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Ganadores del concurso fotográfico junio 2013 de REVUE

2013-05-16T15:08:09-07:00

Ganadores por decisión de los jueces del equipo editorial / Winners by editorial decision

Posición/Position: 1er lugar / 1st place
Premio: 1 vale por Q300 para comer en El Cazador Italiano
Tema/theme: Ríos y lagos de Guatemala / Rivers and lakes in Guatemala
Título/title: Lago de Atitlán como seda
Lugar/place: Lago de Atitlán, Sololá
Autor/author: Jorge Estuardo de León
Web: www.500px.com/georgestuardo

Posición/Position: 2do lugar / 2nd place
Premio/Prize: Certificado para brunch en Panza Verde
Tema/theme: Ríos y lagos de Guatemala / Rivers and lakes in Guatemala
Título/title: Río Chixoy
Lugar/place: Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Autor/author: Norman Ávila
Web: www.about.me/neavilag

Posición/Position: Mención honorífica / Honorable mention
Tema/theme: Ríos y lagos de Guatemala / Rivers and lakes in Guatemala
Título/title: Amanecer en Río Dulce
Lugar/place: Río Dulce, Izabal
Autor/author: Javier Álvarez Vassaux
Web: www.flickr.com/javieralvarez97

Ganadores por voto popular en Facebook / Winners by popular votes in Facebook

Posición/Position: 1er lugar / 1st place
Premio: Cena para dos en el restaurante La Peña de Sol Latino / Dinner for two at La Peña de Sol
Tema/theme: Ríos y lagos de Guatemala / Rivers and lakes in Guatemala
Título/title: 31 de Dic en Atitlán
Lugar/place: Panajachel, Sololá
Autor/author: Tono Valdés
Web: www.tonovaldes.com

Posición/Position: 2do lugar / 2nd place
Premio: 2 botellas de vino
Tema/theme: Ríos y lagos de Guatemala / Rivers and lakes in Guatemala
Título/title: Navegando en el Lago de Atitlán
Lugar/place: Panajachel, Sololá
Autor/author: Juan Pablo Noriega

Posición/Position: Mención honorífica / Honorable mention
Tema/theme: Ríos y lagos de Guatemala / Rivers and lakes in Guatemala
Título/title: El placer de un lugar mágico…
Lugar/place: Lago de Atitlán, Sololá
Autor/author: César V. Rosales

Todas las fotografías participantes / All the photos participating

Agradecemos a todos lo que participaron con una fotografía en nuestro concurso fotográfico. We thank all the people participating in our photo contest.

Live Music at Las Palmas in Antigua Guatemala

2013-05-06T10:42:27-07:00

Every Friday the Las Palmas restaurant has the perfect atmosphere for the Salsa music lovers with a live band where those attending can enjoy and dance to the Latin rhythms.

Las Palmas
Tel: 7832-9734
6a avenida norte #14, La Antigua Guatemala

Cada viernes el restaurante Las Palmas tiene el ambiente perfecto para los amantes de la salsa con un grupo en vivo donde los que asisten disfrutan de todos estos ritmos latinos.

A “New” Mayor for Antigua Guatemala

2013-05-01T02:00:10-07:00

Former City Council member, Edgar Ruiz, gets the official green light to move the town forward.

It’s official! Edgar Ruiz, who was a City Council member, was approved by Guatemala’s Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE), as interim mayor on March 20. He had been acting mayor since Sept. 17, 2012 and, with his new official title, will have more of a command at the helm of Antigua’s city government. Mr. Ruiz said his priorities are to consolidate the city’s finances showing transparency and to give all citizens and organized groups a voice through team efforts.

Upon Mayor Adolfo Vivar’s arrest in September 2012, pending his trial for alleged embezzlement of public money, fraud, illicit association, money laundering and extortion, he was suspended from his position. The City Council submitted the paperwork to the TSE to accredit Mr. Ruiz as interim mayor. After reviewing Guatemala’s municipal code and the electoral laws extensively, all of the council members take one step up in the hierarchy and the substitute council member takes office.

The TSE is now reviewing Councilman Antonio Palomo’s resignation and the council members will then take another step up, and the next substitute council member will officially join the City Council meetings. No new elections required.

Edgar Ruiz is a lawyer and not a politician. Well known by Antigueños, he has no small task in bringing transparency to Antigua’s city government and finances. His legal background will help him act “by the book” as Antigua sets an example for other municipalities.

All of the municipal authorities I interviewed were completely open about Antigua’s finances, projects and programs. Interim Treasurer Julio Barrientos indicated that the 2012 budget was Q99,362,470 ($12,820,963). The projected 2013 budget is Q104,102,000 ($13,432,516). That is for Antigua’s historical center and 23 villages (aldeas) plus the retired municipal workers’ pensions and pending loans. There are more than 1,000 workers on the city’s payroll.

