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10 EXHIBITION byJ.ClaireOdland
70 plus 30Years of Mayan Culture
Photographs by J.J. Foxx
16 TRAVEL byBrent Holmes
El Mirador- Champion of All
18 RUINS AND RESTORATIONS byloyHouston
Faithful Treasures of La Merced
22 LAKE VIEWS byDwight WayneCoop
The Objective Virtues of
Guatemalan Coffee
23 DATEBOOK HIGHLIGHT by Guillermo Monsanto
Rae Frese Leeth exposition
24 DATEBOOK ) April
Guide to culture and upcoming events
38 PHOTO OP byEnyRolandHerndndez
Holy Week in Guatemala City
42 IN THE GARDEN byS.C.Johnson
Thornwhistle On-Bougainvillea
46 HOLISTIC THOUGHTS byDr. Karmen Guevara
Masquerade
66 FOOD QUEST byDianneCarofino
Market Management
76 MARKET MEALS byDianneCarofino
Recipes using local produce
78 SPORTS byMichaelSherer
Mayan ball game of pok-ta-pok
82 PEOPLE & PROJECTS byPalomaPerez-Templado
El Teatro Escolar en Antigua
98 FOTO OP byAnaAguilar
Lake Atitlan
112 SENSUOUS GUATEMALA byKen Veronda
Seasonal Scents
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33 Guatemala City
52 La Antigua
99 Lake Atitlan
104 Quetzaltenango
107 Monterrico/Pacific Coast
111 Coban /Tecpn
113 Rio Dulce
113 El Peten
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GUATEMALA CITY
33 Services/Shopping
39 Dining
43 Lodging
LA ANTIGUA
52 Services/Shopping
62 Dining
83 Lodging
SECTIONS/ COLUMNS
29 Ask Elizabeth
47 Health Services
50 Vet Q&A
94 Travel
114 Classifieds
118 Real Estate
124 El Salvador
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Our cover this month features the
work of internationally renowned
ethnographic photographer Jef-
frey Jay Foxx. More of his beautiful photos
can be viewed in the DateBook Highlight
byJ. Claire Odland on the upcoming exhi-
bition 70 plus 30 Tears of cMfayan Culture.
The exhibition also features textiles from
the Hank duFlon collection.
Other photographers gracing our pages
this month include Ange Bourda, Ana
Aguilar, Eny Roland Hernindez, Rudy
Gir6n, Cesar Tiin, Jack Houston, Brent
Holmes, George Carofino and Michael
Sherer. We thank them for sharing their
wonderful images with us.
We have some excellent writers to
thank this month as well. Submitted for
your approval: El (Mirador- Champion of
cAll; Brent Holmes reports on his trip,
getting a VIP tour from Dr. Richard D.
Hansen who has spent 25 years working
the site. Joy Houston brings the past alive
again with TFaithful Treasures; restoring
La Merced Monastery in Guatemala City.
Food expert Dianne Carofino shares her les-
sons in (cklarket c(Management, exploring
the stalls at the Antigua mercado. Coffee-
hater Dwight Wayne Coop aptly expounds
on The Objective 'Virtues of Guatemalan
Coffee. We find Thornwhistle in the garden
campaigning for the ubiquitous 'Bougain-
villea as the national flower. Michael Sherer
gives a great argument as to why the ancient
Mayan ball game is his favorite new sport
in Whack, 7hunk and Oof Raconteur Ken
Veronda reminds us to stop and smell the
SeasonalScents.
For readers of Spanish, Guillermo Mon-
santo writes a touching piece, 7luestros ucn-
geles, about sculptress Rae Frese Leeth and
her upcoming exposition.
We wish you a Happy April.
-John & Terry IKovick 'Biskovich
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Photogra
Textiles
urating a double show like this is a
double joy: Here are glimpses of two
great, archival collections on view
through April in the Gallery at Indigo Artes.
This show, 70 plus 30 Years of Mayan Cul-
ture, represents selections from 70 years of
Mayan textiles and 30 years of Mayan pho-
tographs from the hands of two masters well
known and loved in La Antigua Guatemala.
Because of their appreciation of Mayan
culture, photographer Jeffrey Jay Foxx and
the family of collector Hank duFlon (who
died in 2007) have dedicated this show to
Indigo Artes, the first school for textile and
popular arts training in Guatemala. As
Indigo Artes is a non-profit organization
funded by donations by private individuals,
we gratefully acknowledge their generosity.
The school is deeply committed to preserv-
ing and enhancing indigenous arts and
crafts, and to training indigenous artisans
in improving their skills and knowledge.
The Guatemala government and founda-
tions from the United States, Taiwan and
Norway are working with Indigo Artes in a
range of development projects.
As artists and ethnologists, Foxx and duFlon
were great friends, both loving the beauty of
Mayan culture, and exploring, documenting
and collecting all over the highlands. In this
show, you will see people and artistry that
you could never find on your own. With
special events like this, and great tours and
classes for visitors and artists, Indigo Artes is
a meeting place for cultures to connect and
artistic creativity to ignite.
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Foxx is internationally renowned for his
beautiful ethnographic work, photograph-
ing indigenous subjects with respect, dignity
and sometimes humor. Foxx says, "Photog-
raphy of the Maya has been the foremost
accomplishment of my career." And when
you see his work, you will understand why. I
think that no one catches the intimate mo-
ment, the personality, like Foxx does. And it
is particularly fascinating to see the breadth
of Mayan culture extend as it does from
Guatemala through southern Mexico. Some
of the images in the show are published in
his books, the award-winning Living Maya,
The Maya Textile Tradition, and Angela
Weaves a Dream. A complete presentation of
Foxx's impressive biography and archives is
available at www.foxxarchive.com.
