The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The End of a Way of Life

In Guatemala, as in other parts of Central America, the horse has been a powerful symbol of pride and the forces of history. The original Spanish conquistadores, beginning with Cortez and ending with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvarado, used their horses and their armor to devastate the Aztecs and the Mayas.

As part of their ensemble of armor, breastplates and swords, spurs were the most potent but subtle symbol of all. Deriving from the knightly traditions of centuries earlier, only gentlemen were allowed to wear spurs, indicating status and the prestige of being a mounted caballero.

When the Spanish came

The City at risk

There is a parable noted in Matthew 7:24-27 about a house built on sand and what happens when the winds and rains come: Guatemala City is in the same situation.

The Municipal Water Department for Guatemala City is dreaming, when they should be having nightmares. Eddy Sanchez, the director of the Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology, is concerned that the recent rain of ash and sand from the nearby Pacaya volcano might accumulate and further damage the city's aging sewer systems.

It's more serious than that. The recent appearance of a 60x100 hole in a city intersection that engulfed a furniture factory and

The City at risk

There is a parable noted in Matthew 7:24-27 about a house built on sand and what happens when the winds and rains come: Guatemala City is in the same situation.

The Municipal Water Department for Guatemala City is dreaming, when they should be having nightmares. Eddy Sanchez, the director of the Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology, is concerned that the recent rain of ash and sand from the nearby Pacaya volcano might accumulate and further damage the city's aging sewer systems.

It's more serious than that. The recent appearance of a 60x100 hole in a city intersection that engulfed a furniture factory and

The City at risk

There is a parable noted in Matthew 7:24-27 about a house built on sand and what happens when the winds and rains come: Guatemala City is in the same situation.

The Municipal Water Department for Guatemala City is dreaming, when they should be having nightmares. Eddy Sanchez, the director of the Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology, is concerned that the recent rain of ash and sand from the nearby Pacaya volcano might accumulate and further damage the city's aging sewer systems.

It's more serious than that. The recent appearance of a 60x100 hole in a city intersection that engulfed a furniture factory and

The City at risk

There is a parable noted in Matthew 7:24-27 about a house built on sand and what happens when the winds and rains come: Guatemala City is in the same situation.

The Municipal Water Department for Guatemala City is dreaming, when they should be having nightmares. Eddy Sanchez, the director of the Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology, is concerned that the recent rain of ash and sand from the nearby Pacaya volcano might accumulate and further damage the city's aging sewer systems.

It's more serious than that. The recent appearance of a 60x100 hole in a city intersection that engulfed a furniture factory and

The City at risk

There is a parable noted in Matthew 7:24-27 about a house built on sand and what happens when the winds and rains come: Guatemala City is in the same situation.

The Municipal Water Department for Guatemala City is dreaming, when they should be having nightmares. Eddy Sanchez, the director of the Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology, is concerned that the recent rain of ash and sand from the nearby Pacayo volcano might accumulate and further damage the city's aging sewer systems.

It's more serious than that. The recent appearance of a 60x100 hole in a city intersection that engulfed a furniture factory and

Got Guns? in Gautemala, they do...

Guatemala, more so than most Central American countries, has a plethora of weapons. Call it a legacy from thirty years of civil war or the reaction to a more recent plague of robberies by disaffected youths. To tell the truth, this isn't a good time to be a bus driver in Guatemala City and not pay the ransom for driving through some gang's turf.

There's a theory that everyone who carries a firearm has to be licensed: you need a government ID card, an application and your handgun is etched with a serial number. The ballistics test is next, followed

Got Guns? in Gautemala, they do...

Guatemala, more so than most Central American countries, has a plethora of weapons. Call it a legacy from thirty years of civil war or the reaction to a more recent plague of robberies by disaffected youths. To tell the truth, this isn't a good time to be a bus driver in Guatemala City and not pay the ransom for driving through some gang's turf.

There's a theory that everyone who carries a firearm has to be licensed: you need a government ID card, an application and your handgun is etched with a serial number. The ballistics test is next, followed

Got Guns? in Gautemala, they do...

Guatemala, more so than most Central American countries, has a plethora of weapons. Call it a legacy from thirty years of civil war or the reaction to a more recent plague of robberies by disaffected youths. To tell the truth, this isn't a good time to be a bus driver in Guatemala City and not pay the ransom for driving through some gang's turf.

