Guatemala – Fake Flamenco

archeology, Architecture, history, Indigenous Peoples, photography

Throwback Thursday: Tik’al in Guatemala

My friend and I woke at four am to see sunrise over Tik’al. Once inside the park walking the jungle path, a roar worthy of a jaguar froze us in our tracks and we started in fear. “Es un jaguar?” I squeaked at the guide.He chuckled. “No, sólo son monos.”Teresa and I confirmed in a […]

archeology, history, Indigenous Peoples, photography

Throwback Thursday: Flying to the Maya World

I had flown on a plane this size only once before, and it was disastrous for my father’s plaid shirt which he offered as I got sick. This plane to Tik’al in Guatemala could carry six passengers, light luggage and a pilot. I took a deep breath. Air travel was a big part of the […]

archeology, Architecture, Indigenous Peoples, The Americas

2000 Year Old Water Purification System

Perhaps no one noticed before, because Western technology had to catch up for the rest of us to comprehend what we were seeing. A study made last year by researchers from the University of Cincinnati demonstrated the science behind one Native technology. In present day Guatemala, at the city of Tikal over 2000 years ago […]

photography, Spanish Culture and Language

Knock on the Door Three Times

I’ve told photographer Flavia Vinci I had a door series to show her. I’ve scanned them in! These are from when I studied Spanish in Antigua, Guatemala several weeks one summer. The wooden doors struck me as special. They are similar to doors in Spain, but have unique embellishments. I took many rolls of film. […]

Nature, Spanish Culture and Language

Saving Wildlife in Guatemala

Our family saw a jungle animal hospital video on Public Television (PBS) and I can’t get it out of my mind. We watched the loving care the Arcas Animal Rescue Center staff veterinarians, employees and volunteers give the wildlife brought to their Peten location in Guatemala. Arcas rescues wildlife from the illegal pet trade. Founded […]

Spanish Culture and Language

The South of America

The South of America In elementary school geography we memorize and sketch trade good maps of nations Guatemala is bananas Chile is copper Venezuela, petroleum We see the drawings and the landscapes not the population. Preparing our children to be robber barons with the math of imperialism cheap fruit + disposable growers = satisfied supermarket […]