DuFlon first came to Guatemala in the
1940s, and these selections from his tex-
tile collection include never-before-viewed
pieces of museum quality, hand-worked in
silk, cotton and wool. A graduate of Princ-
eton and business executive, he became a
leading textile expert and would travel with
his wife Bobbie from village to village,
investigating the details of traditional vil-
lage styles color by color, weave by weave.
Documenting each community's dress over
the years, he created a textile collection of
legendary depth and loved sharing it with
his many friends.
Indigo Artes Textiles y Populares is locat-
ed inside the Cultural Center la Azotea, 5
minutes from La Antigua's Parque Central
via the Azotea shuttle.
Please see DateBook for additional infor-
mation about this show.
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About Indigo Artes Textilesy Populares:
For information about classes, tours, spe-
cial events and the scholarship fund, visit
www.indigoartestextiles.com. Generous
private donors have enabled over 120
students to gain the abilities to earn the
income that will support and educate their
families, while honoring the historic and
priceless Mayan culture.
About the author: J. Claire Odland, di-
rector, Indigo Artes Textiles y Populares,
and Associate, Anthropology, the Field
Museum, Chicago, author of Fashion-
ing Tradition: Mayan Huipiles in the
Field Museum Collection and co-author
of Unwrapping the Textile Traditions of
Madagascar. o
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his mighty, pre-classic city flourished
hundreds of years before more fa-
mous classic sites such as Tikal. It was
bigger by far. "The designation 'classic' should
really apply to the pre-classic sites. Those clas-
sic guys never built anything like this," says
Dr. Richard D. Hansen "The Olmec, rather
than the mother civilization of Mesoamerica,
are now better considered a sister."
I finally made my dream trip, by heli-
copter, to El Mirador. Thirty-five minutes
by air vs. three days walking and/or mule
ride makes the trip feasible for someone
like me, not a lot of time, out of shape and
pushing 68! Our group of 12 was ferried by
chopper in lots of four from Flores Peten
to the site. Dr. Hansen acted as our guide
for the next 24 hours and gave generously
of his knowledge and time. His passion is
contagious. So far he has spent 25 years on
El Mirador. He was a great host, even giving
up his bungalow to five of the visitors while
he slept in a tent.
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El Mirador is one of the most significant
Mayan sites and a must visit for those of us
who are so fanatic about our studies of the
Maya. Why is it so special?
For starters, El Mirador covers 38
square miles; it is larger than the city of
Los Angeles. The temples at El Mirador
are huge. El Tigre is larger than all of Ti-
kal's temples 1, 2, the acropolis and the
central plaza-combined!
The El Mirador basin is larger still, en-
compassing territory northward beyond
the Mexican border. It includes some 51
other cities, to name a few: Nakbe, Tintal,
Paixsban, Xucnal and Wakna, all pre-classic
locations. Many cities in the basin were
connected to El Mirador by a road system,
sacbes. The roads are magnificent examples
of the engineering skills of the Maya. They
were 15 feet high and 120 feet wide, made
of limestone and thickly plastered in white.
You can see these roads by air, long straight
lines with the foliage slightly elevated over
Ready to board for the flight to El Mirador
Dr. Hansen gives a class in Maya 101
the surrounding jungle. The walking/mule
path route into El Mirador utilizes sacbes.
A path was cut through the vegetation for
man and mule using the base of the sacbes.
This is a trip Dr. Hansen says he has made at
least 200 times. The project has 126 mules
that pack in supplies on a continuous basis.
The idea was to arrive at the summit and
watch the sunset. We were late. On descent
twilight quickly turned into pitch black.
Most had flashlights. I did not. The path
consists of partly wood stairs, a rope, vines,
loose rocks and small tree stumps, two inches
by six inches or so. My fellows tried to help,
shining the light and calling out warnings,
but, of course I slipped. I rolled sideways; I
grabbed and started to roll downward but
was caught by a fellow climber, averting a
chain reaction affecting eight others below
me. I did make it safely down but lost what-
ever ego I had on the way up.
We were rewarded by a visit to the adja-
cent Structure #34. This is a small temple
Dr. Hansen points out an Allspice tree
that has been extensively tunneled. A string
of ceiling lights, powered by a portable gen-
erator, provided light throughout the tun-
nel. I entered the tunnel behind Dr. Han-
sen. We were given hard hats, and it took
about five seconds before the first crash onto
the low ceiling. I was told to turn left and
keep going until told to stop. "Do you see
the stairs?" "Yes," I replied, but I said I had
no desire to go up them. No problem, he
just wanted us to see the stairs of the origi-
nal temple inside the temple. It was hot,
humid, and if you had any claustrophobia,
it was over-the-top challenging. All in single
file, we turned around in the very narrow,
low-ceilinged, not-shored-up tunnel and
proceeded in the opposite direction. The
group ahead of me (I was now in the rear)
sort of crouch-walked past the entrance
path. I smelled fresh air and decided I could
miss the rest of the tunnel tour. The group
stayed another 30 minutes, saw the temple
inside the temple, with contnuedpage
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Detail of carving near La Danta temple
RUINS and RESTORATIONS byJoyHouston photos by Jack Houston
Patio of old cloister with new fountain
The staid, stone, Neo-Classical facade
of La Merced Church in Guatemala
City belongs there, designed accord-
ing to the time it was built, early 19th cen-
tury. So why the gilded, elaborate, full-of-
movement Baroque altars that fit the niches
inside the church? Because, some might say,
they actually belong in the Baroque-fagade
La Merced Church in La Antigua.
