Guatemala English language Magazine
After decades of hard work at deciphering Mayan hieroglyphs from c. 300-900 AD, we are left with thousands of texts written in Classic Mayan. How do we go about studying these sources as true texts? What were the different genres of writing, and how did they vary over time and space? How did scribes design their texts rhetorically and visually […]
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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 remarks and the prospect of […]
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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, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Mazatenango and […]
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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 vote while you are outside […]
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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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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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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 this video at IvanCastroGuatemala.Blogspot.com.
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A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. —Eudora Welty
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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 the deadline, and those we […]
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