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Needy kids win big at Ocelot event

Needy kids win big at Ocelot event

| January 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

Guests packed Ocelot, the blues and tapas restaurant in La Antigua, for drinks, food and fun to support a good cause on Thursday night, Jan. 20. The fundraiser supported the Education for the Children Foundation, a Britain-based NGO that just opened a modern, new school for up to 510 children in Jocotenango. Several teachers from [...]

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With transatlantic support, new school opens in Jocotenango

With transatlantic support, new school opens in Jocotenango

| January 18, 2011 | 3 Comments

Built with an outpouring of support from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, a modern new school has just opened for over 500 Guatemalan children, many of whom might not get an education otherwise. Located in Jocotenango, just three kilometers from La Antigua, the spacious Escuela Proyecto La Esperanza has 20 classrooms, a computer lab, [...]

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XI Paiz International Festival to start in February

XI Paiz International Festival to start in February

| January 3, 2011 | 0 Comments

For the Love of Art & Education 2011 may turn out to be the year for culture in Guatemala. The 11th biennial Paiz International Festival includes an unprecedented inaugural concert with Central American superstars, Grammy nominees performing with a beloved student orchestra, a major retrospective of an artistic giant and a fun, popular dance in [...]

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New Year arrives with music, fireworks & fun

New Year arrives with music, fireworks & fun

| January 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

Revelers enjoyed fireworks, music, dance and drinks as the New Year arrived. In La Antigua, visitors packed Parque Central to hear live music and dance. Restaurants and bars rocked as champagne flowed to usher in 2011. Happy New Year!

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8th Annual Photo Issue of Revue Magazine

8th Annual Photo Issue of Revue Magazine

| January 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are. —Ernst Haas

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January 2011 in Revue Magazine

January 2011 in Revue Magazine

| January 1, 2011 | 1 Comment

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes. —Frank Deford The technical definition of a photograph is: An image, especially a positive print, recorded by a camera. Sounds simple enough. Obviously the definition falls very short of what a photograph actually is. After reviewing the hundreds of photographs [...]

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