In 1778, when Santiago de los Caballe-
ros, then seat of the Spanish kingdom in
Guatemala and now La Antigua, moved
to what is now Guatemala City, "...the
Mercedarians built their new church to
accommodate the altars which had graced
the abandoned building in Santiago. These
were readily removed and reassembled
where they are used at the present time,"
wrote Verle Annis (The Architecture of An-
tigua Guatemala 1543-1773). The new
church was built according to measure-
ments of the altars to be relocated there.
In 1813 the new La Merced Church and,
although not finished, the adjacent monas-
tery were inaugurated. Seventy years later
the government of Justo Rufino Barrios
'nationalized' some church properties, in-
cluding that of the La Merced monastery.
The space became headquarters of the na-
tional police, with barracks, a jail for more
than 200 prisoners and a hospital. And so
it was, with earthquake repairs in 1917-18
and 1976.
In 1999, through efforts of the Asoci-
aci6n Amigos de La Merced, use (though
not ownership) of the prison space was re-
turned to the church, which by then was in
the care of the Jesuits. In 2006 use of the
hospital area was granted. The police, the
jail and the hospital had been an oxymoron
in the space, like the Baroque altars behind
the Neo-Classical facade; and dedicated
professionals went to work.
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Guatemala City Church of La Merced with adjacent museum. INSET: La Merced Church of La Antigua with
Baroque facade
Archeologists sifted through rubble to sal-
vage every useful bit of information, while
architects studied foundations, walls, col-
umns and colors to restore and recreate the
monastery space as it had been almost 200
years before. No longer a home for 25-or-
so priests, it is now home to the Museum
of La Merced. Under the dedicated direc-
tion of Ana Maria Urruela de Quezada,
curator of the museum, church treasures
were collected, identified and registered,
cleaned and conserved.
Treasures of the La Merced Church formed
the largest collection of those brought from
the churches of Santiago. Some were lost
with the passing of time, starting with
the move in 1778 and including political
changes during which artworks were de-
stroyed or distributed, even to individuals.
Safeguarding the thousand-or-so works
the church still claims, the museum guide
states: "Only in museums, archives, librar-
ies, etc. can their permanence be guaran-
teed and avoid dispersion, illicit interven-
tions and theft."
The museum has four rooms with paint-
ings, sculpture, including small 'domestic'
sculptures, religious vestments and tem-
porary exhibits plus a 'treasury within the
treasures', with gold-plated silver items,
crowns and relics of the church.
Artworks date from the 17th to 19th
century. To name a few, there is a sculp-
ture of the descent of Jesus from the cross,
created from a copy of Rubens' painting;
a funerary altar with figures dressed in the
mode of the 17th century, which has been
exhibited in Mexico, Philadelphia, Vienna
and Madrid; an 18th century, spiral crafted
cross inlaid with tortoise shell, of Moorish
style; a 7-yard-long silver rope belt; sculp-
tures of both Saint Peter of Nolasco of Bar-
celona, founder of the Mercedarian order,
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BEFORE AND AFTER: (ABOVE) connection to a re-
stored section; (ABOVE RIGHT) the current space under
repair; and (RIGHT) an old photo of when the area
was a hospital
and Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the
Jesuit order.
In addition to the museum, the first phase
of restoration, supported by private and
public funds, included the cloister corridors
that enclosed prison cells, bright again now
in the original yellow and terracotta colors.
One wall was left as it was, perforated with
bullet holes. Architects Guillermo Aguirre
Garcia and Rafael Rivera Neutze explain
that there were at least five layers of plaster,
with obscenities and graffiti and different
colors of paint applied over the centuries.
The entrance on 11a avenida opens to
a wide, original ramp, now tile covered,
which may have been for horses. Straight
ahead, past museum rooms, is the jewel
of the work-the fountain. With no in-
formation other than 18th century drains
and a few bricks to indicate the size of the
original, an international competition for
designs was carried out, which Guillermo
Aguirre won. The decoration that covers
the eight-sided bowl is copied from the
facade of the Jesuit church in La Antigua.
The same design trims the corridor and
museum walls, which begs the question,
"How did the Jesuits come to be in charge
of a Mercedarian church?"
The short answer includes expulsion
from Guatemala of the archbishop and all
religious orders in 1829, leaving only secu-
lar clergy, and authorization of return of
the Jesuits in 1843 to oversee public edu-
cation. They were expulsed again a couple
of years later, authorized to return again in
1851 and expulsed again in 1871, suppos-
edly having enriched themselves in their
educational work. It caused such a stir that
the public collected 6,500 signatures on
a petition in support of the Jesuits. Obvi-
ously there was a good deal of conservative-
liberal and church-state conflict.
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"At the end of the 19th century the
church was no more than a shadow of what
it had been in the Colonial era," wrote Hu-
bert Miller in Historia General de Guatema-
la, Vol. IV During this political seesaw, the
La Merced Church in Guatemala City and
its monastery were assigned to the Jesuits
by pontifical decree in 1853 and the church
only again in 1950. In 1962 the Mercedar-
ians were assigned other properties, includ-
ing the church in La Antigua.
