival on December 3 at La Cooperación Española in La Antigua Guatemala. Over 100 Guatemalan children and youth will enchant locals and visitors with their artistic talents. The festival will delight everyone with a wonderful art exhibition, music shows, and theater and dance performances. The [...]

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    | December 5, 2011 | 0 Comments
  • Private Nature Preserve: Cascadas de Tatasirire

    Private Nature Preserve: Cascadas de Tatasirire

    If Sacatepequez boasts La Antigua Guatemala, Alta Verapaz offers Semuc Champey and within Peten’s jungles lie the impressive ruins of Tikal, El Mirador and other ancient cities, what exactly is there to see and do in the department of Jalapa? Answer: extreme adventure combined with biodiversity! Just over two hours outside of Guatemala City, hidden [...]

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    | December 1, 2011 | 0 Comments
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| January 25, 2012 | 1 Comment
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Face to Face with El Cristo Negro

| January 12, 2012 | 1 Comment
Face to Face with El Cristo Negro

The most important day at the Basilica of Esquipulas is January 15, when many thousands of pilgrims flock from all over Latin America. Ask most Guatemaltecos what is in Chiquimula and you will invariably receive the reply: “El Cristo Negro,” often followed by, “That is all there is in Chiquimula …” Undaunted by such disparaging [...]

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Big Changes in Absentee Voting for US Citizens Abroad

| January 9, 2012 | 0 Comments
Big Changes in Absentee Voting for US Citizens Abroad

2012 marks an important election year in the USA. If you are a U.S. citizen living abroad and plan to vote, you need to act now, even if you think you are already registered. New regulations under the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE Act) for overseas voting went into effect in 2010. To [...]

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Time-lapse video: Sunset at Lake Izabal

| January 6, 2012 | 0 Comments
Time-lapse video: Sunset at Lake Izabal

Here’s another time-lapse video made by Roberto Quesada, but this time he captured the sunset at Lake Izabal. Enjoy!

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Time-lapse video: Sunset at Lake Atitlán

| January 5, 2012 | 2 Comments
Time-lapse video: Sunset at Lake Atitlán

One of our favorites photographers from Guatemala, Roberto Quesada, has prepared this time-lapse video of a winter sunset at Lake Atitlán. Enjoy!

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Amazing time-lapse video: Una noche en tu gracia

| January 2, 2012 | 0 Comments
Amazing time-lapse video: Una noche en tu gracia

Long-time Revue collaborator Ivan Castro Peña has produced this time-lapse video based on 4,000 photographs that he took during six different nights in the locations of Alotenango, Amatitlán, Los Pocitos Pacaya, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Mazatenango and Puerto de San José. You can visit Ivan Castro’s blog to learn the technical details behind the production of [...]

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The Zen of Tiempo, Vez & Rato

| December 26, 2011 | 0 Comments
The Zen of Tiempo, Vez & Rato

Some of us Anglophones disdain the phrase ‘at this point in time’ It is a redundancy that probably made its inventor look articulate but which today is so much filler. I once had a supervisor who had very little to say, but she never had to pausebecause she could always use these five syllables when [...]

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Elizabeth Bell receives Orden Diego de Porres award

| December 15, 2011 | 0 Comments
Elizabeth Bell receives Orden Diego de Porres award

The Orden Diego de Porres – Gold Award – was awarded to Elizabeth Bell at Capuchinas by the Consejo Nacional Para la Proteccion de La Antigua Guatemala on December 1st. The following is the speech she gave following the presentation. Autoridades eclestiásticas y civiles, Miembros del Consejo Nacional para la Protección de la Antigua Guatemala, [...]

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Spices

| December 14, 2011 | 0 Comments
Spices

Spices are important in Guatemalan cooking, especially in many sweets and drinks around the holidays. Spice colors are rich in the landscape this month also, which seems fitting as spices were what the Europeans sought when they first sailed west to bump into these shores. Guatemala produces some spices, but joins the rest of the [...]

