http://deguate.blogsome.com A Blog about Guatemala Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:31:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Semana Santa or Holy Week is the longest holiday during the year which provides an oportunity to organize visits to the many turistic sites in the country.  Some of the traditional places to visit are Panajachel, Tikal, Antigua Guatemala, the beaches and the Recreational parks Xetulul and Xocomil.  However, there ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/04/07/places/ A big number of Rural communities are organizing to offer their ecological, cultural and Socioeconomic resources as a turistic destination.  In a community based turism, visitors take advantage not only of the wild areas but also learn about way of life and costums of small communities.  The turists get to ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/04/07/sustainable-turism/   Located in the more extensive forrest of Central America, El Salto de Chilasco in Salama, Baja Verapaz comes down from a branch of the Sierra de Las Minas to form a cascade of about 130 meters high.  This affluent is 1880 meters above sea level and 146 kilometers away from ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/03/06/salto-de-chilasco/ Ricardo Arjona with his album "Adentro" won the Grammy for Best Pop Latin Album in the Staples Center of Los Angeles.  This Grammy, the first Grammy ever won by a Guatemalan singer confirms the success of this Guatemalan Artist.  His album "Adentro" was also awarded on November 2006 as the ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/03/06/ricardo-arjona-2/   Naj Tunich means "Stone over the humid area".  Replicas of the paintings on the Naj Tunich Caves are being exhibited in another cave located 460 meters away from the original cave. Naj Tunich located in Poptun, Peten was discovered two decades ago but was closed to the public to protect ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/03/06/naj-tunich/ The Garifunas or "Black Carib" have survived legal and geographic barriers for over 200 years but after the signing of the Peace Agreement they have claimed their place as a musical and turistic gem in Guatemala.  New turistic interests of the international community like rescuing nature, visiting exotic places and ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/03/06/garifunas/ The main characteristics of Santo Tomas Chichicastenango have always been its turism, folclor and its market days on thursdays and sundays.  Chichicastenango is visited by thousands of national and international turists every year especially during the change of the cofradias or brotherhoods and its saint day.  In contrast with previous ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/02/07/chichicastenango/ Faith without borders in Esquipulas, Chiquimula. During the month of january, there is a proverb that is heard more than the others.  The proverb is "All the roads lead to Esquipulas".  During january, the Black Christ is venerated by people from all over the country and also by catholics from ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/01/18/esquipulas-2/ Dona Flora is the name of a traditional candy factory in Huehuetenango.  Dona Flora was awarded last year with the "Order of the Cuchumatanes" in recognition of its commercial labor and most of all because it put the Huehuetenango name up high in a national and international level.  One of ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/01/18/candy/ The beaches of Sipacate, Escuintla are the perfect place to enjoy and rest during any season.  Located 140 km. away from Guatemala City, the Sipacate Beaches have a great deal to offer to national and international turists because of the tranquility of the sea.  In Sipacate, it is possible to ... http://deguate.blogsome.com/2007/01/18/sipacate/