The splendid facade of that La Merced
Church was built when a surge of the Ba-
roque in Santiago hit a high in the mid
1700s. "This period signified the culmi-
nation of Baroque art in all its manifesta-
tions." (El Tesoro de La Merced) Then "a cold
wind began to blow from the old world"
(Escultura Colonial en Guatemala), pushing
thought from the spiritual to the intellectu-
al and changing architecture from fanciful
flare to scientifically (and politically) cor-
rect straight lines. Earthquakes at the same
time, in 1773, further sobered society, with
psychological and political effects beyond
the geological phenomenon. It was on that
background that the Neo-Classical facade
of the new La Merced Church was built.
Some of the artifacts exhibited in the museum
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Lake Views
by Dwight Wayne Coop
The Objective Virtues
of Guatemalan Coffee
One criticism of columnists is that
too often, we cover old ground.
When we run out of real ideas,
we attempt to build bridges to Readerland
on rainy, or writer's-blocked, days with off-
the-shelf topics. I have read more than one
column about coffee, for instance. Everyone
has experience with coffee, so it is as safe
a topic as you can get. OK, so Amy Q.
Journalist cannot start her workday without
that cup of Joe. Like, profound, man.
My coffee column will be different.
You see, I loathe coffee, so when I praise it
(which I will presently), I have achieved my
slant on that basis alone.
Maybe my hate-hate relationship with
coffee started the day my grandmother
(accidentally) upended a coffee pot, sizzling
my foot with roiling black liquid, circa 1963.
Even today, the burn scars remain, if faintly.
When I was 8 my Dad took me to
work at his car lot during the summer. My
first job, "sunrise poop patrol," had to do
with guard dogs, a broom, and a dustpan.
This activity would have been a distant
second to going to Disneyland; but it was
play compared to the inadvertent sadism of
sending me to fetch coffee.
The coffee vending machine (which also
sold hot chocolate and chicken "soup")
would fill the paper cup to the literal brim
with finger-scalding liquid. Butterfingered
shaver that I was, I could not walk all the
way to Dad's office without spilling it on
myself and nearly howling in pain.
In the retail car business, one drinks vat
fulls of coffee, as if each day were the eve
of a congressionally mandated prohibition.
Indeed, coffee is the oil of that and many
other professions. I remember one sales
manager telling me how to use coffee
to disarm irately dissatisfied customers
(without actually throwing it).
Here is how it worked. The salesman
invited the customer to the vending machine
room for coffee. But, uh-oh, he had no
dimes (even when he really did). So the
salesman asked the customer for two dimes
for two coffees. By supplying these (which
he usually did), the customer had "invested"
in the salesman as a problem-solver, and
then calmed down in order to get his
money's worth. I can remember thinking,
"Wow, they found a real use for coffee!"
I confess that, personally, I have found none
except as a crutch for the few times that I
crammed for exams in college; but even
that is a dubious utility, since cramming
is stupid. And, being apparently taste-
bud challenged, I do not see what the big
deal is about the taste, and much less do I
understand the application of adjectives like
"buttery" and "gamey" to coffee "bouquets."
Nonetheless, I go through this cycle where
I start imagining there is something wrong
with me, since everyone continued on page 106
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DATEBOOK HIGHLIGHT por Guillermo Monsanto photos byAnge Bourda
Nuestros Angeles
Rae Frese Leeth;
Una norteamericana
con corazon chapin
Al escribir una nota sobre Rae Leeth
se hace dificil separar lo emotivo de
o profesional. Por un lado cuenta
el desfile de amigos que conforman el rico
universo que la rodea y por el otro el enjam-
bre de artistas que tiene o ha tenido que ver
con su producci6n creativa.
Cuando lleg6 a Guatemala la escultura era
una disciplina que pocos autores seguian
como posibilidad de expresi6n profesional.
Salvo nombres muy consolidados como
Dagoberto Vasquez -que tambi6n era pin-
tor y dibujante-, Luis Carlos -pertenecien-
te a la generaci6n del ochenta- y otros nom-
bres como Carlos Chaclan contina en arina 40
EXPOSITION
Galeria El Attico
4a avenida 15-45, zona 14
Guatemala City
Inauguration Wednesday 7, 7pm
Rae Frese Leeth
For information in English about this
exposition, please see DateBook, April 7.
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4Sun., 6am EASTER SUNRISE
SERVICE: Held at the Christian
Academy of Guatemala; a light breakfast
after the service, please bring something
to share. Organized by Union Church
(for additional info., tel: 2361-2037),
Guatemala City.
4Sun., 9am, 11am & 6pm EASTER
SERVICES: Coffee and doughnuts
after the services. Union Church (tel: 2361-
2037) 12 calle 7-37, z. 9, Guatemala City.
Tues., 5:30pm (English)
LECTURE: Pop-Wuj is responsible for
several community development projects in
Quetzaltenango and the surrounding area.
Donation Q25. Rainbow Cafe (tel: 7832-
1919) 7a av. sur #8, LaAntigua.
Wed., 7pm through Fri., 30th ART
& CELEBRATION: Inauguration,
Nuestros Angeles by sculptress Rae Frese
Leeth, celebrating El Attico's 22nd
anniversary. Cocktail. Galeria El Attico
(t: 2368-0853)
a av. 15-45,
Guatemala
lateBook
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page 23.
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Wed., 7, 5pm ART: Grabados by
artist Guillermo Maldonado. Galeria
Panza Verde (tel: 7832-2925) 5a av. sur #19,
LaAntigua.
