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Luna de Antigua
February 4th, 2010 at 11:19 amMy heart hurts… I want to go back.
2012: Myths and Facts about The Mayan Prophecy
January 31st, 2010 at 11:09 amLet’s just post the links here! I’d love to access the audio/video from the conference!!
I’m missing good stuff in LAG. Grrrrrr… I need to get back!
Smoke Signals from Volcán de Fuego
January 29th, 2010 at 3:51 pmPhoto I took from just one block up!
Close-Up View of Dome from La Merced Church
January 24th, 2010 at 3:23 pmI never even noticed those dog-lions before this photo!
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 8th, 2010 at 12:49 pmPues… no need to contact me if you dare. Contact Las Gravileas directly:
Website (http://lasgravileas.org/english)
Email (gravileas @ hotmail.com)
Project Manager: Dalila de Montoya
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 8th, 2010 at 12:22 pmAnd change starts with discussion!
About Today's Afternoon
January 7th, 2010 at 4:56 pm“What do you think, can violence be reduced through the appreciation of beauty?” THAT’S A GREAT PLACE TO START!
Engaging main photo Arturo!
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 7th, 2010 at 4:53 pmWhat? David I do not see any logic by your statement: “I do consider the increasing number of women being KILLED as a SIGN OF DEMOCRATIZAION AND EQUALITY.”
How the heck do you get from
killing women = democratization and gender equality?????
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 7th, 2010 at 4:51 pmRachel!! Awesome!! Abrazote!!! I spoke with them personally and visited their project on several occasions. I would put my name behind them and their organization 100 percent.
Muchas gracias!!
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 7th, 2010 at 4:43 pmSonia… I love your passion!!
As far as the Christian, Catholic, non-of-the-above debate. People will call themselves many things but will have morals and values that vary widely from the label they give themselves. My advice: don’t get too caught up in what they CALL themselves and get caught up in how they REPRESENT themselves through their ACTIONS and BEHAVIOR.
As far as getting worked up… use that!!
Reading a book by Dan Millman right now called Way of the Peaceful Warrior. In it, one of the characters advises another to use the excess of energy from anger and transform it into positive action. Use it Sonia!!
Again, love that fighting spirit!!
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 7th, 2010 at 4:38 pmDeal Arturo! Mission: When I return, you and I go get personal testimony and photos of the reality of violence against women only because they are women.
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 7th, 2010 at 4:35 pmAgain… the 709 isn’t the complete total number of women who were killed. It’s the number killed BECAUSE THEY ARE WOMEN. There’s a difference. The remaining figure has more women in it. And how many men are killed SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE MEN. The other murders are crime-related, drug-related, gang-related, circumstance-related. They are not motivited SOLELY BECAUSE THE VICTIM IS MALE.
So please don’t get confused by the point we are trying to make. Femicide means by definition WOMEN KILLED BECAUSE THEY ARE WOMEN. NOTHING MORE.
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 7th, 2010 at 4:32 pmI second!
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 7th, 2010 at 4:30 pmWow Michelle. Powerful testimony. Thanks for sharing. It’s personal accounts like these that help other connect and DARE to act. Again, thank you for sharing. I’m glad to hear Ana is doing well now and has her family to protect her. Sad to hear that you know more than one person affected by this.
Speaking of positive stories: check out this Times article.
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 7th, 2010 at 4:26 pmThanks for the clarification on the ladino and Maya. And I believe you’re right on that point. But, my pictures are Mayan women.
Acting Against Femicide in Guatemala
January 6th, 2010 at 10:09 amI’m glad you DARE Eric!
And I’m with you… I really don’t understand violence in general either.
Haven’t seen the movie… but now thinking I should!
Fearless!!
Antigua's New Year Celebrations Slide Show
January 4th, 2010 at 11:02 amLove the main photo and as Erin says, the “big explosion right behind the cupula.” Great captures Arturo!
Chocobananos and Chocofresas for Sale
January 4th, 2010 at 10:59 amThis is one of those quirky little details I LOVE about La Antigua! Chocobananos, homemade ice cream and more all sold from the doors of random little houses. See a sign, knock or ring and walk away with a treat as little as Q2 or Q3. When I lived on Calle San Luquitas there was a place that sold the homemade ice cream flavored in chocolate, coconut, strawberry, jocote and more. Some of the best ice cream I ever tasted in LAG!
Goodbye 2009 from Antigua Guatemala!
January 4th, 2010 at 10:56 amAn interesting, unique way to capture a commonly photographed location in La Antigua. Great capture!
I want gringas, You want gringas...
January 4th, 2010 at 10:54 amMmmmm… I didn’t eat the greasy tacos a lot but when I did… I loved them. As you can see in the pic linked. A gringa eating a gringa!! hahaha
http://www.facebook.com/#/photo.php?pid=44292023&id=15915414
Spanish Tile Roof Texture
January 4th, 2010 at 10:09 amI’ve always been drawn to the unique, repetitive pattern of Spanish tile roofs as well. Good capture Rudy.
Visiting San Felipe de Jesús on the Weekends
December 19th, 2009 at 6:19 pmI like the concept of the picture of the shadow of the arch!
First Steps
December 16th, 2009 at 5:24 pmABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS!!!! Excellent Rudy…
Guatemalan Bread Sampler Revisited
December 14th, 2009 at 9:39 amIf this is the Panaderia on 2 avenida sur (which I believe it is) then it’s the best in town!!
40th Anniversary of the National Council for the Protection of Antigua
November 30th, 2009 at 6:32 pmThe light is captivating in the main photo as well as most of the others. And, I agree with Rudy, the distortion on this photo enhances it. Nice capture!