Revue 18th Year Anniversary Issue

132 Pages·2010·25.04 MB·English

Guatemala’s English-language Magazine
Available worldwide at www.revuemag.com
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c o n t e n t s
10 guatemala history by Joy Houston REGIONS
Turning Points
33Guatemala City
52La Antigua
14 flashback by Gwyn Lawrence 98Lake Atitlán
The Birth of a Camioneta
104Quetzaltenango
107Monterrico/Pacific Coast
10 18 historical profile by William C. Paddock 111Cobán / Tecpán
Mildred Covill Palmer
112Río Dulce
113El Petén / Huehuetenango
22 lake views by Dwight Wayne Coop
The Care and Feeding DEPARTMENTS
of Tax Collectors
8From the Publishers
GuATEMALA CiTy
23 art highlight by Joy Houston
33Services/Shopping
Rosamaría Pascual de Gámez
14 39Dining
43Lodging
24 DATEBOOK » March
LA AnTiGuA
Guide to culture and upcoming events
52Services/Shopping
62Dining
36 datebook highlight
83Lodging
International Women’s Day
SECTionS / CoLuMnS
29Ask Elizabeth
42 foto op by Leonel Mijangos
42 47Health Services
Holy Week Vistas, 2009
94Travel
114Classifieds
46 holistic thoughts by Dr. Karmen Guevara
115Vet Q&A
Retrograde
118Real Estate
food 38sensuous guatemala
Antigua Dining Sampler: by Ken Veronda
66 * Savory Sandwiches book alert
50
66 68 * Pleasing Pastas El Tesoro de El Calvario
76 * Vegetarian Dishes
124El Salvador
78 language by Jane Binaris photo op by Lena Johannessen
126Advertiser index
A Linguist in the Mercado
ON THE COVER
96 easter traditions by Joy Houston
Coyol Bouquets
122
98 datebook highlight by Dwight Wayne Coop
What does a Dumpit look like?
122 flashback by Dwight Wayne Coop
The Language of Corn
Cucurucho by Iván Castro
128 photo op by Rudy Girón ivancastroguatemala.blogspot.com
128 Lent Vistas, 2009 Deadline for APR. » Mar. 10
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FRoM THE PuBLiSHERS
Though this is a Revue anniversary is-
sue, to keep things in perspective, the
Guatemala’s English-language Magazine
cover Cucurucho by Iván Castro sym-
bolizes the incredible grandeur of Holy Week [email protected] • [email protected]
in Guatemala. But even before there were reli- Publishers / Managing Editors:
John & Terry Kovick Biskovich [email protected]
gious processions and celebrations, Joy Hous- Copy Editor: Matt Bokor
ton takes us back in time to Turning Points. Staff Writer: Dwight Wayne Coop
Art Director / Graphic Design: Rudy A. Girón
The year was 1541 and “thatched-roof shelters
Photography: César Tián
went up all over in Santiago de los Caballeros, Proofreader/Translations: Michael Hopkins
now La Antigua Guatemala … By the end of Contributing Photographers: Harris/Goller, Smith/Riegel,
Club Fotográfico de Guatemala: www.clubfotografico.org
the 17th century there were 38 churches, in-
La Antigua Manager: César Tián
cluding 16 monasteries and convents.” Production Coordinator: Mercedes Mejicanos
Administrative Assistants: Alma Diaz Castillo
Jumping ahead a couple of centuries, we
Systems: José Caal, Luis Juárez, Diego Alvarez
hope that you enjoy this year’s anniversary Distribution: César Tián, Oscar Chacón,
retrospective featuring: The Birth of a Ca- Luis Toribio, Daniel Castillo
Maintenance: Silvia Gómez, Irma Jiménez, María Solís
mioneta; The First Wave; Sensuous Guate-
Sales Representatives: Ivonne Pérez, César Tián,
mala, Semana Santa; A Linguist in the Mer- Denni Marsh, Fernando Rodas, Lucy Longo de Pérez,
Lena Johannessen, Lesbia Leticia Macal Elías
cado; Coyol Bouquets; and The Language of Revue Webmaster: Rudy A. Girón
Corn. We are grateful to these authors and Printed by: PRINT STUDIO
Publishing Company: San JOaquÍn PROducciOneS, S.a.
to so many others whose work has graced
REVuE oFFiCES:
the pages of the Revue for all these years.
LA AnTiGuA [email protected]
And to a host of talented photographers, (Central office) 6a calle poniente #2
thank you for sharing the fruits of your la- PBX: (502) 7931-4500
bor with visual images that move us from GuATEMALA CiTy
av. La Reforma 8-60, z.9, edif. Galerías Reforma,
tears to laughter to awe and inspiration. 1 level, Of. #105 Tel: [phone]
The magazine is fueled by Revue adver- SAN CRISTÓBAL: denni Marsh Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
tisers who trust in our efforts to promote
EL SALVADoR [email protected]
their businesses, and of course by readers in El Salvador Regional Manager: Lena Johannessen
col. centroamérica calle San Salvador #202, San Salvador
print and online who give us feedback and TelFax: (503) 2260-7475, 2260-1825 cel: 7981-4517
encouragement—we are most appreciative! Opinions or statements printed in the Revue are not necessarily
Last but never least, Revue staffers, thank those of the publishers. We welcome your comments.
you for your loyalty and commitment to Monthly circulation of the REVuE magazine is 20,000
the magazine. it is distributed free, and available at:
Hotels, Restaurants, Travel Agencies, Car Rental Agencies,
A quick change of pace: what to do this Embassies, Spanish Schools, INGUAT offices, Shops,
month? We have some interesting DateBook and other public places in the following areas:
Guatemala City, La Antigua, Quetzaltenango, Lake Atitlán,
highlights: 13-Threads presents an Interna-
Cobán, Petén, Río Dulce, Lívingston, Monterrico, Retalhuleu;
tional Women’s Day celebration; theater: as well as locations in El Salvador, Honduras, and Belize.
“What Does a Dumpit Look Like?”; plus
REVUE
Festival Atitlán, workshops, excursions, art
shows, music and more! has a NEW PHONE NUMBER
This edition is dedicated to the memory
PBX: 7931-4500
of Bill Paddock and Jane Binaris.
—John & Terry Kovick Biskovich 6a calle poniente #2, La Antigua
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