Fri., through Sun., 11th, 8pm -
(Spanish) THEATER: Encuentro
en el Parque Peligroso presented by the
association of artists TRASBASTIDORES,
adapted by Jany Campos, starring Reyna
Guti&rrez and Juan Diego Rodriguez.
Q60/Q30 students w/carnet. Teatro de
Camara Centro Cultural Miguel Angel
Asturias (tel: 2270-3736) 24 calle 3-81, z.
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EVENT: A glimpse at indigenous
culture as a Maya sacerdote (priest) presents
an authentic ceremony/ritual. Free. La Peia
de Sol Latino (tel: 7882-4468), LaAntigua.
12Mon., through Sun., 18th -
SCULPTURE: Naturaleza y Mar,
X Festival Internacional de Escultura Arte
en Concreto featuring work by artists
from Guatemala and Germany. Gardens
of Hotel Soleil Pacifico. Puerto San Jose,
Per.sm-nlnf w
1 Tues., 8:30am-4pm -
. EXCURSION: Comalapa, visit this
indigenous village famous for its folk painters
and textiles. Proceeds benefit the women's
cooperative, MayaWorks. Indigo Artes
Textiles y Populares (tel: 7831-1176), inside
Finca laAzotea,Jocotenango, Sacatepdquez.
13 Tues., 5:30pm (English) LEC-
J TURE: Guatemalans generating
opportunities through modern community
libraries. The Riecken Foundation's mission
is to promote democracy and prosperity
in Central America through modern
community libraries that spark a spirit of
discovery and foster social participation.
Donation Q25. Rainbow Caf6 (tel: 7832-
1919) 7a av. sur #8, LaAntigua.
Plesesumityor ATEOO etryorheMA
FESTIVAL TITIRITLAN: An inter-
national puppet show, organized by
Chimbala Cachimbala, promoting
civic education and topics that include
solidarity, leadership and environmental
conservation. Free. Multiple venues
in La Antigua and at Lake Atitldn.
For more info, and a full schedule of
events and activities contact ventana@
chumbalacachumbala.org
1 Wed., 12 (noon) (English)
--TMEETING: British citizens, share
your experiences living and traveling
in Guatemala; find out how the British
Embassy may be of assistance to you. Also,
learn how to use the online registration
service LOCATE through www.fco.gov.
uk/travel as well as embassy Consular
Services. For additional information,
contact the British Embassy tel: 2380-7324
or consularguatemala@fco.gov.uk. Caf6
Bourbon, 5a av. norte #16, LaAntigua.
1 CThurs., 8am-4pm EXCUR-
.SION: Tecpdn & Iximchd: Off the
beaten track! Visit this important indigenous
community and the famous Mayan
archeological site of Iximchd. Indigo Artes
Textiles y Populares (tel: 7831-1176) Inside
Finca laAzotea,Jocotenango, Sacatepdquez.
Thurs., 10am (Spanish)
15 PUPPET SHOW: El Soly La Luna
by Compania Armadillo, for children five
to 10 years old. Q25/students; Q5/teachers.
Asociaci6n Nuestros Ahijados (tel: 7832-
1884) road to San Felipe de Jesds, La
Antigua.
1 CThurs., & Fri., 16th, 2pm-4pm -
1 (Spanish) WORKSHOP: Puppet
making, learn how to create your own
puppet with recycled materials. Centro de
Formaci6n de la Cooperaci6n Espaiola
(tel: 7832-1276) 6a av. norte, LaAntigua.
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1 Thurs., through July 15 -ART:
. Luces en El Ttinel, featuring artist
Ingrid Klussman's wardrobe from 1948
through 2010. Organized by Galeria El
Tinel. 16 calle 5-30, z. 1 (tel: 2238-3021)
Calle del Purgatorio, Centro Hist6rico,
Guatemala City. V
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SPOTLIGHT
CFri., 5-10:30pm -
1 .FUNDRAISER GALA: LIFE
School (www.lifeschoolweb.com),
a multicultural non-profit school
in Panajachel, is holding its annual
fundraising event to benefit scholarship
students (44 percent of LIFE School
students receive some form of financial
aid). The evening starts with happy hour
and hors d'oeuvres followed by dinner
featuring regional specialties. There will
also be a special performance of Kaqchikel
music and dance by Grupo Sotz'il (www.
sotzil.com). A courtesy shuttle will be
available from the Bus Stop Coffee
Shop to the Nature Reserve and back. A
donation of Q150 includes dinner and the
performance. For more info., visit www.
lifeschoolweb.com. Tickets available at
LIFE School (e-mail lifeschool_director@
yahoo.com or tel: 7762-2615), 0 Av. 5-39,
z. 2, Panajachel, LakeAtitldn.
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MUSIC
MUSIC
THROUGHOUT THE IVMONTH
La Cueva de Panza Verde (tel: 7832-925)
5 av. sN #19, LaAntigua
Mondays New Orleans Blues with Nelson
Lunding. Piano & vocals.
Wednesdays- Live Jazz Trio; Sax, piano, bass.
Thursdays Buena Vista de Coraz6n; Cuban
Jazz. Conga and vocals by Ignacio.
Fridays Latin Trio; guitar, conga and piano.
Sundays New Orleans Jazz with Nelson
Lunding. Piano & vocals.
La Peiia de Sol Latino (tel: 7882-4468)
5a calle poniente #15-C, LaAntigua.
Mondays, 7:30pm Kenny Molina hosts
Open Mike. Free.
Tuesdays, 7:30pm Ramiro plays Trova
Cubana. Free.
Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7:30pm-Sundays,
7pm Sol Latino plays Andean music (pan
flutes). Free. V
Sundays, 1pm Ramiro plays Trova Cubana
during the Sunday Buffet. No cover.
SArt Gallery & Lounge
SFine International Cuisine
SDrinks & Art
* Paints & Sculptures
Open Daily: 5 Av. 15-52 zona 10
Tels. 54029796-24701290
Rainbow Cafe (tel: 732-1919)
7aav. sur #8, LaAntigua
Mondays, 7:30pm Don Ramiro will serenade
you with some beautiful Latin folk music. Free.
Tuesdays & Fridays, 7:30pm Sergio, reggae
music
Wednesdays, 7:30pm Open Mike Night hosted
by Juan-Jo and friends. A complimentary drink for
all performers. Free.
Thursdays, 7:30pm Giiicho will astound
you with his guitar skills and improvisation of
Latino and pop classics.
Saturdays 7:30pm -At.One.Ment. Come
and listen to Luke and his band. You cannot
miss it. Enjoy a few drinks and relax to some
classics.
Sundays, 7:30pm La Raiz: Luis, Juan-Jo
& Choko, great improvised classics. Free.
UWEN 2 m M. -JI P M" .1
Fridays, 7:30pm Mark Weinstein's Marco
Trio will perform a variety of jazz, blues &
rock 'n' roll.
Saturdays, 7:30pm La Trova del Lago
featuring Juan Sisay, Carlos Rangel and Noe
Visquez.
2 Sat., 7pm MUSIC:
-4 Alma y Guitarra by
master Tito Santis. Q60.
El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037)
LaAntigua.
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Circus Bar (tel: 7762-2056)
Avenida de los Arboles, Panajachel
Mondays the fabulous piano master Chris
Jarnach plays jazz and favorite tunes;
Circus Bar Latin Ensemble plays boleros, salsa,
son cubano and other latin rhythms
Tuesdays Nayno Flamenco, Rumba and
Latin Ensemble, Trova del Lago
Wednesdays Nayno, Latin Ensemble
Thursdays, 7:30pm Carlos and Carlitos,
swing and latin rhythms. Trova del Lago, trova
Fridays a fascinating show of Circus Bar
Allstars
Saturdays Los Vagabundos, hot rhythms in
a fusion of rumba flamenca and Guatemalan
traditional elements
Sundays Latin Ensemble
6a calle poniente #2, La Antigua
Proceeds benefit A.W.A.R.E.
and other Animal Protection programs
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by Elizabeth Bell
What is the procession on April 25?
Trying to keep up with La Antigua's
processions can be a job in itself. Some are
celebrated every year ... but then there is
the occasional "anniversary" procession
that may seem to come out of the blue!
One procession we can count on is Santo
Hermano Pedro Day on Sunday, April 25.
Hermano Pedro is buried at San Francisco
Church and his cofradia celebrates the
343rd anniversary of his death this year
with a procession from the same church.
Who was Santo Hermano Pedro?
Born in Vilaflor in Tenerife, Canary
Islands on March 21, 1626, he worked
as a shepherd until the age of 24 when he
began his journey to Guatemala working
for his fare on the ship to the New World
and later walking from Trujillo, Honduras,
to Santiago de Guatemala (now La Antigua
Guatemala).
Upon his arrival in Antigua, he wanted
to become a priest and enrolled in the Jesuit
College of San Borja. After trying very
hard, it is said that he had great difficulty
remembering the material in Latin and
withdrew from the school. Following
his devotion, he became a tertiary at San
Francisco and took the name "Peter of
Saint Joseph" and began visiting hospitals,
jails and the sick throughout Antigua.
Three years later, he opened the Hospital
de Belkn, a hospital for the convalescent
poor. Soon after there was a shelter for the
homeless, schools for the poor and an inn
for priests. This also led to the formation
of the new religious order ...continued on next page
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DATOii :
P1mSat., through Fri., May 16 -
/ ART: Latest work by Guatemalan
artist Cesar Barrios; the exhibition
includes
more than
20 new
watercolors
and oils:
the main
theme are
portraits of
indigenous
women
dressed in
all sorts
of para-
phernalia
including
flowers, birds, butterflies and rare objects.
His inspiration is a large collection of old
photos with the intention of using artistic
mood and expression through use of colors
that inspire a longing for bygone days, a
sense that life is ephemeral. La Antigua
Galeria de Arte (tel: 7832-2124) 4a calle
oriente #15, LaAntigua.
Ask Elizabeth ,ct. from previous page
Orden de las y de los Bethlemitas that was
subsequently recognized and approved by
the Holy See. Hermano Pedro de San Jos6
de Betancur became a saint on July 31,
2002.
Today we remember Santo Hermano
Pedro as representing "humility and
helping others" not only in our daily life
but also through contributions to the
Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro
(3a avenida & 6a calle). Indeed, more
than 30 medical groups from four foreign
countries work here with Guatemalans
performing what many consider no less
than a miracle. The director of the Obras,
Fray Giuseppe, no doubt, will be in the
procession on Sunday!
1 Sat., 1pm DANCE & MUSICAL
/PRESENTATION: The Nifos
de Aguas Calientes dance and play the
marimba, flutes and bombas. Donations
benefit educational pursuits. Free. La Peia
de Sol Latino (tel: 7882-4468), LaAntigua.