Projects include cleaning the city, mending roads, implementing the water and sewer systems, parks, some school repairs, sports areas, surveillance camera monitoring, parking, the cemetery and market (just to mention a few). About 10% of the budget is spent on infrastructure.

Arq. Sergio Cruz, head of the Municipal Planning Department, indicates that many of these projects are requested by local groups now preparing projects for 2014. The main concern in Antigua remains getting funding for new water and sewer pipes and installing a new sewer treatment plant since the current infrastructure has all but collapsed.

With the city’s meager budget, additional funds must be requested from other sources. They are very proud of their Escuela Municipal de Artes at Centro Cultural Cesar Brañas where classes are offered and subsidized by the city. With this information, Antigua’s private sector must step up to the plate! We congratulate Mr. Ruiz for his new position.

Balsam of Peru

2013-05-01T02:00:06-07:00

They’re in bloom now, and the sweet but spicy aroma is easy to recognize a block away. Beautiful specimens of this tall tree are in many parks throughout the country, the purple blossoms hanging from the rich green branches. They’re not from Peru, but Guatemala, though this handsome tree—officially Myroxylon Pereirae—grows throughout Central America.

Don’t confuse it with other balsams, though. There are over 200 balsams in the world, from the “Christmas tree” of North America to the frankincense and myrrh of the Bible, plants with oily resins that are used in every culture as remedies, flavorings, preservatives and perfumes.

The dark, oily juice of Peru Balsam pods is a treatment for skin disease, a base for rubs and ointments, and a cinnamon-like flavor in some traditional Mayan dishes. In fact, the ancient Maya used the juice and extract as natives do today, to heal, give taste and preserve. Meanwhile, the wood itself can be worked into beautiful furniture, prized as much as the richest mahogany for its grain.

A few people are allergic to Balsam of Peru, either on the skin or taken internally, but it’s a popular ingredient for many dishes and for topical use. It’s not found in supermarkets, but easy to discover in the local markets, in the little stands with other herbal and natural curatives. Home-cooked lotions of Peru Balsam can be purchased for a few quetzals at these market stands. Smooth some on your skin and take some back home as another memory of Central America.

May 2013 in Revue Magazine

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Mother’s day graces our cover this month as we give thanks and appreciation for their love and nurturing. As well, many NGOs work to assist children, don’t miss reading about the KIDS restaurant. For more on other projects that assist children, see DateBook with listings including tours of Open Windows, Niños de Guatemala and Common Hope; the Rainbow Café lecture series features talks by Caminando por la Paz (focusing on education); and the Tejidos Cotzal group.

Month of Museums highlights Guatemala City’s Botanical Gardens, The Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and the Museum of Modern Art Carlos Mérida; in Panajachel treat yourself to an underwater adventure, Unlocking Samabaj, at the Museo Lacustre de Atitlán.

For food lovers we start off with some adventure: Canal Clamming, then the sumptuous Taste of Artisan Food Products, and the search is on for ancient flavorings in Finding Virola guatemalensis.

Harvesting Magic in May reminds us that there is a difference between simply living and flourishing. Sensuous Guatemala treats us to the lovely Balsam Peru tree.

This month’s installment of Roads to Adventure is The Road to Nakum. If you are an armchair traveler Thor Janson’s narrative will take you into the jungle as though you were right there with him.

Elizabeth Bell gives us an update on La Antigua’s new mayor; Zen clears up “Relation Words” and Monish Welcome explains how to get to the beautiful Bay Island of Roatan.

The theme for this month’s Revue Photo Contest was Portraits, and there are several entries published in these pages.

We would like to dedicate this issue to a great mom who is no longer with us, Mama Lue.

Here’s wishing you a wonderful May.

—John & Terry Kovick Biskovich

REVUE’s June 2013 Photo Contest: Rivers and Lakes in Guatemala

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We invite you to participate in our MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST for JUNE, 2013 with the theme RIVERS AND LAKES IN GUATEMALA; please send ONE (1) HI-RES photo with caption/location and your name and website for the credit line to: photos@revue.gt.

Submissions entered by the 10th of MAY 2013 will be eligible.

Te invitamos a participar en nuestro CONCURSO FOTOGRÁFICO edición de JUNIO, 2013 con el tema RÍOS Y LAGOS DE GUATEMALA; Enviar UNA (1) foto en ALTA RESOLUCIÓN con el título, lugar donde fue tomada, su nombre y el sitio web para el crédito a: fotos@revue.gt.

Serán elegibles las fotos que se reciban hasta el 10 de mayo, 2013.