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Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe in Antigua Guatemala

| December 12, 2011 | 0 Comments
Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe in Antigua Guatemala

Throughout the country children dress in typical clothing paying homage to the Virgen de Guadalupe. One such procession begins at La Merced Church at 3pm. Typical food for sale outside the church, La Antigua. Photos by Rudy Girón

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The Noche Before Christmas

| December 12, 2011 | 0 Comments
The Noche Before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the casa, Not a creature was stirring ¡Caramba! ¿Qué pasa? Los niños were tucked away in their camas, Some in long underwear, some in pijamas, While hanging the stockings with mucho cuidado, In hopes that old Santa would feel obligado, To bring all children, both buenos and [...]

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Historic sites in Guatemala, Belize on global watch list

| December 8, 2011 | 0 Comments
Historic sites in Guatemala, Belize on global watch list

The Mayan ruins of Quiriguá in Izabal and El Zotz in Petén, as well as the historic architecture of Belize City, have been included on the World Monuments Fund (WMF) 2012 Watch, a list of cultural heritage sites around the world at risk of damage or destruction from a variety of threats. With a mission [...]

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Harry Danvers Art Exhibit

| December 7, 2011 | 0 Comments
Harry Danvers Art Exhibit

8 Thurs. through the end of the month — Art Exhibit Rabinal Achi by Harry Danvers at Casa N’oj in Quetzaltenango. A visual representation in miniature paintings of the ancient Maya dance-play Rabinal Achi. HARRY THOMAS DANVERS did not begin his artistic career until he arrived in Guatemala in the early 70s. There he began [...]

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What is happening with the Palace of the Captains General?

| December 7, 2011 | 0 Comments

A year ago we reported on the back story of the restoration of the Palace of the Captains General in La Antigua Guatemala. The project met all restoration standards with a Q16 million budget and a projected two-plus years worth of work. I have been trained in architectural conservation (ICCROM/Rome), and I am very picky [...]

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IGA: Committed to Culture

| December 6, 2011 | 0 Comments
IGA: Committed to Culture

IGA provides an array of educational development programs “We have a commitment to culture in Guatemala and want to make it accessible to all,” said Adriana Recinos Matheu, cultural director of IGA (Instituto Guatemalteco Americano). “We need to educate our audience and for that we have to start with the kids.” Since 1945, IGA has [...]

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Creamos

| December 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
Creamos

“I worked in the garbage dump for 12 years but I much prefer it here,” says Rosa Cristina Aguierre Marroquín. “I feel more confident, I can support my children better, and I trust all the people I work with.”

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Anniversary Art Exhibition

| December 4, 2011 | 1 Comment
Anniversary Art Exhibition

Celebrating its 15th year anniversary, La Antigua Galería de Arte invites you to come and view an amazing collection of artworks by established artists from Latin and Central America, the U.S. and the Caribbean. La Antigua Galería de Arte (tel: 7832-2124), 4a calle oriente #15, La Antigua.

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Guatemala: People of Tradition

| December 2, 2011 | 0 Comments
Guatemala: People of Tradition

In Guatemala: People of Tradition, we see the depth of feeling, reverence and respect that has created the colorful outward pageantry that identifies Guatemala to the rest of the world.

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Elizabeth Bell receives the gold “Orden Diego de Porres” Award

| December 2, 2011 | 0 Comments
Elizabeth Bell receives the gold “Orden Diego de Porres” Award

Dec. 2, 2011 – Elizabeth Bell was honored in a lovely ceremony last night at Capuchinas where she received the highest award given by the Consejo. The gold Orden Diego de Porres was awarded to her for “her untiring work over many years in allowing people to know La Antigua Guatemala through her multiple books [...]

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December 2011 in Revue Magazine

| December 1, 2011 | 0 Comments
December 2011 in Revue Magazine

If you are not sure what to buy a loved one for Christmas, or any occasion for that matter, we have some suggestions. In the book category, turn to page 17 for Dianne Carofino’s preview of Guatemala: People and Tradition. Photographer Santiago Albert’s black and white work evokes the splendor of the human experience in [...]

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