S7Sat., 3pm (Spanish) CON-
/ FERENCE: Diversificacidn Apicola
y Derivados de la Colmena por Vicente
Arnvalo. Gratis. Cupo Limitado. Vivero y
Caf6 La Escalonia (tel: 7832-7074) 5a. av.
sur final 36-C, LaAntigua.
StSat., 7pm DANCE: The Breezes
/ from the Middle East, Arabian dance
by Munira Dance Academy and Compafia
de Danzas Arabes Horus. Q75. El Sitio (tel:
7832-3037) LaAntigua.
2 Tues., 9am-4pm EXCURSION:
2 fSan Juan del Obispo, visit this
quaint town where the Baroque monastery
overlooks Antigua. Meet local artisans in
their workshops. Indigo Artes Textiles y
Populares (tel: 7831-1176) Inside Finca la
Azotea, Jocotenango, Sacatepdquez.
S Tues., 5:30pm (English)
20LECTURE: Cultural Survival
partners with Guatemalan NGOs to
strengthen a network of 140 community
radio stations across the country, many
broadcast in one or more of the country's
23 indigenous languages. Donation Q25.
Rainbow Caf6 (tel: 7832-1919) 7a av. sur
#8, LaAntigua.
21 Wed., 8am-4pm EXCURSION:
SSanta Apolonia, take a picturesque
drive to this beautiful & rarely visited
village, meet artisans in their workshops
for ceramics, pine needle baskets and
embroideries. Indigo Artes Textiles y
Populares (tel: 7831-1176) inside the
Cultural Center la Azotea, Jocotenango,
Sacatepdquez.
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2 Thurs., 10am DANCE &
22FLUTES: Desde la Tierra, a
presentation for teens, with Arturo Rosales,
Pablo Collado & Bette van Lunteren. Q25/
students; Q5/teachers. Asociaci6n Nuestros
Ahijados (tel: 7832-1884) road to San
Felipe de Jesds, La Antigua. See related
article, People & Projects, page 82.,
2 ~hurs., 5:30pm (English) LEC-
--TURE: Bioneers on Energy-The Future
is Now, presented by Mary Lou Ridinger.
Q30. Info: John Chudy, tel: 7832-4581 or
democratsabroad_guate@yahoo.com Panza
Verde, 5a av. sur #19, LaAntigua.
22'Thurs., 6:30pm through May 14
2-2- ART: Inauguration, Trazos de
Luz de Fundal, featuring work made by
deaf-blind people with the assistance of
artists Mayra Klde and Salvador Orellana.
Benefits Fundal. Cocktail. Galeria Guate-
mala, Fundaci6n G&T Continental, Lobby
de Banco G&T Continental, 6a. av. 9-08,
z. 9, Guatemala City.
S2Fri., 8pm MUSIC: Hay Locuras
j32010 by Luz Maria Charriquiry
Fry (vocals, maracas and caj6n) & Eulogio
Moros Troccoli (vocals, Venezuelan cuatro
& guitar). Q60. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037)
LaAntigua.
42 Sat., 5pm ART: Inauguration,
l Palestra, by Mexican artist Demidn
Flores. Centro de Formaci6n de la Coop-
eraci6n Espafiola (tel: 7832-1276) 6a av.
norte, LaAntigua.
2 Sat., 4pm (Spanish) POETRY:
llmplacables, Odas de la Subversidn
delEspiritu by Luis Omar Sandoval Morin.
Free. Cocktail. El Sitio (tel: 7832-3037) La
Antigua.
4 Sat., 7pm -
2-4MUSIC: Alma
y Guitarra by master
Tito Santis. Q60. El
Sitio (tel: 7832-3037)
LaAntigua.
2 6Mon. thru Fri., 30th, 9am-4pm -
26WORKSHOP: The Magic of Color
with Natural Dyes. Indigo Artes Textiles y
Populares (tel: 7831-1176) Inside Finca la
Azotea, Jocotenango, Sacatepdquez.
2 Tues., 8:30am-4pm EXCUR-
S/ SION: Comalapa, visit this indigenous
village famous for its folk painters and textiles.
Proceeds benefit the women's cooperative,
MayaWorks. Indigo Artes Textiles y Popu-
lares (tel: 7831-1176), inside Finca la Azotea,
Jocotenango, Sacatepdquez.
27Tues., 5:30pm (English) PRE-
/ SENTATION: Mayan Dances by
indigenous children from Nuevo Amanecer
K'a k'a' Saqarik. Nuevo Amenecer (New
Dawn) is dedicated to helping more than
30 indigenous children in San Andrds
Itzapa. Donation Q25. Rainbow Caf6 (tel:
7832-1919) 7a av. sur #8, LaAntigua.
SQWed., 7:30 through May 16 -
28ART: Inauguration of latest work
by well known artists including Doniel
Espinoza, Edin Morales, Oscar Ramirez,
Lauro Salas, Salvador Gilvez, Edwin
Guillermo, Mauro L6pez, Mauro Osorio &
others. Cocktail. A La Mesa Restaurante,
Lounge & Galeria (Tel: 2470-1294) 5a av.
15-52, z. 10, Guatemala City. v
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2 Thurs., 8am-4pm -EXCURSION:
p Tecpdn elximche Offthe beaten track!
Visit this important indigenous community
and the famous Mayan archeological site of
Iximche. Indigo Artes Textiles y Populares
(tel: 7831-1176) Inside Finca la Azotea,
Jocotenango, Sacatepequez.
30 Fri., 8pm TANGO: De Mil
UAmores by Compafiia Artistica
Sanluistango. Q60. El Sitio (tel: 7832-
3037) LaAntigua.