There's a theory that everyone who carries a firearm has to be licensed: you need a government ID card, an application and your handgun is etched with a serial number. The ballistics test is next, followed

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A few smiles amidst the grief

There were a few smiles seen on the street today. The sun was out and the rains have given Guatemala a respite. Some houses have washed away but not people's spirits.
In Antigua, an impromptu benefit event was staged on upper 5th Avenue. At or around 11:00, the show began.

Jugglers, balloon artists and performers on unicycles amused the crowd. Antigua's only mime was there, laughing behind the scenes at the antics of his fellow troupers. It has been a week of bad news, heartbreak and suffering. Some people are still digging out and some will never be found.

For

A few smiles amidst the grief

There were a few smiles seen on the street today. The sun was out and the rains have given Guatemala a respite. Some houses have washed away but not people's spirits.
In Antigua, an impromptu benefit event was staged on upper 5th Avenue. At or around 11:00, the show began.

Jugglers, balloon artists and performers on unicycles amused the crowd. Antigua's only mime was there, laughing behind the scenes at the antics of his fellow troupers. It has been a week of bad news, heartbreak and suffering. Some people are still digging out and some will never be found.

For

A few smiles amidst the grief

There were a few smiles seen on the street today. The sun was out and the rains have given Guatemala a respite. Some houses have washed away but not people's spirits.
In Antigua, an impromptu benefit event was staged on upper 5th Avenue. At or around 11:00, the show began.

Jugglers, balloon artists and performers on unicycles amused the crowd. Antigua's only mime was there, laughing behind the scenes at the antics of his fellow troupers. It has been a week of bad news, heartbreak and suffering. Some people are still digging out and some will never be found.

For

Is it a ghost town or a golf course?

South of Antigua and west of the Volcano named Agua, past the mountain-side concrete block cluster of a village called Santa Maria de Jesus is a mystery and an enigma. Once through the narrow streets and down about another mile of a dusty and rutted road, lies the entrance to what once was the Monte Maria Country Club.

Tired and dusty villagers,their mules laden with freshly cut stalks of cane trudge up the hill as you drive past, until the faded and peeling sign points to the deserted guardhouse, with one rusty semaphore barring the exit lane.

The course was

Is it a ghost town or a golf course?

South of Antigua and west of the Volcano named Agua, past the mountain-side concrete block cluster of a village called Santa Maria de Jesus is a mystery and an enigma. Once through the narrow streets and down about another mile of a dusty and rutted road, lies the entrance to what once was the Monte Maria Country Club.

Tired and dusty villagers,their mules laden with freshly cut stalks of cane trudge up the hill as you drive past, until the faded and peeling sign points to the deserted guardhouse, with one rusty semaphore barring the exit lane.

The course was

Is it a ghost town or a golf course?

South of Antigua and west of the Volcano named Agua, past the mountain-side concrete block cluster of a village called Santa Maria de Jesus is a mystery and an enigma. Once through the narrow streets and down about another mile of a dusty and rutted road, lies the entrance to what once was the Monte Maria Country Club.

Tired and dusty villagers,their mules laden with freshly cut stalks of cane trudge up the hill as you drive past, until the faded and peeling sign points to the deserted guardhouse, with one rusty semaphore barring the exit lane.

The course was

Is it a ghost town or a golf course?

South of Antigua and west of the Volcano named Agua, past the mountain-side concrete block cluster of a village called Santa Maria de Jesus is a mystery and an enigma. Once through the narrow streets and down about another mile of a dusty and rutted road, lies the entrance to what once was the Monte Maria Country Club.

Tired and dusty villagers,their mules laden with freshly cut stalks of cane trudge up the hill as you drive past, until the faded and peeling sign points to the deserted guardhouse, with one rusty semaphore barring the exit lane.

The course was

The Perfect Getaway

Dos Mundos

On the hot and humid Pacific coast of Guatemala, at the end of the palm-fringed road lies the beach town of Monterico. Blink and you'll miss it, as the signs are far and few between. Best accessed via shuttle from Antigua or Guatemala City, it is a semi-remote tropical paradise. The best of the few hotels is Dos Mundos: 12 bungalows with intricately woven thatch roofs, air conditioning, and a bar at the mail pool that serves up superb pina coladas.

Dos Mundos is one of two very good hotels, with the other up at Lake Atitlan and it may