Habrán premios para las fotos ganadoras. Para más información www.Revue.gt

Ganadores del concurso fotográfico mayo 2013 de REVUE

2013-04-15T14:15:37-07:00

Ganadores por decisión de los jueces del equipo editorial / Winners by editorial decision

Posición/Position: 1er lugar / 1st place
Premio: 1 vale por Q300 para comer en El Cazador Italiano
Tema/theme: Retratos guatemaltecos / Guatemalan portraits
Título/title: Secreto ancestral
Lugar/place: Chichicastenango, Quiché
Autor/author: Jonathan Argueta
Web: http://500px.com/jonargal

Posición/Position: 2do lugar / 2nd place
Premio/Prize: Dos (2) boletos para el concierto de EDITUS el 30 de abril en Finca Filadelfia, Antigua Guatemala
Tema/theme: Retratos guatemaltecos / Guatemalan portraits
Título/title: Sin título / Untitled
Lugar/place: San Raymundo
Autor/author: Manuel Aldana
Web: www.manuelaldana.com

Posición/Position: Mención honorífica / Honorable mention
Tema/theme: Retratos guatemaltecos / Guatemalan portraits
Título/title: Sin título / Untitled
Lugar/place: Guatemala
Autor/author: Sergio Rizo

Ganadores por voto popular en Facebook / Winners by popular votes in Facebook

Posición/Position: 1er lugar / 1st place
Premio: Cena para dos en el restaurante La Peña de Sol Latino / Dinner for two at La Peña de Sol
Tema/theme: Retratos guatemaltecos / Guatemalan portraits
Título/title: Estoy Aquí
Lugar/place: Palestina de los Altos, Quetzaltenango
Autor/author: Mayra Ramírez
Web: flickr.com/may_ramirez/

Posición/Position: 2do lugar / 2nd place
Premio: 2 botellas de vino
Tema/theme: Retratos guatemaltecos / Guatemalan portraits
Título/title: Mucha Vida
Lugar/place: Panajachel, Sololá
Autor/author: Katherine Poole

Posición/Position: Mención honorífica / Honorable mention
Tema/theme: Retratos guatemaltecos / Guatemalan portraits
Título/title: El Cofrade
Lugar/place: Chichicastenango, Quiché
Autor/author: Alejandro Barillas
Web: alejandrojose.webcindario.com

Todas las fotografías participantes / All the photos participating

Agradecemos a todos lo que participaron con una fotografía en nuestro concurso fotográfico. We thank all the people participating in our photo contest.

Gallery of the Inauguration of Pattie Trayno’s Exhibit at Panza Verde Gallery

2013-04-11T10:11:37-07:00

Galería Panza Verde is currently showing the photographic work of Pattie Traynor entitled “Grace.” Pattie Traynor, a California native, is presenting a series of portraits from four different destinations where she has traveled. Traynor stills uses black and white film for her photography.

Galería Panza Verde se encuentra exponiendo el arte fotográfico de Pattie Traynor. Fotógrafa de Los Angeles California que presenta una serie de retratos y personajes de 4 distintas lugares a los que viajado. Pattie continua utilizando pelicula en blanco y negro para su trabajo.

Gallery of the Talk by Los Patojos Crew

2013-04-10T08:11:01-07:00

With the support of Proyecto os Patojos there was the first talk with Los Patojos Crew where the members and leader of this group, Bboy Ángel, Bboy Andres Reyes and Bboy Chocho shared with the audience about their experiences and the great influence that break dance has with the teenagers as health tools to build peace. The audience had the opportunity to ask many questions including what it means to be a Bboy.

Conversatorio con Los Patojos Crew

Con el apoyo del Proyecto Los Patojos se realizó el primer conversatorio con Los Patojos Crew en el que los integrantes y líderes del crew Bboy Ángel, Bboy Andres Reyes y Bboy Chocho compartieron y hablaron sobre sus experiencias y la gran influencia que tiene el break dance en la juventud como una sana herramienta para la construcción de la paz. Los presentes pudieron preguntarles sobre lo que es y significa ser un Bboy.

Maya Woman Series on Exhibit

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Wendy Carpenter’s work in weaving, dyeing and basketry spans more than 35 years. The accomplished fiber artist has spent the past nine years working with craftsmen and women in Central America and Mexico on textile designs and organizing sewing cooperatives, as well as custom-cutting jadeite and quartz geodes for making jewelry.

Her Maya Woman series on exhibit at La Antigua Galería de Arte features six sculptures from a series of nine, representing her efforts to blend cultures through art. The works express a connection from the past with the present, through form, color and tactile material.

Carpenter purchases hand-woven fabric from local indigenous women and then cuts and weaves portions of the material into her sculptures. Her works depict the essence of the native women in Guatemala, walking the streets arm and arm, preserving tradition in today’s modern culture.

Carpenter studied fiber sculpture in Olympia, Washington, in the mid-1970s, tapestry weaving in Taos, New Mexico, and completed her bachelor’s degree through the University of Wisconsin.

Her sculptures can be seen at La Antigua Galería de Arte, 4a calle oriente #15, La Antigua Guatemala.