THROUGHOUT
THE MONTH
ART: Latest works by Ram6n Avila. Galeria
El Tinel (tel: 2367-3266), Plaza Obelisco
16 calle 16-01, z. 10, Guatemala City. V
Mon-Fri., 9-4:30pm, Saturdays,
9-2:30pm MULTI-MEDIA,
PHOTOGRAPHY & TEXTILE EXHI-
BIT: 70plus 30 Years of Mayan Culture
with photographs by Jeffrey Jay Foxx and
textiles from the Hank duFlon Collection.
Free. Indigo Artes Textiles y Populares,
(tel: 7831-1176; www.indigoartestextiles.
com; indigoartestextiles@gmail.com)
inside Cultural Center laAzotea, la calle,
la av., z. 3, Jocotenango, Sacatepdquez
(five minutes from Antigua's Parque
Central via the Azotea Shuttle). See cover
and page 10 for related article.
THROUGHOUT
THE MONTH
M ondays, 3pm STAR SCRABBLE
CLUB: Meets in different locations.
See http://www.starscrabble.com/ for loca-
tions and how to join. LaAntigua.
M on., Thurs., & Sat. (except Apr. 3),
9am-1:30pm -WORKSHOP: Taste
of Weaving, Mayan backstrap loom with an
indigenous master weaver/instructor. The
class includes loom prepared for weaving
and instruction manual. Indigo Artes
Textiles y Populares (tel: 7831-1176) inside
the Cultural Center la Azotea, Jocotenango,
Sacatepdquez.
on., through Fri., 9am-5pm, Sat.,
9am-lpm ART: Permanent
exhibitions, Nuevos colores en el recorrido de
la indumentariay el Tejido maya a travds del
tiempo. Museo Ixchel (tel: 2361-8081) 6a
calle final, z. 10, Guatemala City. v
T uesdays, 6pm (except Tues., 13th)
(English) SLIDE SHOW: Antigua:
Behind the Walls by Elizabeth Bell. Q30
benefits educational programs. El Sitio (tel:
7832-3037), LaAntigua.
ART: El Tinel's new showroom is currently
featuring work by Eduardo Sac. Galeria de
Arte El1Tinel (tel: 2367-3266) 16 calle 1-01
z. 10, Plaza Obelisco, Guatemala City.
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o Rudy Yan Peia- relacionados a cer-
timenes y becas en el extranjero pero sin
mercado visible- la disciplina estaba pric-
ticamente de baja. No seria hasta que una
serie de inquietudes y coincidencias, en-
trarian a fortalecer a la creaci6n en bulto.
Es precisamente en ese momento en el que
Rae comienza a proponer piezas por demis
alejadas del patr6n y logra asentarse como
escultora. De paso, algo dificil al inicio de
los noventa, consigue el respeto de sus com-
pafieros escultores y adentrarse, de a poco,
en todos los escenarios disponibles para las
artes de Guatemala.
Prolija y diversa, la obra de esta norteameri-
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que artistas mis j6venes siguieron con igual
6xito. Ahora, desde su refugio de paisajes
volc~nicos, sumergida en su taller en la ciu-
dad de Antigua, Leeth se ha adentrado en
un tema por demis espiritual: el angelical.
Y desde l1 en una multiplicidad de posibili-
dades que exploran desde los cristales, mad-
eras, bronces y mirmoles ya en solitario o en
fusiones muy a la Rae. Desde alli no s61o se
puede entender la figuraci6n que la artista
explora. Tambien se puede percibir las in-
quietudes que mueven su desvelo creativo.
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IN THE GARDEN byS.C.Johnson
ometime, before my time, I believe
it was in the 1930s when minds were
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a state flower. Now mostly, nobody even
knows what they are. I was at a British pub
quiz night recently and our Swedish team
member had no idea what the Swedish na-
tional flower happens to be.
In Guatemala the national flower is the
monja blanca, a delicate orchid that will
never see the light of day in La Antigua
Guatemala's fine plant nurseries (too hot
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A national flower should be national in
distribution. The monja blanca, confined
to a few isolated mosslands is not. A na-
tional flower should be easily recogniz-
able, especially by children, the future.
Let's face it, if a monja blanca knocked
on your door, you wouldn't recognize it.
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W T at a grand masquerade takes
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parts we play. With any luck we've also
selected the parts-otherwise, they were
probably hand-me-downs. Our mask has
become the thing we always carry around
with us; it's our presentation-our store-
front. Wearing a mask has become so un-
conscious for most of us that we even forget
to take it off at night to sleep!
There's a whole spectrum of mask behav-
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mask, while others change according to
the occasion. Some hint at what lies under-
neath by playing peek-a-boo from behind
the mask they carry on a stick. Then there
are those who wouldn't consider lowering
their mask until they have another one pre-
pared beneath-they reveal themselves one
mask at a time.
The need to wear a mask is strongly in-
grained in us. Apart from having been a
significant part of our early socialization
process, wearing a mask provides a thick
layer of protection. We can hide warts and
all behind a mask of gold! Oscar Wilde
claimed that, "Man is least himself when he
talks in his own person. Give him a mask,
and he will tell you the truth."
While others cannot see your true face,
the dramatic irony is that you cannot ei-
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wears a mask cannot see within himself."
Look deeply at what lies beneath your mask
and dare to step from behind it. Greet
yourself and no longer be a stranger in a
strange land.
Remember, we came into the world with-
out a mask and we'll depart it without one,
too. Meanwhile, relegate your masks to
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