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Guatemala News | Aug 2007
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Exploring Guatemala
ANTIGUA, Guatemala – Guatemala is not for those prone to sitting around the pool sipping piña coladas. To enjoy this Central American country, get out and do.
From the Mayan ruins and the island town of Flores in the north to the volcanoes of the western highlands to the jungle-shrouded Rio Ducle to the east, Guatemala is a country to be explored.
If you prefer a more urban setting, there is plenty of history to see and touch in the city of Antigua....
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Channeling Guatemala
Over pulpy hunks of plantain blanketed with sweet, brown mole, Agustin Gaytan describes the earthquake-jumbled colonial city of Antigua, Guatemala, as if he's channeling some past-life recollection of pre-bust Atlantis. "There are volcanoes all around the city," he says in a tone pregnant with rapture, sucking one of the slivers of cinnamon bark that bristle from the plantains like delicate, irregular toothpicks. "And at night you can see the red of the lava. It's magical."...
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Rigoberta for president.
The film tells the story of war and social revolution in Guatemala and the struggle of the largely Indian peasantry against a legacy of state and foreign oppression. Tom Sigel (co-director) and I had been filming all sides in the war - the military forces, the guerrillas, and members of civil society. Rigoberta became the protagonist of the film and her personal story was the thread that wove “When the Mountains Tremble” together....
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Beauty, poverty in Guatemala
ANTIGUA, Guatemala – Guatemala is a land of contrasts. A curve on a mountain road reveals spectacular views of Lake Atitlan. Moments later, there’s a hillside strewn with trash dumped from the road.
One member of a highway crew uses a gas-powered weed whacker to trim back vegetation, while a co-worker hacks away with a machete.
Mansionlike vacation homes line the shoreline outside Santiago Atitlan, while across the lake in San Juan la Laguna 500 people are living in tents after losing their homes in Hurricane Stanley in 2005....
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Last days in Guatemala
After Antigua, I made it to a small town called Panajachel and did the boat tour around Lake Atitlan. It´s one of the famous lakes in Guatemala with all the beautiful volcanoes and small towns surrounding the lake. I got into this big, slow boat and it took us around some of the small towns nearby where we had an hour stop in each one. Every town was basically the same....
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A New Approach To Bilingual Education In Guatemala
Guillermo Chen: Fundación Nueva Esperanza initially developed with the objective of supporting young Maya Achí people and their families that were the victims of the armed conflict. We work with young people from the age of 12. The reason why the logo depicts a young man and woman is because we see gender equality as a fundamental part of our work. The logo also reflects the opportunities and hope given by Rio Negro, represented by the two green strips. The previous generation in the community was decimated by the Chixoy dam, and there's hope represented by the seed. This represents the bilingual and intercultural education provided for all young people in Rabinal....
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An angel took me to Antigua
After all the energy and effort of preparing to come, it was a relief to finally be on the plane to Guatemala City (GUA)...even if it was a middle seat. To my great fortune (as I would later realize) I en ded up next to a girl from illinois who lives in a small town close to Antigua with her husband and adopted Guatemalan daughter. She is here in the mission filed working to set up an orphanage. As we departed she gave me her number, in case I should need anything and offered to help negotiate a shuttle rate...
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Leaving the Airport in the Back of Truck
I made it safely into Guatemala City and I slept most of both of the plane rides. From Oklahoma City to Atlanta I lucked out and scored a seat to myself. From Atlanta to Guatemala City I sat next to a girl reading “Sacred Marriage” and she seemed too focused on whatever missionary work she was about to be doing to speak to a Jesus-looking hippy. The airport was smaller than the Will Rogers in OKC and tiny in comparison to even one terminal at O’Hare in Chicago or Logan in Boston. Once
through customs I picked up my backpack. Of course, the ATM in the airport gave me ridiculously large bills, which a street vendor didn’t seem too happy to change for me...
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Woman takes help holiday in Guatemala
As droves of vacationers flocked to Florida to take advantage of its sun and sand earlier this summer, Laurie Evans left the Sunshine State to lend a helping hand to orphanages in Guatemala.
Evans, club manager of University Park Country Club, recently spent a week near Guatemala City, bringing supplies and solace to a different orphanage every day as a volunteer with Orphan Resources International.
Orphan Resources provides aid to 40 orphanages in and around Guatemala City....
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